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Grade 11 MacBeth
What is Duncan's initial impression of Macbeth?
  1. He admires him for his bravery
  2. He is suspicious of him
  3. He fears him
  4. He is indifferent to him
Grade 11 MacBeth
How do the witches' prophecies affect the other characters in the play?
  1. They inspire hope and motivation for the other characters
  2. They cause confusion and chaos for the other characters
  3. They have no effect on the other characters
  4. They make the other characters fearful and suspicious
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Banquo's character serve as a foil to Macbeth?
  1. Banquo is more ambitious and ruthless than Macbeth
  2. Banquo is more cowardly and weak-willed than Macbeth
  3. Banquo is more skeptical and cautious than Macbeth
  4. Banquo is more loyal and honorable than Macbeth
Grade 11 MacBeth
What is Banquo's motivation for accompanying Macbeth to the witches' cave?
  1. He wants to learn more about the witches and their prophecies
  2. He wants to protect Macbeth from any potential danger
  3. He wants to use the witches to gain power for himself
  4. He is forced to go against his will
Grade 11 MacBeth
How do the witches manipulate Macbeth?
  1. By using mind control and hypnosis
  2. By playing on his deepest desires and fears
  3. By threatening him with physical harm
  4. By bribing him with money and wealth
Grade 11 MacBeth
What is the significance of Banquo's ghost appearing at Macbeth's banquet?
  1. It shows that Banquo is still alive and watching over Macbeth
  2. It is a figment of Macbeth's imagination
  3. It represents Macbeth's guilt and paranoia
  4. It foreshadows Macbeth's own death
Grade 11 MacBeth
What do the witches' prophecies ultimately lead Macbeth to do?
  1. Become more virtuous and just as a ruler
  2. Lose his mind and go insane
  3. Gain power and success as a king
  4. Fall into despair and depression
Grade 11 MacBeth
What is the ultimate legacy of Duncan?
  1. He is remembered as a great and just king
  2. He is remembered as a weak and ineffective ruler
  3. He is remembered as a cruel and tyrannical leader
  4. His legacy is largely forgotten by history
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Banquo die?
  1. He is murdered by Macbeth's assassins
  2. He dies of natural causes
  3. He is killed in battle
  4. He is executed by the new king
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Banquo feel about Macbeth's rise to power?
  1. He is jealous and resentful
  2. He is proud and supportive
  3. He is indifferent and apathetic
  4. He is fearful and suspicious
Grade 11 MacBeth
How do the witches first appear in the play?
  1. As old women cooking in a cauldron
  2. As beautiful maidens dancing in a circle
  3. As mysterious figures chanting a spell
  4. As ordinary peasants tending to their fields
Grade 11 MacBeth
What is the significance of Duncan's murder?
  1. It represents the end of stability and order in Scotland
  2. It reveals the corruption and cruelty of the Scottish monarchy
  3. It symbolizes the triumph of evil over good
  4. It represents the beginning of Macbeth's downfall
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Banquo feel about his own descendants becoming kings?
  1. He is excited and proud of their future success
  2. He is indifferent and does not care about their future
  3. He is fearful and suspects that they may be in danger
  4. He is angry and jealous of their future success
Grade 11 MacBeth
What is Banquo's relationship with Macbeth?
  1. They are close friends and allies
  2. They are bitter enemies
  3. They are distant acquaintances
  4. They have never met before
Grade 11 MacBeth
What does Malcolm confess to Macduff about himself in Act 4?
  1. That he is not really Duncan's son and has no claim to the throne
  2. That he is secretly working with Macbeth to overthrow the Scottish nobility
  3. That he is not fit to rule and should never be king
  4. That he is a virtuous and honorable man, worthy of the throne
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Lennox react to the news of Macbeth's death?
  1. Lennox is overjoyed and celebrates Macbeth's downfall.
  2. Lennox mourns Macbeth's death and praises his reign.
  3. Lennox expresses relief that the country is free from tyranny.
  4. Lennox is indifferent to Macbeth's death.
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Duncan's behavior change over the course of the play?
  1. He becomes more tyrannical and ruthless
  2. He becomes more suspicious and paranoid
  3. He becomes more compassionate and understanding
  4. He dies early in the play and does not have much character development
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Banquo react when he hears that Macbeth has been named king?
  1. He congratulates Macbeth and offers his support
  2. He is surprised but ultimately supportive
  3. He is angry and resentful
  4. He is afraid and suspicious
Grade 11 MacBeth
How does Banquo initially react to the witches' prophecies?
  1. He is excited and immediately sets out to fulfill them
  2. He is skeptical and dismisses them as nonsense
  3. He is cautious and keeps his thoughts to himself
  4. He is frightened and runs away from the witches
Grade 11 MacBeth
How do the witches' appearances change throughout the play?
  1. They become more beautiful and alluring as the play progresses
  2. They become more grotesque and terrifying as the play progresses
  3. They do not change in appearance at all
  4. Their appearance changes depending on the character they are interacting with
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