Macbeth Test Answers

Test 1:

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. Macbeth was a good man before killing King Duncan.  He had the praise of his fellow soldiers, he was trusted and friends with a loyal and honest friend, Banquo, and his own wife said he was filled with the milk of human kindness.  After he kills the King he loses sight of good and evil.  He is corrupted by the power of his decisions and fears that the rest of his prophecy may come true and he will die.
12. Macbeth is motivated by his ambition to be king and receive what power comes with it.  He is intrigued by the witches' prophecy and is determined to be king.  His wife is also responsible for pushing Macbeth to kill Duncan.
13. The witches are able to tell the future and this intrigues Macbeth.  Macbeth does everything the witches tell him though this is completely under Macbeth's control.  The witches also deceive Macbeth by making him think he is invincible but this is Macbeth's misinterpretation of their prophecy.
14.  Macbeth fears the prophecy at first but later decides that he will fall under the temptations of what it promised.  Banquo is skeptical but later realizes he hopes they come true but does nothing to ensure that these predictions do come true.
15. In the beginning of the play they know each other very well and communicate well.  They have cute pet names for each other and love one another very much.  She is able to manipulate him to kill Duncan.  After he kills Duncan, they stop communicating as well and Macbeth does things on his own more.


Test 2:
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. This line is a major theme of the play.  Everything that seems fair is actually foul.  Macbeth becoming King actually leads to the death of his family and himself.  This also kills his best friend Banquo.  Macbeth is also unable to distinguish between what is fair and what is foul by the end of the play.
12. Macbeth is someone who gets what he wants.  Unfortunately, he does this with bad intentions and by doing something he knows is wrong.  He is tempted by the witches prophecy and crumbles under his temptations.  His story shows that the most appealing temptations are actually horrible traps.
13. When Macbeth meets with Duncan, the audience knows that Macbeth is plotting to murder him while Duncan does not know this.  The audience also knows that Macbeth is doomed at the end of the play and he will die, but Macbeth is blinded by the witches prophecy that he is invincible.
14. Lady Macbeth uses determination, insults, and practicality to convince her husband to kill Duncan.  She insults his manhood to get him to rise to action.
15. Macduff cannot believe the news when he first hears it, while Macbeth seems unsurprised by this news.  Macduff feels pain when he realizes that his family is dead, while Macbeth doesn't seem to feel any pain at all.  Macduff accepts that his family is dead and goes on a quest to seek vengeance, while Macbeth has a desperate and suicidal final stand in his castle.