1. *Duncan was the king of
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(A) Ireland
(B) England
(C) Scotland
(D) France.
2. “There lived a brave General.” Here the word ‘General’ refers to
(A) Banquo
(B) Duncan
(C) Macbeth
(D) Macduff.
3. Who was a close relative of King Duncan?
(A) Banquo
(B) Macbeth
(C) Macduff
(D) Edward II.
4. *Macbeth defeated a rebel army assisted by the
(A) troops of Spain
(B) troops of Scotland
(C) troops of Norway
(D) troops of France.
5. The two Scottish generals are
(A) Banquo and Macbeth
(B) Macduff and Macbeth
(C) Macbeth and Fleance
(D) Malcolm and Donalbain.
6. *When Macbeth came across the three witches, he was accompanied by
(A) Malcolm
(B) Donalbain
(C) Banquo
(D) the Thane of Glamis.
7. *Macbeth and Banquo met the three witches when they were
(A) returning from a great battle
(B) going to the battlefield
(C) going for a walk
(D) going to meet Duncan.
8. *The witches looked like
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(A) charming ladies
(B) mad creatures
(C) unearthly creatures
(D) queens.
9. *The three unearthly creatures that met with Macbeth and Banquo were singing
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(A) Heave ho!
(B) Fair is foul, and foul is fair
(C) Hey and a ho and a hey nonnino!
(D) Avaunt!
10. *Macbeth was saluted as the ‘thane of Glamis’ by
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(A) Banquo
(B) the first witch
(C) the second witch
(D) the third witch.
11. *The first of three witches saluted Macbeth with the title of
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(A) Thane of Glamis
(B) Thane of Cawdor
(C) King of Scotland
(D) Great General.
12. The second witch addressed Macbeth as the
(A) thane of Glamis
(B) thane of Cawdor
(C) king of Scotland
(D) the greatest warrior.
13. The third witch told him, “You’ll be the king of Scotland hereafter.” Here ‘you’ refers to
(A) Banquo
(B) Duncan
(C) Macbeth
(D) Malcolm.
14. *‘Lesser than Macbeth and greater.’ The man who was talked about is
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(A) Macduff’s father
(B) an Irish general
(C) Malcolm’s father
(D) Banquo.
15. The three witches prophesied that Banquo would not become the king of Scotland, but
(A) his successors would be the kings
(B) his wife will reign the country
(C) his nephew will become the king
(D) none of these.
16. As the witches vanished, there arrived the/a
(A) messenger of the king
(B) envoys of the king
(C) soldier from the battlefield
(D) king of Scotland.
17. Macbeth was influenced by the prophecies of
(A) a priest
(B) a Bishop
(C) three witches
(D) none of these.
18. *Lady Macbeth was an extremely
(A) ambitious woman
(B) impractical woman
(C) impulsive woman
(D) emotional woman.
19. *The idea of killing Duncan originated in the mind of
(A) Macbeth
(B) the three witches
(C) Lady Macbeth
(D) Banquo.
20. *Malcolm and Donalbain were the sons of
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(A) Macduff
(B) Banquo
(C) The Thane of Cawdor
(D) Duncan.
21. Malcolm was the brother of
(A) Duncan
(B) Donalbain
(C) Fleance
(D) none of these.
22. *The name of Macbeth’s castle was
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(A) Dunsinan
(B) Inverness
(C) Invernes
(D) Birnam.
23. Macbeth’s castle was situated
(A) on a hill
(B) amidst a desert
(C) inside a forest
(D) none of these.
24. *Duncan was impressed by Lady Macbeth’s
(A) generosity
(B) beauty
(C) good behaviour
(D) hospitality.
25. Lady Macbeth approached Duncan’s chamber with
(A) a dagger
(B) a knife
(C) a sword
(D) an axe.
26. *Lady Macbeth could not kill Duncan because
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(A) Duncan resembled her father
(B) Macbeth did not allow her
(C) there were guards sitting at the door
(D) she was weak and irresolute.
27. Lady Macbeth continuously insisted Macbeth to
(A) meet the witches
(B) kill Banquo
(C) kill Duncan
(D) meet Duncan.
28. Duncan was a king who was
(A) brutal
(B) a tyrant
(C) benevolent
(D) malevolent.
29. *The grooms slept and became unconscious as they were
(A) very tired of the journey
(B) given intoxicating wine
(C) very careless in discharging their duties
(D) given food, fire and rest.
30. *Macbeth saw a blood-stained dagger
(A) in the air
(B) in his hand
(C) in his room
(D) in the castle.
31. The dagger which Macbeth saw in the air was
(A) real
(B) a mere knife
(C) an axe
(D) unreal.
32. *Macbeth killed the hapless king with
(A) one stroke of the dagger
(B) repeated strokes of the dagger
(C) a dagger and a knife
(D) two strokes of the dagger.
33. *Macbeth could not pronounce the word
(A) God
(B) Amen
(C) Christ
(D) Bless.
34. Macbeth felt as if he heard a voice saying
(A) Macbeth will sleep forever
(B) Macbeth will sleep no more
(C) Macbeth has nourished life
(D) none of these.
35. Who stained the cheeks of the grooms with blood?
(A) Macbeth
(B) Lady Macbeth
(C) Macbeth’s servant
(D) a maid.
36. *Macbeth killed Duncan because
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(A) the witches told him to do so
(B) Duncan was his enemy
(C) he wanted to be the king
(D) he wanted to take revenge on Duncan.
37. *The suspicion of murder fell upon
(A) Lady Macbeth
(B) Malcolm
(C) Donalbain
(D) Macbeth.
38. *Malcolm after his father’s death, sought refuge in
(A) the English court
(B) his own house
(C) in the forest
(D) in the Irish court.
39. *Donalbain fled to
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(A) England
(B) Scotland
(C) Ireland
(D) France.
40. *The name of Banquo’s son is
(A) Malcolm
(B) Macduff
(C) Donalbain
(D) Fleance.
41. Who decided to murder Banquo and Fleance?
(A) Macduff
(B) Malcolm
(C) Macbeth
(D) Duncan.
42. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth arranged a banquet to which they invited
(A) Banquo and Fleance
(B) all the chief thanes along with Banquo and Fleance
(C) only the chief thanes
(D) only Banquo and Fleance.
43. To kill Banquo and his son, Macbeth appointed
(A) hired assassins
(B) himself
(C) a very close relative
(D) none of these.
44. *The hired assassins could murder
(A) only Fleance
(B) only Banquo
(C) both Banquo and Fleance
(D) neither Banquo nor Fleance.
45. *Banquo was murdered
(A) in the palace of Banquo
(B) in the castle of Macbeth
(C) on the way to the palace of Macbeth
(D) in a battlefield.
46. *At the supper, Macbeth regretted the absence of
(A) Lady Macbeth
(B) Duncan
(C) Macduff
(D) Banquo.
47. Banquo’s ghost occupied the seat reserved for
(A) Banquo
(B) Lady Macbeth
(C) Macbeth
(D) Malcolm.
48. The ghost of Banquo was visible to
(A) Macbeth only
(B) Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
(C) the chief thanes and Macbeth
(D) none.
49. In the banquet hall, Macbeth was actually looking at
(A) the table
(B) an empty chair
(C) one of the thanes
(D) the mirror.
50. Macbeth decided to visit the heath once more in search of
(A) the assassins
(B) Donalbain
(C) the three witches
(D) none of them.
51. *The first spirit who came to answer Macbeth, looked like
(A) a bloody child
(B) a crowned child
(C) an armed head
(D) a king.
52. “Beware of the thane of Fife.” This was remarked by
(A) the first witch
(B) the first spirit
(C) the second spirit
(D) the second witch.
53. *Macduff was the thane of
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(A) Cawdor
(B) Ross
(C) Fife
(D) Glamis.
54. *The second spirit looked to Macbeth as
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(A) an armed head
(B) a crowned child
(C) eight shadows of king
(D) a bloody child.
55. After listening to the second spirit, Macbeth decided to kill
(A) Malcolm
(B) Macduff
(C) Donalbain
(D) Lady Macbeth.
56. *The third spirit looked at Macbeth as
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(A) an armed head
(B) a crowned child
(C) eight shadows of king
(D) a bloody child.
57. Who told Macbeth that he would never be vanquished until the Birnam woods move to Dunsinane Hill?
(A) the first spirit
(B) Lady Macbeth
(C) the third spirit
(D) the three witches.
58. *When the cauldron sank into the ground, the number of shadows like kings that passed by Macbeth was
(A) six
(B) ten
(C) eight
(D) twelve.
59. Who was the last figure in the show of kings?
(A) Banquo
(B) Macduff
(C) Malcolm
(D) none of these.
60. Who held a glass in hand?
(A) Macduff
(B) one of the kings
(C) Macbeth
(D) Banquo.
61. After coming out of the witches’ cave, Macbeth got the news that
(A) Macduff had fled to England
(B) Malcolm had fled to England
(C) Donalbain had returned
(D) Fleance had returned.
62. Setting upon the castle of Macduff, Macbeth slaughtered
(A) Macduff and his wife
(B) Macduff’s wife and his children
(C) only Macduff’s wife
(D) only Macduff’s children.
63. In England, an army was formed against Macbeth under the leadership of
(A) Macduff
(B) Malcolm
(C) King Edward II
(D) none of them.
64. *The name of the disease from which Lady Macbeth suffered is
(A) schizophrenia
(B) personality disorder
(C) somnambulism
(D) insanity.
65. Lady Macbeth died as she
(A) committed suicide
(B) was murdered
(C) had a cardiac failure
(D) none of these.
66. *Lady Macbeth committed suicide because
(A) she was unable to bear the remorse of guilt any longer
(B) she was provoked by Macbeth
(C) Macbeth no longer loved her
(D) she heard the news of Macbeth’s death.
67. The news of approach of Malcolm’s army roused in Macbeth, his
(A) fear
(B) agony
(C) ancient courage
(D) hope.
68. Macbeth started to think that nobody can kill him because
(A) he was told no one born of a woman’s womb can kill him
(B) he had a dream that nobody can harm him
(C) a saint had blessed him with immortality
(D) none of the above.
69. Where did Macbeth shut himself up?
(A) in a cave
(B) in a room
(C) in his own castle
(D) in a tower.
70. *The name of the forest mentioned in ‘Macbeth’ is
(A) Dunsinane
(B) Glamis
(C) Birnam
(D) Thane.
71. The moving of Birnam woods was first noticed by
(A) Macbeth
(B) the three witches
(C) a messenger
(D) the guards.
72. The prophecy made by the witches had
(A) equivocal meaning
(B) a multi-layer of meanings
(C) no meaning at all
(D) two distinct meanings.
73. *How does Birnam wood come to Dunsinane?
(A) By magic
(B) Through an earthquake
(C) It does not
(D) Malcolm’s army hides behind cut-off tree branches.
74. When Macbeth found the prophecy of the witches was misunderstood by him, he
(A) regained his courage
(B) regained his confidence
(C) regained hope
(D) lost his confidence.
75. Macduff was not born naturally of a woman, rather he was
(A) born with the help of some magic spell
(B) taken out of his mother’s womb untimely
(C) sent by God from Heaven
(D) none of these.
76. After knowing that Macduff was not born of a woman’s womb, Macbeth lost
(A) his hope
(B) his strength
(C) his resoluteness
(D) his strength and resoluteness.
77. Macbeth said that the witches and spirits deceive man
(A) in actions that have dual meanings
(B) in words that have double meanings
(C) in displaying apparitions
(D) none of these.
78. Losing all his confidence, Macbeth finally refused to fight against
(A) the army
(B) Malcolm
(C) Macduff
(D) Donalbain.
79. Macduff defeated
(A) Malcolm
(B) Macbeth
(C) King Edward II
(D) none of these.
80. *Macduff presented to the young and lawful new king Malcolm
(A) a sword
(B) the head of Macbeth
(C) a new crown
(D) a wand.
81. *The new lawful king was
(A) Macduff
(B) Donalbain
(C) Malcolm
(D) Fleance.
82. *When Macbeth and Banquo were returning from the great battle, there was
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(A) torrential rain
(B) sunshine
(C) lightning and thunder
(D) darkness and mist.
83. *Lady Macbeth could not kill Duncan because
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(A) Duncan resembled her father
(B) Macbeth did not allow her
(C) there were guards sitting at the door
(D) she was weak and irresolute.
84. *Banquo was
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(A) ambitious
(B) gentle but clever
(C) loyal
(D) honest but ambitious.
85. *Duncan visited
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(A) Banquo’s castle
(B) Macduffʼs castle
(C) Malcolm’s castle
(D) Macbeth’s castle.
86. *Macbeth met the witches first
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(A) in a battlefield
(B) in his palace
(C) Duncan’s bedroom
(D) on his way home from the battlefield.
87. *By the rule of inheritance Macbeth was the thane of
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(A) Cawdor
(B) Glamis
(C) Scotland
(D) Norway.
