Chapter 9 -
Macbeth-William Shakespeare
1. The first of the three witches saluted Macbeth with the title of -
(a) Thane of Glamis (b) Thane of Cawdor
(c) King of Scotland (d) Great General
Ans: (a)
2. "Lesser than Macbeth and greater". The man who was talked about is -
(a) Macduff's father (b) an Irish General
(c) Malcolm's father (d) Banquo
Ans: (d)
3. Malcolm and Donalbain were the sons of -
(a) Macduff (b) Banquo
(c) the thane of Cawdor (d) Duncan
Ans: (d)
4. The witches looked like -
(a) charming ladies (b) mad creatures
(c) unearthly creatures (d) queens
Ans: (c)
5. Macbeth was saluted as the 'thane of Glamis' by -
(a) Banquo (b) the first witch
(c) the second witch (d) the third witch
Ans: (b)
6. The name of Macbeth's castle was -
(a) Dunsinane (b) Inverness
(c) Invernes (d) Birnam
Ans: (b)
7. Macduff was the thane of -
(a) Cawdor (b) Ross
(c) Fife (d) Glamis
Ans: (c)
8. The three unearthly creatures that met with Macbeth and Banquo were singing -
(a) Heave ho (b) Fair is foul and foul is fair
(c) Hey and a ho and a hey nonnino (d) Avaunt
Ans: (b)
9. Duncan was the king of -
(a) Ireland (b) England
(c) Scotland (d) France
Ans: (c)
10. When Duncan was the king of Scotland Macbeth was a -
(a) king (b) thane
(c) money lender (d) messenger
Ans: (b)
11. The third witch foretold that Macbeth would be the -
(a) thane of Glamis (b) thane of Cawdor
(c) king of Scotland (d) king of England
Ans: (c)
12. The witches spoke to Banquo in -
(a) simple words (b) weird language
(c) riddling terms (d) mysterious language
Ans: (c)
13. Lady Macbeth was a -
(a) good natured woman (b) sympathetic woman
(c) evil-minded ambitious woman (d) clever woman
Ans: (c)
14. Lady Macbeth knew the art of covering -
(a) treacherous purposes with smile (b) goodness of heart with smile
(c) inner grief with smile (d) tears with smile.
Ans: (a)
15. The prophecy of the witches filled Lady Macbeth with -
(a) courage (b) ambition
(c) hope (d) hatred
Ans: (b)
16. The purpose of Duncan's visit to Macbeth's castle was to -
(a) give him a present (b) surprise him
(c) make him the king of Scotland (d) honour him
Ans: (d)
17. The old king went to sleep along with -
(a) his two sons (b) two valiant generals
(c) two grooms who came with him (d) Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Ans: (c)
18. King Duncan's two sons were -
(a) Macbeth and Banquo (b) Macduff and Fleance
(c) Malcolm and Macduff (d) Malcolm and Donalbain
Ans: (d)
19. By nature King Duncan was -
(a) insane (b) tyrant
(c) whimsical (d) benevolent
Ans: (d)
20 .As Macbeth approached to kill Duncan, he saw in the air -
(a) a blood stained dagger (b) a sword full of blood
(c) a spear (d) a blood stained nail
Ans: (a)
