Q.1
"I feel now / The future in the instant." Which of the following is correct?
  • Lady Macbeth is fearful of what the future will bring
  • Lady Macbeth is afraid that her husband lives in the past
  • Lady Macbeth usually lives in the past, but is able to live in the present after hearing her husband's good news
  • To Lady Macbeth, the future feels real in the present moment
Q.2
Which of the following are associated with deception in this passage?
  • Ravens and battlements
  • Innocent flowers, faces
  • Days and nights
  • Letters
Q.3
What does Lady Macbeth believe to be incompatible with femininity?
  • Fell purpose
  • Cruelty
  • Bitterness
  • All of the above
Q.4
Which of the following lines best depicts the act of treason?
  • "And fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full / Of direst cruelty"
  • "Wherever, in your sightless substances, / You wait on nature’s mischief"
  • "Come thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, / That my keen knife see not the wound it makes"
  • "O never / Shall sun that morrow see"
Q.5
What does Lady Macbeth mean by saying, "O never / Shall sun that morrow see"?
  • She intends that Duncan will never leave their home
  • She knows that stormy weather is forecast for the following day
  • She does not intend to let Duncan stay for even one night
  • She implies that events are so terrible that it seems the world is coming to an end
Q.6
What is the effect of Macbeth's statement, "Tomorrow, as he purposes"?
  • Macbeth's statement indicates that he does not trust the King
  • Macbeth's statement demonstrates his loyalty to the King
  • Macbeth's statement introduces an element of doubt that the King will be able to do as he plans
  • Macbeth is merely making a factual statement
Q.7
How do the couple describe the planned murder of Duncan?
  • As an "innocent flower"
  • As the "night's great business"
  • As the "ignorant present"
  • As the "smoke of hell"
Q.8
Which of the following does NOT describe the atmosphere of this scene?
  • Dark
  • Sinister
  • Tranquil
  • Grim
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