Q.1
Macbeth asks Seyton, "what news more?" What is notable about his request?
  • He should not ask Seyton for news, but should ask the doctor
  • He should not ask Seyton for news because he has already observed Birnam Wood advancing upon Dunsinane
  • He should not ask Seyton for news, but should ask his wife
  • He has only just insisted that everyone should stop bringing him reports about the attackers
Q.2
"This push / Will cheer me ever or disseat me now." What does Macbeth mean by "disseat"?
  • Macbeth will desert his castle
  • Macbeth will be dethroned
  • Macbeth will receive his "just deserts"
  • All of the above
Q.3
Macbeth implies that the doctor ought to be able to remove the causes of anguish from Lady Macbeth's mind. Which of the following creates an image of these causes being surgically removed?
  • "Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow"
  • "Raze out the written troubles of the brain"
  • "Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff / Which weighs upon the heart"
  • All of the above
Q.4
How does the servant appear?
  • White with fear
  • Dark with anger
  • Shaking with rage
  • Shivering with cold
Q.5
Which of the following expresses Macbeth's sense of loss and waste?
  • "The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, / Shall never sag with doubt, nor shake with fear"
  • "My way of life / Is fallen into the sere, the yellow leaf"
  • "Give me my armour"
  • "Send out more horses, skirr the country round"
Q.6
What does Macbeth realise that he will not have?
  • A son
  • Another throne
  • A chance to repent
  • Loyalty from others
Q.7
Macbeth talks much of fear in this passage. Which of the following is NOT correct?
  • By asking for his armour, Macbeth shows that he is experiencing some level of fear
  • Macbeth exorcises his fear to some extent by becoming angry with his servant for being afraid
  • Macbeth shows utter confidence in the apparition's pronouncement that he has no need of care until Birnam Wood advances on Dunsinane
  • Macbeth spreads terror by ordering that those who are afraid should be hanged
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