Q.1
"He unseamed him from the nave to th'chops." What is implied by the use of the word "unseamed"?
  • Macbeth only seemed to kill his opponent
  • Skin covers the body like clothing; Macbeth has opened up his opponent's body
  • Macbeth ripped his opponent's clothing with his sword without killing the man
  • Macbeth chops his opponent down with an axe
Q.2
The weïrd sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go, about, about, Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine. Which elements of the language used in these lines create the feel of a magical charm?
  • Repetition
  • Rhyme
  • Reference to movements
  • All of the above
Q.3
What is meant by the word "weïrd"?
  • Odd, strange
  • Dark
  • Mortal
  • Able to control fate
Q.4
MACBETH: When now to think you can behold such sights And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks When mine is blanched with fear. Macbeth is surprised by his wife's calmness. What does he contrast here?
  • Sight and sound
  • Sight and fear
  • Paleness and natural colouring
  • Men and women
Q.5
GENTLEWOMAN: I would not have such a heart in my bosom, for the dignity of the whole body. What is meant by "dignity" here?
  • Beauty
  • Status
  • Age
  • Moral goodness
Q.6
MACBETH: Now, if you have a station in the file Not i'th'worst rank of manhood, say't, And I will put that business in your bosoms Whose execution takes your enemy off. What does Macbeth equate with manhood in these lines?
  • A willingness to kill enemies
  • A dislike of business
  • A reluctance to be involved in execution
  • A willingness to be the lowest in rank
Q.7
Macbeth says to the murderers, "Your spirits shine through you." This language is an example of which of the following?
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Irony
  • Foreshadowing
  • Personification
Q.8
MACDUFF: O nation miserable! With an untitled tyrant bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again? Which of these words refer to Macbeth's style of government?
  • Nation, untitled
  • Untitled, wholesome
  • Tyrant, bloody-sceptred
  • Tyrant, wholesome
Q.9
MACDUFF: All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell-kite. All? What, all my pretty chickens, and their dam At one fell swoop? What imagery does Shakespeare employ in these lines?
  • The language of war and peace
  • The language of heaven and hell
  • The language of predators and prey
  • The language of government
Q.10
Before he defeats Macbeth, Macduff tells him to yield, if he will not fight, and "live to be the show and gaze o'th'time". What is meant by this line?
  • Macbeth will be forever known as a coward, as well as a tyrant and treasonous murderer
  • Macbeth will be expected to show himself in court to explain the reasons for his behaviour
  • Macbeth will be forced to go on pilgrimage in penitence
  • Macbeth should join a travelling circus
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