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William Shakespeare

Macbeth

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1623

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Multiple Choice

1. Which literary device does this quote from Lady Macbeth best exemplify?

“Your face, my thane, is as a book where men / May read strange matters.” (Act I, Scene 5)

A) Simile

B) Symbolism

C) Aside

D) Allusion

2. What best describes Lady Macbeth’s attitude before Duncan’s murder?

A) Detached

B) Angry

C) Fearful

D) Determined

3. What device allows characters to share their thoughts aloud so the audience and sometimes one other character hear, but the other characters do not?

A) Simile

B) Symbolism

C) Aside

D) Allusion

4. How is this quote, said by Banquo, an example of foreshadowing?

“A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, / And yet I would not sleep.” (Act II)

A) Banquo is troubled and is later murdered by hired men.

B) Banquo feels that he is being called to kill the king.

C) Banquo hears the king’s summons but does not want to answer.

D) Banquo is tired and later will fall asleep when he does not want to.

5. Which of the following quotes most reveals Macbeth’s regret over killing Duncan?

A) “Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!”

B) “As they had seen me with these hangman's hands.”

C) “Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious…”

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