ACT III - Scene IV Quiz — Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Comprehension Quiz: ACT III - Scene IV

What news does the murderer bring Macbeth at the beginning of the banquet scene?

  • Both Banquo and Fleance are dead
  • Banquo is dead but Fleance has escaped
  • Both Banquo and Fleance have escaped
  • Banquo escaped but Fleance is dead

What metaphor does Macbeth use for Banquo and Fleance after hearing the murder report?

  • The lion and the cub
  • The oak and the acorn
  • The grown serpent and the worm
  • The eagle and the fledgling

What does Banquo's ghost do when it first appears at the banquet?

  • It speaks to Macbeth directly
  • It stands behind Lady Macbeth
  • It sits in Macbeth's chair
  • It walks around the table

Who else besides Macbeth can see Banquo's ghost?

  • Lady Macbeth only
  • Ross and Lennox
  • All the lords at the banquet
  • No one — only Macbeth can see it

How does Lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's strange behavior to the guests?

  • She says he drank too much wine
  • She says he has suffered from such fits since youth
  • She says he received terrible news about Scotland
  • She says he is testing the loyalty of his lords

What earlier vision does Lady Macbeth compare to Macbeth's sight of the ghost?

  • The three witches on the heath
  • The floating dagger before Duncan's murder
  • The bloody hands after the murder
  • The prophecy about Banquo's sons

What does Macbeth ironically toast after the ghost's first disappearance?

  • The health of Scotland
  • The witches' prophecy
  • His absent friend Banquo
  • Lady Macbeth's loyalty

What animals does Macbeth say he would rather confront than Banquo's ghost?

  • A lion, a wolf, and a serpent
  • A bear, a rhinoceros, and a tiger
  • An eagle, a boar, and a dragon
  • A bull, a bear, and a wolf

How does Lady Macbeth end the banquet?

  • She politely thanks the guests and suggests they retire
  • She tells them to leave immediately without worrying about proper order
  • She faints and the guests leave on their own
  • She asks Ross to escort the guests out

What does Macbeth mean by "It will have blood; they say blood will have blood"?

  • He needs more bloodshed to feel powerful
  • The ghost requires a blood offering to be appeased
  • Murder inevitably leads to retribution and more violence
  • Scotland will descend into civil war

What significant absence does Macbeth note after the banquet?

  • Malcolm did not attend
  • Donalbain did not attend
  • Macduff did not attend
  • Banquo did not attend

What does Macbeth reveal about his surveillance of the Scottish lords?

  • He reads their private letters
  • He sends witches to watch them
  • He keeps a paid spy in every lord's household
  • He has Lady Macbeth report on their conversations

What does Macbeth resolve to do at the end of the scene?

  • Flee Scotland before he is discovered
  • Confess his crimes to the Scottish lords
  • Visit the Weird Sisters again to learn more
  • Make peace with Macduff

What does the metaphor "I am in blood / Stepp'd in so far" signify?

  • Macbeth is physically wounded and bleeding
  • Macbeth realizes he has passed the point of no return
  • Macbeth is drowning in grief over Banquo
  • Macbeth believes the witches have cursed him

What is Lady Macbeth's final line in the scene, and what does it foreshadow?

  • "What's done is done" — foreshadowing her own guilt
  • "You lack the season of all natures, sleep" — foreshadowing her sleepwalking scene
  • "A little water clears us of this deed" — foreshadowing the hand-washing scene
  • "Leave all the rest to me" — foreshadowing her taking control

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