ACT III - Scene VI Quiz — Macbeth

Where does Act 3, Scene 6 take place?

• Dunsinane Castle
• The palace at Forres
• Macduff’s castle in Fife
• The English court

What rhetorical device does Lennox use throughout his opening speech?

• Metaphor
• Verbal irony
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole

According to Lennox’s ironic account, who supposedly killed Banquo?

• Macbeth
• The witches
• Fleance
• Malcolm

What does Lennox call Macbeth’s killing of Duncan’s grooms?

• A tragic necessity
• Nobly done
• An act of justice
• A hasty mistake

Why has Macduff fallen into disgrace with Macbeth?

• He accused Macbeth of murder publicly
• He spoke too freely and failed to attend Macbeth’s feast
• He refused to fight in Macbeth’s army
• He helped Malcolm escape to England

Where has Macduff gone?

• Ireland
• France
• England
• Norway

Which English king is sheltering Malcolm?

• King Henry
• King Edward the Confessor
• King Richard
• King James

Which military leader does Macduff hope to recruit against Macbeth?

• Banquo
• Ross
• Siward, Earl of Northumberland
• Donalbain

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What is Macbeth’s reaction when he learns of Macduff’s mission to England?

• He sends assassins after Macduff
• He prepares for war
• He flees to Dunsinane
• He consults the witches

What does Lennox pray for at the end of the scene?

• Macbeth’s repentance
• A holy angel to speed Macduff’s message to England
• Fleance’s safe return
• The witches’ destruction