ACT V - Scene III Quiz — Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Comprehension Quiz: ACT V - Scene III
Where does Act 5, Scene 3 of Macbeth take place?
- A battlefield near Birnam Wood
- A room in Dunsinane Castle
- The witches' heath
- A camp near the English border
Which two prophecies give Macbeth confidence at the start of the scene?
- He will be king forever and his children will rule after him
- No man born of woman can harm him and Birnam Wood must move to Dunsinane before he falls
- He will defeat Malcolm in single combat and the witches will protect him
- Scotland will never be invaded and Lady Macbeth will recover
What does Macbeth call the Scottish lords who have deserted him?
- Cowardly traitors
- False Thanes
- Faithless dogs
- Craven nobles
How many soldiers does the servant report are approaching?
- Five thousand
- Twenty thousand
- Ten thousand
- Fifteen thousand
Which of these is NOT an insult Macbeth uses for the frightened servant?
- Cream-faced loon
- Lily-liver'd boy
- Black-hearted knave
- Whey-face
What metaphor does Macbeth use to describe the state of his life?
- A ship lost at sea
- A fire burning to ash
- The sear, the yellow leaf
- A crumbling castle wall
What four things does Macbeth say should accompany old age?
- Wealth, power, glory, and fame
- Honor, love, obedience, and troops of friends
- Peace, wisdom, comfort, and rest
- Respect, riches, health, and family
What does the Doctor say is wrong with Lady Macbeth?
- She has a dangerous fever
- She is troubled with thick-coming fancies that keep her from rest
- She has been poisoned by an enemy
- She refuses to eat or drink
What does Macbeth mean when he says "Throw physic to the dogs"?
- He wants the Doctor to treat the dogs instead
- He is ordering medicine to be prepared for battle
- He angrily dismisses all medicine as useless
- He wants to poison the English army's food
Who is Seyton in this scene?
- A Scottish thane who has deserted Macbeth
- Macbeth's armor-bearer and personal attendant
- The captain of Macbeth's guard
- A messenger from Malcolm's army
What does the Doctor wish for in his aside at the end of the scene?
- That Lady Macbeth would recover
- That Macbeth would listen to his advice
- That he could escape Dunsinane and never return
- That the English army would arrive quickly
Why is Macbeth's plea to "minister to a mind diseased" dramatically ironic?
- Because the Doctor is actually a spy for Malcolm
- Because Macbeth himself suffers from the same guilt-racked conscience he asks the Doctor to cure
- Because Lady Macbeth has already died by this point in the play
- Because the Doctor has already cured other patients with similar ailments
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