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1

How does Banquo react to Macbeth being crowned?

He is loyal to his friend.

He wonders if he got the crown unjustly.

He seeks to gain riches now that his friend is king.

He wants to go to war for Macbeth

2

Who does Macbeth blame the murder on in this Act?

He maintains it was the servants.

He points out his wife's influence on him.

He suspects the princes murdered their father.

He blames another country's assassin to start a war.

3

How does Macbeth convince the murderers to kill Banquo?

With money

He promises a royal title.

He threatens to kill them if they do not kill Banquo

He blames Banquo for their past misfortune.

4

What does Macbeth tell his wife about feeling guilty about the murder?

He must go to church and confess his sin

He would rather be dead than mentally aware of his crime

He thinks that the plot has been discovered

He admits that he should not have let her convince him in the first place

5

How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Banquo?

She tells him it will be easy to do if he is at war

She convinces him that she can buy a certain poison

She does not take any part in this murder leaving it up to Macbeth

When hiring the murders she helps her husband select who to send

6

When the murderers encounter Banquo in the woods and kill him, who gets away unharmed?

Fleance

Banquo's wife

MacDuff

Ross

7

What is the unexpected element at Macbeth's dinner party?

an apparition of Malcom

a vision of a holy man

the ghost of Macbeth's former friend

a blood stained dagger

8

What does Lady Macbeth tell her husband to help him focus?

She tells him the party is almost over and he can rest.

She scolds him for not having gotten enough sleep the night before.

She calls him an infant

She compares him to a woman being told a scary story

9

What role does Hecate play in Act 3, scene 5?

The people pray to her for good health

She reveals herself to Macbeth so he may ask forgiveness

She visits the witches to scold them about their activity

She does not appear in the play, she is only spoken about

10

According to Lennox, how does Macbeth prove his is loyal after the King's murder?

He steps up to the crown

He murdered the servants in a rage

He arranged the funeral himself

He wept openly at the news of the death

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