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English 12

Cohen

Macbeth, IV

Directions: Indicate the order in which the following events occurred in the play by writing the letters of the events next to the correct number on the scantron sheet. (151-157)

  1. Ross tells Macduff his family has been savagely slaughtered.
  2. Malcolm “confesses” his sins to Macduff.
  3. Lady Macduff and her son discuss Macduff and wonder if he is a traitor.
  4. Macbeth sees the four visions.

AB. Lady Macduff and her son are murdered.

AC. The witches make a potion.

AD. Macbeth learns that Macduff has gone to England.

Directions: Who said it?(all are used at least once)

  1. MacbethB. Witches C. Macduff’s Son D. RossAB. MalcolmAC. Macduff
  1. Bleed, bleed, poor country!
  2. Your castle is surprised, your wife and babes/Savagely slaughtered.
  3. Thou liest, thou shag-eared villain!
  4. Such welcome and unwelcome things at once/”Tis hard to reconcile.
  5. Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell;/Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/Yet grace must still look so.
  6. That will never be:/Who can impress the forest,/bid the tree/Unfix his earthbound root?
  7. Double, double, toil and trouble;/Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

165. What event in Act Four was foreshadowed by Fleance’s escape in Act III?

a. the death of Lady Macduff and her son

b. the murder of Macduff

c. the appearance of Banquo’s ghost

d. the appearance of eight kings that all look like Banquo

166. When the second witch announces, “Something wicked this way comes,” she is referring to

a. Lady Macbeth.

b. Duncan’s ghost.

c. Macbeth.

d. the conspiring Macduff.

167. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient in the witches’ potion?

a. gall of goat

b. hell-broth

c. fillet of a fenny snake

d. tongue of dog

168. Macbeth says (about the witches), "Infected be the air whereon they ride,/And damned all those that trust them!" What is he saying about himself?

a. He is damned

b. He has been poisoned by them

c. He is too trusting a person

d. He is stronger than they are

169. Why does Lady Macduff's son say liars and swearers are fools?

a. They are foolish to think they can get away with their dishonesty

b. They should not leave themselves in jeopardy when they could overcome and hang the honest people

c. People who have any intelligence don't lie and swear

d. They don't realize the rewards of a virtuous life

170. Why does Macbeth have Macduff's family and servants killed?

a. Macbeth is angry because Macduff has not been loyal to him.

b. The witches told him to do it.

c. Lady Macbeth does not get along with them

d. He wants to lure Macduff back from England

171. Macduff has fled from his castle because he

a. wants to join Malcolm’s forces to defeat Macbeth.

b. plans to surprise Macbeth at Dunsinane.

c. took part in the murder of Duncan.

d. knew that the three witches would betray him.

172. At the end of Act Four, Macduff is filled with pain and guilt because he

a. should have prevented Duncan’s murder.

b. left his wife and children unprotected in Scotland.

c. knows that Malcolm will not be a virtuous king.

d. should have guessed that Banquo would be murdered.

Think about the apparitions Macbeth sees when he visits the witches again. In the boxes below, write notes describing the prophecy given by each of the apparitions and how it affects Macbeth.

Looks like / Says/means / Macbeth’s reaction
1st apparition / 173 / Beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife / 174
2nd apparition / 175 / 176 / Awesome! Well, just in case (and to be doubly sure) I’ll kill Macduff anyway.
3rd apparition / Child, crowned, holding a tree branch / 177 / 178
Final vision / 179 / 180 / Misery/despair: killed Duncan for nothing

Write answers for #173-180 in blanks provided – do NOT write on scantron

173. / 177.
174. / 178.
175. / 179.
176. / 180.