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Read The Macbeth Act 2 before answering the questions. http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/html/Mac.html 1) What does Macbeth see floating in front of him on his way to kill King Duncan?A bloody ghostA bloody daggerA beheaded manA drink of poison2) Who discovers the murdered King Duncan?MacduffDonalbainMalcolmLady Macbeth3) What do people believe Duncan’s sons have done?Murdered the king themselvesHired the servants to kill the kingBribed Macduff to escapePlotted to kill Macbeth4) Who is crowned king after Duncan is murdered?DonalbainMalcolmMacduffMacbeth5) ‘O gentle lady!‘Tis not for you to hear what I can speak;The repetition in a woman’s earWould murder as it fell.’ -MacduffA. This is an instance of metaphorB. This is an instance of catharsisC. This is an instance of the tragic flawD. This is an instance of asideE. This is an instance of dramatic irony6) ‘The night has been unruly: where we lay,Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they say,Lamentings heard i’ the air; strange screams of death,And prophesying with accents terribleOf dire combustion and confus’d eventsNew hatch’d to the woeful time. The obscure birdClamour’d the livelong night: some say the earthWas feverous and did shake.’ -Lennox A. Man versus NatureB. Natural versus the SupernaturalC. The ends justify the meansD. Violence and PeaceE. Gluttony7) ‘My hands are of your colour, but I shameTo wear a heart so white.I hear a knockingAt the sout entry; retire we to our chamber;A little water clears us of this deed;How easy is it, then! Your constancyHath left you unattended.’ -Lady MacbethA. The ends justify the meansB. MotherhoodC. The traits of a good and decent kingD. Femininity and StrengthE. Guilt8) ‘These deeds must not be thoughtAfter these ways; so, it will make us mad.’ -Lady MacbethA. MotherhoodB. Enjoyment versus HealthC. MasculinityD. Violence and PeaceE. Guilt9) ‘That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold,What hath quench’d them hath given me fire.’ – Lady MacbethA. This is an example of tragic flawB. This is an example of tragic heroC. This is an example of Shakespeare’s wordplayD. This is an example of catharsisE. This is an example of personification10) ‘I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters:To you they have show’d some truth.’ – BanquoA. The danger of knowledgeB. The strength of loveC. GreedD. Individual versus SocietyE. Femininity and Beauty