Macbeth Act 2 Quiz (Act II)

Macbeth Act 2 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Macbeth sees a dagger on his way to Duncan's chamber. What explanation does he offer for it?
   It is a token left for him by his wife · It is Banquo's dagger left behind · It is a creation of his fevered brain · It is a sign sent by the witches
2. Who discovers Duncan's body?
   Ross · Lennox · Banquo · Macduff
3. Macbeth returns from the chamber saying he has murdered sleep. What does he mean?
   He has destroyed his own peace of mind · He has silenced the chamber grooms · He has killed Duncan in his bed · He has stopped the castle's night watch
4. When Macbeth refuses to go back into the chamber, what does Lady Macbeth do?
   She wakes the castle with a bell · She takes the daggers back herself · She calls for the chamber grooms · She washes his hands for him
5. The Porter's comic scene follows straight after the murder. What effect does his joke about keeping hell-gate have?
   It proves Duncan died in his sleep · It hides Macduff's arrival from us · It makes the castle itself seem damned · It shows the servants suspect Macbeth

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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.