Macbeth Act 3 and 4 Certification Revised Exam With Multiple Choices And Verified Answers.
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Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? - correct answer Wants Fleance dead because he is the son of Banquo, and the prophecy states that a descendant of Banquo will be king
Wants Banquo dead because he is the only other person who knows of the prophecy
Both threats to Macbeth's k...
Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? - correct answer Wants Fleance dead because
he is the son of Banquo, and the prophecy states that a descendant of Banquo will be king
Wants Banquo dead because he is the only other person who knows of the prophecy
Both threats to Macbeth's kinghood
Banquo says nothing about what having to do with the prophecy? - correct answer Banquo says
nothing about his suspicions of Macbeth's foul play
Why does Macbeth want to know where Banquo and Fleance are going? - correct answer So he can
know exactly how and when to murder them
What does patricide mean? - correct answer the killing of one's father
Who said "But to be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus?" What does it mean? - correct answer
Macbeth; means that he has to protect his crown at all costs
What does Macbeth not have that makes him kill Fleance? - correct answer Macbeth has no
successor
What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work? - correct answer Macbeth hires
2 murderers to kill them in the woods (he sends a third one to make sure the deed gets done); the
whole plan does not work Banquo dies but Fleance escapes
How does Macbeth convince the murderers to go and kill Banquo and Fleance? - correct answer he
tells the murderers that Banquo deceived them and held them from fortune ((did them wrong))
, When Macbeth questions the murderers manhood what event does this mirror? What does this
encourage? - correct answer When Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth's manhood; encourages them
to kill
Why can't Macbeth kill Banquo and Fleance himself? - correct answer because they both have the
same friends and it would make him look like a bad king
Who says "Why are you in your thoughts, forget about it" - correct answer Lady Macbeth
Who says "We've only scorched the snake, not killed it." - correct answer Macbeth
Who says "My mind is full of scorpions" What does this symbolize? - correct answer Macbeth; poison
Does Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth of his plans to murder Fleance and Banquo? - correct answer no, he
isolates himself
Why does he keep this from her? - correct answer because she's starting to feel guilty about the first
murders
Macbeth says "the worm that's fled Hath nature that in time will be venom breed, No teeth for the
present." What does this mean? - correct answer Fleance is not a threat now but will be in the future
Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table? What is this an example of? - correct answer Sees
Banquo's ghost; example of an apostrophe
How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet? What excuse does she give for his wild talk?
- correct answer She says that Macbeth is sick and has been doing this for a while. She tells everyone
to leave in no order (no matter the rank)
Why does Lady Macbeth do this? - correct answer She does not want Macbeth revealing anything he
has done
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