Macbeth Act 2 Quiz and Answer Key

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Banquo’s psychological state
• Macbeth’s deception of Banquo
• Macbeth’s hallucination
• Details regarding the plot to kill King Duncan
• Lady Macbeth’s reason for not being able to kill King Duncan herself
• Macbeth’s inability to utter words of prayer
• Lady Macbeth’s frustration with her husband
• The porter’s thoughts on the effects of alcohol
• Macduff’s suspicions
• Lady Macbeth’s fainting spell
• The peculiar events following King Duncan’s death
• The reason Malcolm and Donalbain are suspected of killing their father