The Bangle Seller by Sarojini Naidu MCQ

The Bangle Seller 

MCQ style question answer form Sarojini Naidu's poem 'The Bangle Seller' for the students of class 11 under West Bengal Board 2025-26 session syllabus for semester 1.

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WBCHSE Class XI English First Semester The Bangle Sellers MCQ Question Answer

1. In the poem, what are the bangles described as being made for?

a) Brides and mothers
b) Young girls
c) Old women
d) Babies

2. Which of the following colours is mentioned in the poem "Bangle Sellers"?

a) Green
b) Blue
c) Red
d) All of the above

3. What emotions do the bangles symbolize for young girls in the poem?

a) Joy and hope
b) Sadness and despair
c) Patience and endurance
d) Anger and frustration

4. What is the significance of the phrase "tinkling, shimmering" in the poem?

a) Describes the sound and beauty of the bangles
b) Refers to the busy marketplace
c) Describes the sellers' voices
d) Represents the smell of flowers

5. What does the poet associate with the colour blue in the poem?

a) The beauty of the sky
b) The calmness of old age
c) The vibrancy of youth
d) The sorrow of the heart

6. What do the bangles symbolize for the mothers in the poem?

a) Marriage and love
b) Spiritual fulfilment
c) The passage of time and maternal joy
d) Sadness and loss

7. What is the mood of the poem "Bangle Sellers"?

a) Sombre
b) Melancholic
c) Joyful and celebratory
d) Angry and resentful

8. Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem "Bangle Sellers"?

a) Despairing
b) Light-hearted and vibrant
c) Nostalgic
d) Pensive

9. In "Bangle Sellers," what do the bangles symbolize for the young girls?

a) Happiness
b) Youth and joy
c) The beginning of life
d) Both b and c

10. What do the bangle sellers do in the poem?

a) They sing songs
b) They sell colourful bangles to women
c) They dance in celebration
d) They beg for alms

11. According to the poem, which of the following seasons do the bangles represent for the young girls?

a) Summer
b) Spring
c) Autumn
d) Winter

12. What is the poet’s view of the relationship between bangles and the different stages of life?

a) Bangles are symbolic of love at all stages of life
b) Bangles represent only youth and marriage
c) Bangles symbolize the different phases of womanhood, from childhood to motherhood
d) Bangles represent sorrow in old age

13. In the poem, how are the bangles associated with the passing of time?

a) They are worn only for weddings
b) They symbolize the fleeting nature of time and youth
c) They are timeless
d) They are connected to rituals and religious ceremonies

14. What does the colour purple in the poem symbolize?

a) Peace
b) Love
c) The vigour of youth
d) The passing of time

15. What does the poet compare the bangles to in the poem?

a) Gems and jewels
b) Birds and flowers
c) The bright colours of life and emotion
d) The struggles of life

16. Which of the following best describes the imagery used in the poem?

a) Dark and grim
b) Bright and colourful
c) Mysterious and vague
d) Simple and plain

17. The bangle sellers in the poem are mainly selling to which group of people?

a) Children
b) Brides and mothers
c) Young boys
d) The elderly

18. What do poem "The Bangle Sellers" represent?

a) Childhood and youth
b) Happiness and celebration
c) Old age and wisdom
d) All of the above

19. The line "Some are met with the tears of the heart" refers to the bangles symbolizing:

a) Happiness
b) Sorrow and unfulfilled desires
c) Marriage
d) Celebration

20. What does the reference to "the radiant beauty of the bride" in the poem suggest about the bangles?

a) They symbolize the beauty and joy of a new beginning in marriage

b) They represent the innocence of youth
c) They are worn for daily use
d) They are only worn by the elderly

21. In the poem, which of the following does the colour green symbolize?

a) Spring and renewal
b) Love and passion
c) Wisdom and experience
d) Mourning and sadness

22. How do the bangle sellers view their products?

a) As a symbol of wealth
b) As a symbol of life and celebration
c) As ordinary objects
d) As an accessory for the elite

23. Which phase of a woman’s life is represented by the red bangles in the poem?

a) Marriage
b) Childhood
c) Old age
d) Widowhood

24. What is the main theme of the poem "Bangle Sellers"?

a) The beauty of nature
b) The various stages of womanhood
c) The life of the poor
d) The hardships of life

25. The phrase "glimmering, gleaming, and sparkling" refers to the bangles’:

a) Colour
b) Sound
c) Shape
d) Beauty and allure

26. What role do the bangle sellers play in the poem?

a) They are simply vendors
b) They are the central figures in a spiritual journey
c) They symbolize the continuity of life and traditions
d) They represent the struggles of women

27. In which stanza do the bangle sellers describe their bangles as delicate, bright circles of light?

a) Stanza 4
b) Stanza 3
c) Stanza 1
d) Stanza 2

28. What do blue, silver, and green bangles generally represent in the poem?

a) Worn by children

b) Worn by elderly women

c) Worn by men

d) Worn by young maidens

29. Which stanza marks the transition of life from a maiden to a wife in the poem?

a) Stanza 3

b) Stanza 4

c) Stanza 1

d) Stanza 2

30. What do the bangle sellers urge people passing by to do in the poem?

a) Walk away quickly

b) Have a look at their bangles

c) Buy scarves instead

d) Ignore their bangles

31. What is the significance of bangles in Indian society according to the poem?

a) Fashion statement

b) Symbol of wealth

c) No significance

d) Cultural and religious significance

32. What is the overall theme of 'The Bangle Sellers' poem?

a) A Exploration of male life

b) Focus on animals

c) Political commentary

d) Celebration of female life and cultural traditions

33. Where are the bangle sellers heading towards ?

a) temple fair 

b) market 

c) shops 

d) street

34. With which natural objects has the poetess compared the silver and blue bangles ?

a) with heavy rains 

b) with the freshness of the new- born tender leaves 

c) with the mountain mist

d) with blue flower

35. Which coloured bangles are worn by women who have 'journeyed through life-midway'?

a) red and yellow flecked grey bangles 

b) purple and gold flecked grey bangles 

c) red and green bangles 

d) silver, blue and pink bangles

36. Which stage of woman's life represent the silver, blue and pink bangles ?

a) motherhood 

b) matriarchy 

c) maidenhood

d) childhood

37. In the poem, what is the bangle sellers’ song described as?

a) A song of sadness
b) A joyful and celebratory song
c) A song of longing
d) A song of defeat

38. The _________ are called 'lustrous tokens of radiant lives'.

a) mountains 

b) rainbow

c) stream

d) bangles

39. _____________ refers the happiness and blissfulness of a newly -wed bride.

a) bridal tear 

b) bridal laughter 

c) bridal excitement 

d) bridal saree

40. Choose the figure of speech in this line :-
"For happy daughters and happy wives"

a) Metaphor 

b) Simile 

c) Repetition 

d) Alliteration

41. With which natural objects has the poetess compared the green bangles?

a) freshness of grass 

b) freshness of the new - born tender leaves 

c) green plants on the mountain

d) marriage fire

42. What purple and gold flecked grey bangles represent?

a) immaturity 

b) young girl 

c) maturity

d) motherhood

43. ………….wears bright rainbow coloured tinted bangles.

(a) A happy daughter
(b) A happy wife
(c) A happy mother
(d) both (a) and (b)

44. ………………wears bangles shining like sunlit corn.

(a) A mother
(b) A maiden
(c) A bride
(d) An old woman

45. This poem explored the life of –

a) the life of American women

b) the life of Chinese women

c) the life of Indian women

d) None of the above

46. The poem ‘The Bangle Sellers’ follows the rhyme scheme of-

a) aabbcc

b) abba abba

c) acbc bcac

d) abab cdcd

47. In the poem bangle sellers, what is being referred to as ‘shining loads’ –

a) loads of colourful food objects

b) loads of colourful stickers

c) loads of colourful bangles

d) loads of goods

48. The word ‘delicate’ means –

a) Rigid

b) Smooth

c) Tight

d) Lustrous

49. With which natural object the poet refers the colour of the bangles in the first stanza of the poem –

a) Rain

b) Rainbow

c) Star

d) River

50. The word ‘Lustrous’ means in the poem –

a) non luminous

b) faded

c) opaque

d) illustrious

51. Bangles are worn by happy _____

a) Peoples

b) Daughter

c) Wives

d) b and c both

52. As per the narrator the colours of the bangles suited for maiden’s wrist are –

a) Blue and Silver

b) Red and Violet

c) Blue and Magenta

d) Silver and Orange

53. In the poem ‘The Bangle Sellers’ the narrator compared some bangles with –

a) the buds the dream

b) the buds of potato

c) the buds of crimson joy

d) none of the above

54. The word tranquil means –

a) calm

b) talkative

c) open

d) glorious

55. Here in the poem, the narrator mentioned the river flows through the –

a) city

b) village

c) forest

d) municipality area

56. The synonyms of the word ‘limpid’ is –

a) clear

b) dark

c) vast

d) green

57. With which object the author has compared the bangles in his poem that meet for a bride on her bridal morning?

a) Rainbow

b) Stream

c) Corn

d) Fair

58. What is the colour of the bangles that are compared to the field of sunlit corn?

a) Red

b) Green

c) Violet

d) Yellow

59. What is the significance of the colour of yellow in this poem?

a) purity

b) honesty

c) cleanliness

d) joyfulness

59. Some bangles are like the flame of –

a) marriage fire

b) forest fire

c) fire of volcanoes

d) fire in mountains

60. The word tender means –

a) Rough

b) Glittering

c) The object that produce sound

d) gentle

61. Which kind of bangles the narrator referred to as bridal laughter and tear?

a) Tinkling

b) Luminous

c) Tender

d) all of the above

62. At what time of the marriage the bridal basically tear –

a) when the bride separate from her parents

b) In front of marriage fire

c) At the time invitation of River Ganga

d) At the time of putting vermilion in the parting of their hair

63. Which colours of bangles the author has chosen for the women who has in her middle ages?

a) Orange and Yellow

b) Blue and Yellow

c) Gold and Purple

d) Purple and Yellow

64. ‘Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest’ – Here whose refers to –

a) Maiden

b) Marriage Girl

c) Motherhood

d) girl child

65. Who serves her household in fruitful pride?

a) Mother

b) Father

c) Elder brother

d) Elder sister

66. As per the author the golden colour of bangles is suited for our –

a) Mother

b) Nephew

c) Girl child

d) None of the above

67. Who is the poet of "The Bangle Sellers"?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Sarojini Naidu

(c) Kamala Das

(d) A.K. Ramanujan

68. Sarojini Naidu is often referred to as-

(a) The Nightingale of India

(b) The Bard of Bengal

(c) The Voice of the Nation

(d) The Mystic Poet

69. The poem "The Bangle Sellers" consists of how many stanzas?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Four

(d) Five

70. Each stanza in "The Bangle Sellers" can be classified as a-

(a) Quatrain

(b) Couplet

(c) Sestet

(d) Octave

71. A sestet, which is a six-line stanza, is used in the poem to-

(a) Describe different types of bangles

(b) Narrate a story

(c) Introduce different characters

(d) Illustrate the setting

72. The phrase "Rainbow-tinted circles of light" is an example of which figure of speech?

(a) Metaphor

(b) Simile

(c) Hyperbole

(d) Personification

73. "Silver and blue as the mountain mist" is an example of which figure of speech?

(a) Metaphor

(b) Simile

(c) Hyperbole

(d) Personification

74. The phrase "Some are flushed like the buds that dream" contains which figure of speech?

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(c) Hyperbole

(d) Alliteration

75. The line "Lustrous tokens of radiant lives" is an example of which figure of speech?

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(c) Hyperbole

(d) Personification

76. "Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear" demonstrates which figure of speech?

(a) Onomatopoeia

(b) Hyperbole

(C) Alliteration

(d) Personification

77. The phrase "Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear" is an example of which figure of speech?

(a) Metaphor

(b) Hyperbole

(c) Simile

(d) Personification

78. The description "Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves to the limpid glory of new born leaves" contains which figure of speech?

(a) Metaphor

(b) Simile

(c) Hyperbole

(d) Personification

79. The bangles like fields of sunlit corn are suitable for

(a) the maiden

(b) the woman who has journeyed through the midway

(c) bride

(d) happy daughter

80. A bride's desire is symbolised by

(a) tranquil brow of a woodland stream

(b) flame of her marriage fire

(c) fields of sunlit corn

(d) bride's tear

81. The phrase "Bridal laughter and bridal tear" indicates -

(a) madness of a bride

(b) sadness of a bride

(c) a bride's desire

(d) a bride's mixed emotion

82. The other bangles made for the bride, glow like

(a) marriage flame

(b) jewels

(c) sunrays

(d) fluorescent lamp

83. The bangles are tinkling with luminous colours like-

(a) The bride's laughter

(b) The bride's hope

(c) The bride's heart

(d) The bride's laughter and tears

84. The bangles for a maiden are described as

(a) Silver and blue

(b) Purple and gold

(c) Red and orange

(d) Green and yellow

85. The phrase buds that dream is used to describe bangles that are

a) for a bride

b) for a maiden

c) for a woman who has journeyed through the midway

d) for a happy daughter

86. The bangles that are flushed like the buds that dream signify

(a) a maiden's innocence

(b) a bride's passion

(c) a mother's love

(d) a woman's maturity

87. The bangles that are 'aglow with the bloom' represent-

(a) new born leaves

(b) sunlit com

(c) woodland stream

(d) mountain mist

88. The poem The Bangle Sellers mainly explores the life stages of

(a) men

(b) women

(c) children

(d) priests

89. The purple and gold-flecked grey bangles are for women who-

(a) are newly married

(b) are maidens

(c) have reached midlife

(d) are elderly

90. The bangle sellers carry their 'shining loads' to the-

(a) city centre

(b) market

(c) temple fair

(d) village square

91. The poem suggests that bangles for different stages of life are of-

(a) the same colour

(b) different colours

(c) made of different materials

(d) the same design

92. The bangles for the woman who has 'journeyed through life midway' are described as-

(a) luminous and tinkling

(b) purple and gold-flicked grey

(c) silver and blue

(d) flushed like buds

93. The bangles described as 'tender and clear' are meant for-

(a) maidens

(b) brides

(c) mothers

(d) elderly women

94. Bangles that symbolize new born leaves are meant for-

(a) maidens

(b) brides

(c) mothers

(d) elderly women

95. The phrase 'cradled fair sons on her faithful breast' refers to-

(a) a maiden

(b) a bride

(c) a mother

(d) a grandmother

96. The tranquil brow of a woodland stream describes bangles suitable for-

(a) a bride

(b) a maiden

(c) a mother

(d) an elderly woman

97. Fruitful pride in the poem refers to the pride of-

(a) a bride

(b) a maiden

(c) a mother

(d) an elderly woman

98. The bangle sellers offer their lustrous tokens to-

(a) all women

(b) young women

(c) children

(d) elderly women

99. What natural imagery is used to describe the bangles for maidens?

a) Mountain mist

b) Sunlit corn

c) Buds on a stream

d) New born leaves

100. What emotion is associated with bangles flushed like buds that dream?

a) Sadness

b) Tranquillity

c) Happiness

d) Excitement

101. What are the bangles that are aglow compared to?

a) Sunlit com

b) Marriage fire

c) New born leaves

d) Mountain mist

102. What do the bangles for a bride's bridal morn look like?

a) Sunlit com

b) Silver and blue

c) Purple and gold

d) Woodland stream

103. What colours are the bangles that reflect a bride's marriage fire?

a) Purple and gold

b) Silver and blue

c) Flame-like colours

d) Blue and green

104. What do the tinkling, luminous bangles symbolize?

a) Wealth

b) Tradition

c) Bridal laughter and tears

d) Youth

105. What does the woman who has journeyed through life midway cherish?

a) Her wealth

b) Her bangles

c) Her family

d) Her career

106. What has the woman who wears purple and gold-flecked grey bangles done?

a) Travelled the world

b) Cradled fair sons on her faithful breast

c) Acquired great knowledge

d) Achieved fame

107. Where does the woman who has journeyed through life midway worship the gods?

a) At the temple

b) At the river

c) At her husband's side

d) At the fair

108. What kind of pride does the woman who wears purple and gold flecked grey bangles feel?

a) Fruitful pride

b) Joyful pride

c) Noble pride

d) Humble pride

109. What is the overall theme of the poem?

a) The beauty of nature

b) The journey of a woman's life

c) The importance of wealth

d) The significance of festivals

110. What aspect of life do the bangles for a bride's bridal morn reflect?

a) Simplicity

b) Joy and warmth

c) Wealth and power

d) Serenity

111. What does the colour purple in the bangles signify in the poem?

a) Passion and desire

b) Calmness and peace

c) Maturity and experience

d) Youth and vitality

112. What is the significance of the temple fair in the poem?

a) It is a place for trade

b) It is a place for worship

c) It is a place for community gathering

d) All of the above

113. What life stage do the purple and gold-flecked grey bangles represent?

a) Childhood

b) Adolescence

c) Midlife

d) Old age

114. How are the bangles for a bride described?

a) Bright and cheerful

b) Calm and serene

c) Sunlit and flame-like

d) Dark and mysterious

115. What emotion is linked with the bangles that are "flushed like the buds that dream"?

a) Excitement

b) Serenity

c) Sadness

d) Confusion

116. What does the poet imply by saying "for happy daughters and happy wives"

a) Bangles are only for young women

b) Bangles bring happiness to women

c) Bangles are for married women only

d) Bangles are a sign of wealth

117. Which lines in the poem describe the bangles that are for a woman who has reached midlife?

a) "Some are like fields of sunlit corn"

b) "Some are flushed sike the outs that dream"

c) "Some are purple and gold flecked grey"

d) "Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves

118. What are the bangles meant for, according to the poem?

a) Decoration

b) Symbolizing different stages of a woman's life

c) Rituals

d) Wealth

119. Who is the intended audience for the bangle sellers' wares in the poem?

a) Men

b) Children

c) Women

d) Priests

120. What do the "shining loads" carried by the bangle sellers refer to?

a) Their personal belongings

b) The bangles

c) Holy offerings

d) Market goods

121. How do you classify the poem 'The Bangle Sellers'?

a) A sonnet

b) A lyric

c) An ode

d) An elegy

122. The speaker in the poem The Bangle Sellers are-

(a) the customers

(b) the married women

(c) the bangle seller

(d) the pedestrians

123. The Bangle Sellers choose the temple fair because it attracts-

(a) a lot of women

(b) a lot of children

(c) a lot of devotees

(d) a lot of porters

124. The theme of the poem 'The Bangle Sellers' is-

(a) celebration of birthday

(b) celebration of marriage

(c) celebration of womanhood

(d) celebration of Holi

125. The poem The Bangle Sellers is rich in its

(a) colour imageries

(b) Indianness

(c) lyrical quality

(d) all of these

126. How many stages of a woman's life are presented in the poem The Bangle Sellers?

(a) two

(b) three

(c) four

(d) five

127. Bangles bring ___________ to the women's life.

(a) colour

(b) happiness

(c) pride

(d) peace

128. The Bangle Sellers are trying to-

(a) highlight the importance of bangles

(b) discourage their customers

(c) sell their bangles

(d) spread Indian Culture

129. The bangle sellers play an important role in-

(a) the growth of economy

(b) preserving cultural tradition

(c) spreading happiness

(d) some religious purpose

130. The bangles are indicative of women's -

a) Happiness 

b) maturity

c) Desires

d) All

131. Why do the bangle sellers take their 'shining loads to the temple fair?

(a) It is the place women of all age groups visit

(b) It is a crowded place 

(c) It is a holy place for selling bangles

(d) To take part in the festivities of the temple

132. Our shining loads to the temple fair-Here "Our" refers

(a) the poetess

(b) the readers

(c) the women

(d) the bangle sellers

133. The phrase Rainbow-tinted circles of light refers to-

(a) the bangle sellers

(b) the multi-coloured bangles

(c) the baskets

(d) the diamond nose ring

134. In The Bangle Sellers, bangles are token of

(a) radiant lives

(b) dull lives

(c) sorrowful lives

(d) modern lives

135. The bangles are described as

(a) shining

(b) delicate

(c) lustrous token of radiant lives

(d) all of these

136. The bangles are termed as "Lustrous tokens of radiant lives". It means that they are-

(a) symbol of love

(b) symbol of love and happiness

(c) symbol of happiness

(d) symbol of life

137. The daughters and wives become happy

(a) to possess the bangles

(b) to meet the bangle sellers

(c) to visit the temple fair

(d) to perform some religious rituals

138. With which natural objects has the poetess compared the silver and blue bangles

(a) heavy rains

(b) the freshness of the new born tender leaves

(c) the mountain mist

(d) blue flower

139. Colours of bangles suitable for maidenhood, are-

(a) blue, silver, pink and yellow

(b) silver, pink, red and green

(C) silver, pink, green and blue

(d) blue pink, grey and silver

140. "Tinkling, luminous, lender and clear." Here luminous' means-

(a) gloomy

(b) lustreless

(c) vague

(d) incandescent

141. In the third stanza, the poet compares the colours of bangle for a bride to the fields of sunlit corn. This is an example of-

(a) Metaphor

(b) Personification

(c) Simile

(d) Anaphora

142. What is the tone of the poem The Bangle Sellers?

(a) Scornful

(b) Melancholic

(c) Joyful

(d) Mysterious

143. The bangles suited for a middle-aged woman are-

(a) purple and gold flecked grey

(b) reddish and greenish

(c) silver and blue

(d) yellow and red

144. The purple and grey colours of the bangles signify-

(a) beauty and purity

(b) loyalty and maturity

(c) happiness and peace

(d) love and desire

145. The fourth stanza denotes a woman's devotion to

(a) her family

(b) her husband

(c) her life

(d) her sons

146. "Some are purple and gold flecked grey." The word grey indicates-

(a) the maturity that comes with age

(b) the Innocence of young woman

(c) colour fading that comes with age

(d) unhappiness in the family

147. Which figure of speech is used in the line "rich with the hue of her heart's desire"?

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(c) Alliteration

(d) Personification

148. Sarojini Naidu is popularly known as-

(a) The Mother of India

(b) The Pride of India

(c) The Nightingale of India

(d) The Pioneer of India

The poem explores-

(a) the different stages of an Indian woman's life in the traditional society

(b) the life of a bangle seller

(c) description of a temple fair

(d) different types of bangles

ANSWERS:

1. a) Brides and mothers

2. d) All of the above

3. a) Joy and hope

4. a) Describes the sound and beauty of the bangles

5. c) The vibrancy of youth

6. c) The passage of time and maternal joy

7. c) Joyful and celebratory

8. b) Light-hearted and vibrant

9. d) Both b and c

10. b) They sell colourful bangles to women

11. b) Spring

12. c) Bangles symbolize the different phases of womanhood, from childhood to motherhood

13. b) They symbolize the fleeting nature of time and youth

14. d) The passing of time

15. c) The bright colours of life and emotion

16. b) Bright and colourful

17. b) Brides and mothers

18. d) All of the above

19. b) Sorrow and unfulfilled desires

20. a) They symbolize the beauty and joy of a new beginning in marriage

21. a) Spring and renewal

22. b) As a symbol of life and celebration

23. a) Marriage

24. b) The various stages of womanhood

25. d) Beauty and allure

26. c) They symbolize the continuity of life and traditions

27. c) Stanza 1

28. d) Worn by young maidens

29. a) Stanza 3

30. b) Have a look at their bangles

31. d) Cultural and religious significance

32. d) Celebration of female life and cultural traditions

33. a) temple fair 

34. c) with the mountain mist

35. b) purple and gold flecked grey bangles 

36. c) maidenhood

37. b) A joyful and celebratory song

38. d) bangles

39. b) bridal laughter 

40. c) Repetition

41. b) freshness of the new - born tender leaves 

42. c) maturity

43. d) both (a) and (b)

44. c) a bride

45. c) the life of Indian women

46. a) aabbcc

47. c) loads of colourful bangles

48. b) Smooth

49. b) Rainbow

50. d) illustrious

51. d) b and c Both

52. a) Blue and Silver

53. a) the buds the dream

54. a) calm

55. c) forest

56. a) clear

57. c) Corn

58. d) joyfulness

59. a) marriage fire

60. d) gentle

61. d) all of the above

62. a) when the bride separate from her parents

63. c) Gold and Purple

64. c) Motherhood

65. a) Mother

66. a) Mother

67. b) Sarojini Naidu

68. a) The Nightingale of India

69. c) Four

70. c) Sestet

71. a) Describe different types of bangles

72. a) Metaphor

73. b) Simile

74. a) Simile

75. b) Metaphor

76. c) Alliteration

77. c) Simile

78. d) Personification

79. c) bride

80. b) flame of her marriage fire

81. d) a bride's mixed emotion

82. a) marriage flame

83. d) The bride's laughter and tears

84. a) Silver and blue

85. b) for a maiden

86. a) a maiden's innocence

87. a) new born leaves

88. b) women

89. c) have reached midlife

90. c) temple fair

91. b) different colours

92. b) purple and gold-flecked grey

93. b) brides

94. a) maidens

95. c) a mother

96. b) a maiden

97. c) a mother

98. a) all women

99. a) Mountain mist

100. b) Tranquillity

101. c) New born leaves

102. a) Sunlit corn

103. c) Flame-like colours

104. c) Bridal laughter and tears

105. c) Her family

106. b) Cradled fair sons on her faithful breast

107. c) At her husband's side

108. a) Fruitful pride

109. b) The Journey of a woman's life

110. b) Joy and warmth

111. c) Maturity and experience

112. d) All of the above

113. c) Midlife

114. c) Sunlit and flame-like

115. b) Serenity

116. b) Bangles bring happiness to women

117. c) "Some are purple and gold flecked grey"

118. b) Symbolizing different stages of a woman's life

119. c) Women

120. b) The bangles

121. b) A lyric

122. c) the bangle seller

123. a) a lot of women

124. c) celebration of womanhood

125. d) all of these

126. c) four

127. b) happiness

128. d) spread Indian Culture

129. b) preserving cultural tradition

130. d) All

131. a) It is the place women of all age groups visit

132. d) the bangle sellers

133. b) the multi-coloured bangles

134. a) radiant lives

135. d) all of these

136. b) symbol of love and happiness

137. b) to meet the bangle sellers

138. c) the mountain mist

139. c) silver, pink, green and blue

140. d) incandescent

141. c) Simile

142. c) Joyful

143. a) purple and gold flecked grey

144. b) loyalty and maturity

145. b) her husband

146. c) colour fading that comes with age

147. d) Personification

148. c) The Nightingale of India

149. a) the different stages of an Indian woman's life in the traditional society

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MACBETH MCQ Question-Answer Class 11 Semester 1 WBBHSE with Simple Summary

MACBETH 

Play by William Shakespeare

MCQ TIPS :

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Shakespearean tragedy usually ends in death or disaster for the main character. The main character is often an important person, like a king or a hero, who makes a big mistake or has a weakness that leads to their downfall. Some Shakespearean tragedies are: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet. 

Shakespearian Tragedy 'Macbeth' - Simple Summary and Events :

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Once in Scotland, there lived a brave and noble warrior named Macbeth. He fought courageously for King Duncan, defeating rebel army assisted by troop of Norway. On his way home from a victorious battle, Macbeth and his friend, another general, Banquo met three witches on a lonely heath. The witches greeted Macbeth with strange prophecies:

"Thane of Glamis!”

"Thane of Cawdor!”

"That shalt be king hereafter!”

Banquo asked them to make prophesy about him as well and they said Banque will be happier than Macbeth as his future generation will be the king of Scotland.

Soon after, messengers from the king arrived and informed Macbeth, who was the thane of Glamis, that he had indeed been made Thane of Cawdor, just as the witches had predicted. This stirred ambition in his heart. If one prophecy came true, might he really become king? Banquo warned him not to believe in the witches.

Macbeth wrote a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, telling her about the witches’ words. Lady Macbeth, proud and ambitious, immediately desired the crown for her husband—and for herself. She feared Macbeth was too kind to seize power by force. When she learned that King Duncan would visit their castle that night, she devised a plan.

During the night, Lady Macbeth went to kill Duncan but failed. The sleeping king looked like her father. She persuaded Macbeth to murder King Duncan in his sleep. Though Macbeth was filled with fear and guilt, he went ahead with the plan. He saw a dagger floating in front of him. He killed Duncan and returned to his wife, shaken and holding the bloody dagger.

Lady Macbeth, seeing her husband trembling, took the daggers from him and smeared the blood on the sleeping guards to frame them. In the morning, Duncan’s murder was discovered, and Macbeth, pretending to be shocked, killed the guards "in rage." But everyone's suspicions fell on Macbeth. Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, fled the country, fearing for their lives, and Macbeth was crowned King of Scotland.

Now king, Macbeth feared Banquo, as the witches had also prophesied that Banquo's descendants would be kings, not Macbeth’s. To stop this, Macbeth hired murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance.

Banquo was murdered, but Fleance escaped. Macbeth’s fear grew. At a feast, Macbeth was haunted by Banquo’s ghost, which only he could see. This terrified him and made others suspicious of his behaviour.

Macbeth visited the witches again. This time, they gave him three warnings:

Beware of Macduff, Thane of Fife.

None of woman born shall harm Macbeth.

Macbeth shall not be vanquished until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill.

Macbeth took comfort in the second and third warnings, believing that no man could defeat him. Hearing Macduff had fled to England, Macbeth killed Macduff’s wife and children in anger.

Macduff joined Malcolm, Duncan’s son, and they gathered an army to overthrow Macbeth. They marched toward Macbeth’s castle at Dunsinane. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth. Macbeth's only support, suffered from Somnambulism (walking in sleep) and then died. Macbeth decided that whatever happens, he will die like a true warrior. 

To confuse Macbeth, the soldiers cut down branches from Birnam Wood to use as camouflage. From a distance, it looked as if Birnam Wood was moving toward Dunsinane, fulfilling the witches' third warning. Macbeth understood his mistake in believing witches' words. 

In the final battle, Macbeth fought bravely but was confronted by Macduff, who revealed that he was not born in the usual way, but was “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped”—meaning he was born by a Caesarean operation. This fulfilled the second prophecy. Macduff killed Macbeth, and Malcolm became king.

Thus, the story of Macbeth ends in tragedy. Once an honourable man, his unchecked ambition, greed, and murderous actions led to his downfall. The tale warns against the temptation of evil, the cost of betrayal, and the destruction that comes from trying to control fate.

MACBETH MCQ Question Answer for Class 11 Rapid Reader syllabus of WBBHSE

MACBETH MCQ

Q1. Macbeth was-

(a) the son of Banquo
(b) the friend of Banquo
(c) the brother of Macduff
(d) the husband of Emilia.

Q2. ‘Macbeth’ is a-

(a) novel
(b) drama
(c) short story
(d) none of these

Q3. Who wrote ‘Macbeth’?

(a) William Wordsworth
(b) William Shakespeare
(c) William Bentinck
(d) none of these

Q4. Lady Macbeth was-

(a) an ambitious woman
(b) a good natured woman
(c) a sympathetic woman
(d) a mean-minded woman

Q5. Macbeth was held in great esteem for his-

(a) meeting with a violent sea storm
(b) wit and intelligence
(c) education and boldness
(d) valour and skill

Q6. Macbeth had been promotion from-

(a) thane of Glamis to thane of Cawdor
(b) thane of Cawdor to thane of Glamis
(c) thane of fife to thane of Cawdor
(d) the king of Scotland

Q7. Banquo was-

(a) a soldier
(b) a major
(c) a general
(d) a brigadier

Q8. Banquo was the general of-

(a) England
(b) Scotland
(c) Greenland
(d) Ireland

Q9. The names of the two Scottish Generals mentioned in ‘Macbeth’ were-

(a) Othello and Romeo
(b) Macbeth and Macduff
(c) Banquo and Macbeth
(d) Malcolm and Macduff

Q10. Banquo was more practical than-

(a) Duncan
(b) Macduff
(c) Macbeth
(d) Lady Macbeth

Q11. The wicked suggestions of the witches had sunk too deep into the mind of-

(a) Banquo only
(b) Macbeth only
(c) both Banquo and Macbeth
(d) None

Q12. The king Duncan’s two sons were-

(a) Malcolm and Macduff
(b) Macduff and Donalbain
(c) Malcolm and Donalbain
(d) none

Q13. The third of the strange creatures bid him-

(a) thane of Cawdor
(b) leader of Glamis
(c) you will be the king of Scotland hereafter
(d) none of these

Q14. Donalbain was-

(a) Banquo’s son
(b) Duncan’s son
(c) Macbeth’s son
(d) Macduff’s son

Q15. The meaning of the word ‘enkindle’ is to

(a) inflame
(b) encourage
(c) discourage
(d) being kind

Q16. Malcolm was-

(a) Duncan’s elder son
(b) Duncan’s younger son
(c) Banquo’s elder son
(d) Banquo’s younger son

Q17. Lady Macbeth could not kill Duncan herself because-

(a) she had been intoxicated
(b) Macbeth resisted her
(c) Duncan resembled her own father
(d) none

Q18. Duncan was-

(a) a cruel king
(b) a foolish king
(c) a benevolent king
(d) a tyrant king

Q19. Macbeth hallucinated the dagger in the air due to-

(a) his hot and oppressed brain
(b) his wife's pressure
(c) his taking of ale / wine
(d) his insufficient sleep

Q20. The strange creatures prophesied that-

(a) Banquo would never reign
(b) Banquo’s successors would be the kings of Scotland
(c) Macbeth would be one of the ministers of Banquo’s sons
(d) none of these

Q21. After the murder of Duncan, Donalbain escaped to-

(a) England
(b) Ireland
(c) France
(d) Italy

Q22. Duncan was the king of-

(a) Ireland
(b) England
(c) Greenland
(d) Scotland

Q23. Where is this play set? 

(a) England. 

(b) Wales. 

(c) Ireland. 

(d) Scotland.

Q24. When Macbeth and Banquo saw the three witches, they were-

(a) dancing and playing

(b) dancing and singing

(c) playing and singing

(d) dancing and shouting

Q25. According to the song of the witches, they hover through

(a) fog and filth

(b) froggish air and filth

(c) filthy air and mist

(d) fog and filthy air

Q26. The first witch saluted Macbeth with the title of --

(a) the thane of Glamis

(b) the thane of Cawdor

(c) the thane of Norway

(d) the thane of thanes

Q27. The second witch addressed Macbeth as

(a) the thane of Norway

(b) the thane of Glamis

(c) the thane of Cawdor

(d) the would-be king of Scotland

Q28. The third witch told that Macbeth will be

(a) the thane of Glamis hereafter

(b) the thane of Cawdor hereafter

(c) the thane of Norway hereafter
(d) the future king of Scotland

Q29. While Macbeth and Banquo stood pondering on the strangeness of the prophecy of the witches, there arrived-

(a) a messenger from the king
(b) two messengers from the king
(c) certain envoys from the king
(d) none of these

Q30. Macbeth was a near kinsman to-

(a) Banquo
(b) Duncan
(c) Malcolm
(d) France

Q31. Macbeth asked Banquo if he did not hope that his children would be the kings, when what the witches promised to him, became-

(a) partially wrong
(b) partially fulfilled
(c) a possibility
(d) none

Q32. At first Macbeth was a great thane of-

(a) Glamis
(b) Cawdor
(c) Ireland
(d) Cumberland

Q33. The witches spoke to Macbeth and Banquo in-

(a) plain words
(b) flowery language
(c) weird language
(d) riddling terms

Q34. The eldest son of the king Duncan was-

(a) Macduff
(b) Donalbain
(c) Malcolm
(d) Duncan

Q35. The weird sisters were-

(a) the sisters of weary air
(b) the sisters of Banquo
(c) the sisters of Macbeth
(d) the witches

Q36. The three figures whom Macbeth and Banquo saw-

(a) men
(b) fairies
(c) woman
(d) witches

Q37. Macbeth made incantation for the weird sisters again in a-

(a) forest
(b) cave
(c) castle
(d) none of these

Q38. The weird sisters had-

(a) bladed head
(b) moustache
(c) beards
(d) wigs

Q39. The prophecy of the witches inflamed Macbeth with-

(a) discourage
(b) ambition
(c) despair
(d) frustration

Q40. The number of the spirits who answered the doubts of Macbeth was

(a) three 

(b) four 

(c) two 

(d) one

Q41. The first spirit looked like

(a) a bloody child 

(b) an armed head 

(c) a crowned head 

(d) a royal

Q42. The first spirit told Macbeth to be aware of

(a) the thane of Glamis

(b) the thane of Cawdor

(c) the thane of Fife

(d) the thane of Norway

Q43. The second spirit looked like -

(a) a bloody child 

(b) a crowned head 

(c) a dead man 

(d) a withered creature

Q44. The second spirit told Macbeth

(a) to be aware of the thane of Fife

(b) to laugh and scorn at the power of a man born naturally of a woman's womb

(c) not to worry till the Woods of Birnam come to Dunsinane

(d) none of the above

Q45. In the entire Scotland, Macbeth was widely known for his enormous capacity to engage in

a) Protest 

b) Non – violence

c) Argument

d) Wars

Q46. Name the person who was considered as the thane of Glamis .

a) Duncan

b) Macbeth

c) Othello

d) Banquo

Q47. The enemy soldiers of Norway were conquered at the hands of

a) Duncan

b) Macbeth

c) Othello

d) Banquo

Q48. The moment Macbeth and Banquo headed from the battlefield , they met with

a) Three fairies

b ) Three strangers

c) Three legends

d) Three witches

Q49. The first witch respectfully addressed Macbeth as the  

a) Head of Kingdom

b) Head of Officers

c) Thane of Glamis 

d) Thane of Pismo

Q50. Macbeth became extremely stunned at encountering the unpredictable behaviour of the

a ) Witches

b ) King

c ) Soldiers 

d ) Custodian

Q51. The thane of Cawdor , was another title that was given to Macbeth by the

a ) First witch 

b ) Second witch

c ) Third witch

d ) All of the above

Q52. The acclamation of the second witch failed to arose any aspiration in the mind of

a) Banquo

b) Macduff

c) Malcolm

d) Macbeth

Q53. In the words of the third witch, Macbeth was provided with the title of the

a ) King of Venice

b ) King of England

c ) King of Scotland

d ) King of California

Q54. Macbeth was familiar with the fact that ,the presence of Duncan’s two sons would hardly enable him to acquire the position of the

a ) Head of army

b ) Head of village

c ) King of Scotland

d ) King of Türkiye

Q55. Banquo was unsatisfied with the minimal acclamation that was provided to him by the

a) Duke

b ) Witches

c ) Maiden

d ) Layman

Q56. In the words of the three witches, Banquo could never enjoy the position of the

a) Sovereign of Israel

b) Sovereign of Indies

c) Sovereign of France

d) Sovereign of Scotland

Q57. Banquo’s heirs would enjoy the privilege to establish themselves as the kings . Who uttered these words ?

a) Lady Macbeth

b ) Macbeth

c ) Witches

d ) Duncan

Q58. After the occurrence of the strange incident, Macbeth was bestowed with the title of the

a) Thane of Dumont

b ) Thane of Ocotillo

c ) Thane of Gordon

d ) Thane of Cawdor

Q59. The courageous act of Macbeth, obliged the king to offer him a renowned

a ) Title

b ) Project

c ) Jewells

d ) Duty

Q60. On encountering the accurate assumption of the witches, Macbeth got intently

a ) Sorrowful

b ) Dissatisfied

c ) Astonished

d ) Suspicious

Q61. The expectation level of Macbeth was greatly increased, as he was constantly pondering of the assumption that was made by the

a ) First witch

b ) Third witch

c ) Second witch

d ) None of the above

Q62. Who were labelled as the ministers of darkness?

a ) Fairies

b ) Lady of the forest

c ) Witches

d ) Lady Sofia

Q63. As addressed by Banquo, the main intention of the witches was to deceive them into such an activity that might lead to

a) Unexpected result

b ) Great consequences

c ) Horrific result

d ) Profitable consequences

Q64. Macbeth was greatly influenced by the assumptions that was made by the

a) Magician

b ) Astrologer

c ) Prophet

d ) Witches

Q65. Lady Macbeth was not only informed about the assumptions of the witches but she was also notified of its

a ) Complete achievement

b ) Partial achievement

c ) Null accomplishment

d ) Exclusive achievement

Q66. In order to fulfil the assumption that was made by the third witch, Lady Macbeth decided to kill the

a ) Queen

b ) Slave

c ) King

d ) Soldiers

Q67. Duncan together with his heirs visited the mansion of

a ) Hecate

b ) Macbeth

c ) Macduff

d ) Banquo

Q68. Duncan’s prime intention of visit to Macbeth’s house was

a) to reward Macbeth's bravery and loyalty after his fight against rebels

b) to visit his new castle

c) to see Lady Macbeth

d) to make Macbeth the king of Scotland

Q69. On witnessing the humble behaviour of Lady Macbeth, Duncan became immensely

a ) Irritated

b ) Agitated

c ) Pleased

d ) Doubtful

Q70. After the prolonged travel, the king decided to

a ) Seek company of Macbeth

b ) Sleep

c ) Drink Wine

d ) Enjoy the view of Macbeth's castle

Q71. When Duncan was sleeping, Macbeth’s wife executed a plan to kill the

a ) Queen

b ) Grooms of Duncan

c ) Duncan's sons

d ) King Duncan

Q72. Lady Macbeth headed towards the room of the king with a

a ) Sword 

b ) Gun

c ) Dagger

d ) Blade

Q73. Duncan visited-

(a) Banquo’s castle
(b) Macbeth’s castle
(c) Malcolm’s castle
(d) Macduff’s castle

Q74. Lady Macbeth knew the art of covering treacherous purposes with-

(a) smiles
(b) laugh
(c) acting
(d) none

Q75. Duncan visited Macbeth’s castle to

(a) honour him
(b) make him the general
(c) give him valuable gifts
(d) make him the king of Scotland

Q76. The king went to bed early as he was-

(a) indisposed
(b) tired of the journey
(c) affected by the liquor
(d) none

Q77. Duncan was highly pleased at-

(a) Banquo’s success in the battle
(b) Macduff’s success in the battle
(c) Macbeth’s success in the battle
(d) the prophecy of the witches.

Q78. Lady Macbeth received Duncan-

(a) heartily
(b) haughtily
(c) hotly
(d) with pretending smile

Q79. After a long journey Duncan became

(a) sleepy
(b) exhausted
(c) morose
(d) refreshed

Q80. Macbeth was instigated to murder Duncan by-

(a) the witches
(b) Banquo
(c) Lady Macbeth
(d) Macduff

Q81. Lady Macbeth woke up-

(a) at noon
(b) at dawn
(c) at midnight
(d) in the evening

Q82. In the middle of night Lady Macbeth waked up to

(a) find out if anybody was calling Macbeth
(b) find out what the king’s guards were doing
(c) plot the murder of the king

(d) to find Macbeth

Q83. Lady Macbeth accused her husband of-

(a) fickleness
(b) cowardice
(c) fickleness and cowardice
(d) indifference

Q84. Macbeth killed Macduff’s-

(a) wife and children
(b) wife and his brother
(c) wife and his brother
(d) none of these

Q85. The air about the castle of Macbeth was-

(a) unhealthy
(b) sweet and wholesome
(c) balmy
(d) none of these

Q86. Lady Macbeth spurred Macbeth to go to-

(a) the witches
(b) Duncan’s chamber
(c) Malcolm’s castle
(d) Macduff’s castle

Q87. Lady Macbeth doubted her husband’s

(a) courage
(b) resolution
(c) honestly
(d) none

Q88. Lady Macbeth wanted to lay the guilt of murder on

(a) Banquo
(c) Fleance
(b) Macbeth
(d) the grooms

Q89. Wood of Birnam to Dunsinane hill should come against him had been foretold by the-

(a) first spirit
(b) second spirit
(c) third spirit
(d) forth spirit

Q90. The moment Macbeth proceeded in the direction of the king’s room, he envisioned an additional

a) Dagger

b) Cannon

c) Cutter

d) Tool

Q91. As Macbeth attempted to get hold of the dagger in the air, it got

a) Stolen

b) Revived

c) Vanished

d) None of the above

Q92. Macbeth resolved not to kill Duncan for many reasons. Some of which were

(a) the king loved his subjects and the nobility including him
(b) by the favour of the king Macbeth stood high in the opinion of all sorts of men
(c) Macbeth did not like to stain his reputation by murdering the king
(d) all the above

Q93. Before killing Duncan, Macbeth was-

(a) afraid
(b) determined
(c) tired
(d) vacillated

Q94. Macbeth had been killed by-

(a) Malcolm
(b) Macduff
(c) Donalbain
(d) none

Q95. Macbeth killed Duncan with-

(a) dagger
(b) pistol
(c) sword
(d) sharp knife

Q96. To Macbeth, Lady Macbeth was-

(a) only wife
(b) follower of his thought
(c) weaver of his thought
(d) none

Q97. Macbeth got rid of the fear of dagger he saw in the air, entered the king’s room and killed him with-

(a) two strokes of his dagger
(b) one stroke of his dagger
(c) three strokes of his dagger
(d) more than three strokes of his dagger

Q98. Duncan was murdered in-

(a) Ireland
(b) his own house
(c) the royal court
(b) Macbeth’s castle

Q99. "Macbeth" is a piece of-

(a) comedy
(b) tragedy
(c) farce
(d) none of these

Q100. Duncan’s murder was discovered in/at the-

(a) morning
(b) afternoon
(c) evening
(d) midnight

Q101. Macduff had fled to-

(a) England
(b) Scotland
(c) Ireland
(b) Greenland

Q102. As Duncan’s Scottish generals, Macbeth and Banquo defeated-

(a) the troops of Ireland
(b) The troops of Norway
(c) The troops of England
(d) none

Q103. After killing Duncan, Macbeth returned to his wife-

(a) in a happy mood
(b) in a pensive mood
(c) in a distracted state
(d) none

Q104. Fleance was-

(a) Macbeth’s son
(b) Banquo’s son
(c) Duncan’s son
(d) Macduff’s son

Q105. Macbeth’s wife criticized him for his-

(a) wrong planning
(b) wrong attitude
(c) want of resoluteness
(d) cowardice 

Q106. The prophecy of the witches was-

(a) the children of Banquo would be the king after Macbeth
(b) Macbeth’s children would be the king after Macbeth
(c) Duncan’s sons would be the king after Macbeth
(d) none

Q107. The weird sisters foretold Banquo to be-

(a) father of future king in Scotland
(b) ruler of the world in future
(c) father of future king in Ireland
(d) none

Q108. After Duncan, the throne of Scotland was occupied by

(a) Macduff
(b) Donalbain
(c) Malcolm
(d) Macbeth

Q109. Macbeth and lady Macbeth made arrangement of supper to which they invited-

(a) all the chief thanes only
(b) Banquo only
(c) Banquo’s son, Banquo and all the chief thanes
(d) none

Q110. The predictions of the witches were

(a) false
(b) true
(c) equivocal
(d) meaningless

Q111. Banquo was murdered by-

(a) Fleance
(b) Macbeth
(c) the assassins
(d) Macduff

Q112. Banquo was murdered in/at-

(a) his own house
(b) Macbeth’s castle
(c) Duncan’s castle
(d) the way to attend the banquet

Q113. The thane of Fife was

(a) Macduff
(b) Malcolm
(c) Macbeth
(d) Macbeth’s father

Q114. At the banquet, Macbeth was discussing freely with-

(a) Banquo
(b) Macduff
(c) his queen
(d) the thanes and nobles

Q115. The name of Macbeth’s castle was-

(a) Dunsinane
(b) General plaza
(c) Macbeth Villa
(d) Inverness

Q116.What does the ghost of Banquo symbolize for Macbeth? 

a) His courage and bravery.

b) His guilt and paranoia.

c) His loyalty to the crown.

d) His love for his wife. 

Q117. The ghost of Banquo entered the room-

(a) at midnight

(b) during banquet

(c) after dinner

(d) in the evening

Q118. Banquo's ghost was seen by-

(a) all the chief Thanes 

(b) Macbeth alone 

(c) Lady Macbeth 

(d) none of them

Q119. Macbeth saw the ghost of Banquo and-

(a) stood firmly before it

(b) talked freely with it

(c) trembled in fear

(d) pleased to see it

Q120. Whom does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?

(a) himself

(b) Banquo’s ghost

(c) Duncan’s ghost
(d) Lady Macbeth

Q121. The cause of early dismissal of the banquet was-

(a) Macbeth’s indisposition
(b) want of sufficient drink
(c) inclement weather
(d) none

Q122. Macbeth visited again the spirits and realized that the shadowy figures in the glass were-

(a) Macduff’s sons
(b) Duncan’s sons
(c) Fleance’s sons
(d) the posterity of Banquo

Q123. Macbeth began to envy the condition of-

(a) Fleance
(b) Banquo
(c) Macduff
(d) Duncan

Q124. Lady Macbeth died-

(a) by suicide
(b) a unnatural death
(c) a natural death
(d) by horror

Q125. Lady Macbeth was unable to bear the

(a) accusation against her
(b) Pangs of separation
(c) remorse of guilt
(d) her husband’s wicked purpose

Q126. The escape of Fleance deprived Macbeth and his wife of-

(a) peace of mind
(b) property
(c) firmness of mind
(d) none

Q127. The witches bound the infernal spirits to-

(a) carry out their orders
(b) answer their questions
(c) mislead men
(d) none

Q128. Malcolm and Macduff raised a powerful army in-

(a) England
(b) Ireland
(c) Norway
(d) France

Q129. Macbeth determined to die ‘with armour on his back’ means-

(a) he wanted to carry an armour (a covering for body) on his back
(b) die fighting
(c) flee from the battle field
(d) none of these

Q130. Macbeth regarded the messenger as liar to because

(a) his report was false
(b) Macbeth could not believe him
(c) his report was too much pleasing
(d) he could not understand his message

Q131. Macbeth unwisely believed that-

(a) Birnam wood could really go to Dunsinane
(b) Dunsinane could really go where Birnam wood was
(c) Birnam wood could not move
(d) none of these

Q132. What actually was the dagger that Macbeth saw-

(a) a phantom
(c) phantasmagoria
(b) a phantasm
(d) none

Q133. What Macbeth see in the glass which shadowy Banquo bore?

(a) five shadows
(b) seven shadows
(c) eight shadows representing posterity of Banquo.
(d) none

Q134. ‘Everybody hated the tyrant’, who is referred to as tyrant here?

(a) Malcolm
(b) Macbeth
(c) Macduff
(d) Donalbain

Q135. Why did the messenger report to Macbeth?

(a) Birnam wood is in flame
(b) Birnam wood is moving towards Dunsinane Hill
(c) Dunsinane Hill is approaching Birnam
(d) none

Q136. What did everyone of Malcolm’s soldiers do upon his instruction?

(a) bore a bough before him 
(b) bore a spear with him
(c) bore a sword and shield
(d) none

Q137. A fierce battle ensued between-

(a) Macbeth and Duncan
(b) Macbeth and Malcolm
(c) Malcolm and Macbeth
(d) Macbeth and Macduff

Q138. At the end of the battle, Macduff presented Malcolm-

(a) the dagger of Macbeth
(b) Banquo’s head
(c) the sword of Macbeth
(d) Macbeth‘s head

Q139. With whom did Macbeth try to avoid fight remembering the caution of the spirits?

(a) Macduff
(b) Macduff’s army
(c) both
(d) none of these

Q140. Macbeth decided to kill the messenger if his report the false by-

(a) cutting his throat
(b) sending him to the gallows
(c) hanging him upon the next tree till famine ended him
(d) none

Q141. The marching of the Malcolm’s soldiers with bough gave the appearance of-

(a) a moving forest
(b) moving of some trees
(c) a green wall
(d) none of these

Q142. Macduff urged Macbeth to fight by calling him-

(a) tyrant
(b) murderer
(c) hell hound, villain, tyrant and murderer
(d) none of these

Q143. For what did Macduff give Macbeth many foul reproaches?

(a) for killing his children
(b) for killing his wife
(c) for killing his Duncan
(d) for killing his wife and children

Q144. Scornfully Macduff declared that he would not kill Macbeth and proposed to make a show of Macbeth as-

(a) Monster
(b) a tyrant
(c) both tyrant and monster
(d) none of these

Q145. What did Macduff do with Macbeth’s head-

(a) Presented to the young and lawful king Malcolm
(b) Presented to Fleance
(c) Presented the oppressed mass
(d) None of these

Q146. Macbeth fought a fierce fight with Macbeth and in the end was overcome by-

(a) Malcolm
(b) Macduff
(c) Fleance
(d) none

Q147. At last Malcolm ascended the throne of-

(a) Ireland
(b) Scotland
(c) England
(d) Greenland

Q148. Malcolm’s ascension to the throne of Scotland was celebrated by-

(a) the nobles only
(b) the mass only
(c) the both nobles
(d) The both nobles and mass

Q149. The enemy soldiers of Norway were conquered at the hands of

(a) Macbeth 

(b) Malcolm
(c) Macduff

(d) Duncan

Q150. Who kills Macbeth?

(a) Macduff
(b) Banquo
(c) Lady Macbeth
(d) Malcolm

Q151. Whom does Lady Macbeth frame for the murder of Duncan?
 

(a) Malcolm and Donalbain
(b) Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
(c) The porter
(d) Macbeth

Q152. What vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?

(a) He sees a floating head urging him to spill blood.
(b) He sees a bloody axe lodged in Duncan’s brow.
(c) He sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight.

(d) He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.

Q153. Which nation’s army invades Scotland at the end of the play?

(a) Norway
(b) France
(c) England
(d) Finland

Q154. What happens to Lady Macbeth before she dies?

(a) She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking.
(b) She is haunted by the ghost of Duncan.
(c) She sees her children killed in battle.
(d) She sees her children killed by Macbeth.

Q155. Who flees from Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death?

(a) Macbeth

(b) Malcolm and Donalbain

(c) Fleance

(d) Lennox

Q156. Name some of the powerful ingredients that are used by the witches .

a ) Bats

b ) A wolf’s tooth

c ) A dragon’s scale 

d ) All of the above

Q157. Macbeth raised an inquiry to the witches about the proper settlement of his

a ) Certainty

b ) Command

c ) Doubt

d ) Appeal 

Q158. On perceiving the ceremonial act of witches, Macbeth was hardly

a ) Excited

b ) Fearful

c ) Joyous

d ) Sorrowful

Q159. On hearing the assertion of the second spirit, Macbeth became fearless of

a ) Spirits

b ) Macduff

c ) Banquo

d ) Banquo's posterity 

Q160. The cauldron of the witches collapsed within the

a ) Ground

b ) Air

c ) Wall

d ) Surrounding

Q161. After expressing their approval to Macbeth, the witches got disappeared into the

a ) Platform

b ) Air

c ) Terrace

d ) Chamber

Q162. Macduff’s main intention of escape to England was to participate in the

a ) War

b ) Competition

c ) Army

d ) Navy

Q163. Macduff intended to engage in the strong army force that was created in opposition to

a ) Malcolm

b ) Donalbain

c ) Fleance

d ) Macbeth

Q164. Name the person who helped Macbeth to commit his mischievous task ?

a ) King’s attendants

b ) Lady Macbeth

c ) Banquo

d ) Florence

Q165. Macbeth’s wife was greatly affected by a disorder which was known by the term of

a ) Schizophrenia

b ) Bipolar disorder

c ) Somnambulism

d ) Eating disorder 

Q166. The void assurance of the witches raised a sense of faulty confidence  in

a ) Macduff 

b ) Malcolm

c ) Donalbain                              

d ) Macbeth

Q167. At the final moment, Macbeth decided to face the enemy troops in a

a ) Courageous manner

b ) Sorrowful manner

c ) Timid manner 

d ) Joyous manner

Q168. As the army officials proceeded to war against Macbeth, they were commanded to carry a

a ) Flag

b ) Rope

c ) Template

d ) Tree branch

Q169. Macduff affirmed that he was a

a ) Cesarean child

b ) Test tube child

c ) Surrogate child                     

d ) Scheduled induction child

Q170. Macbeth sharply denied to handover himself before

a ) Young Siward

b ) Jenifer

c ) Malcolm

d ) Donaldson

Q171. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play? 

(a) Dark and misty. 

(b) Sunny and bright. 

(c) Lightning and thunder. 

(d) Torrential rain

Q172. The witches looked like-

(a) charming ladies

(b) mad creatures

(c) unearthly creatures

(d) queens.

Q173. The three unearthly creatures that met with Macbeth and Banquo, were singing

(a) Heave hol

(b) Fair is foul, and foul is fair

(c) Hey and a ho and a hey nonino! 

(d) Avaunt!

Q174. "Lesser than Macbeth and greater" The man who was talked about is-

(a) Macduff's father

(b) an Irish general

(c) Malcolm's father

(d) Banquo 

Q175. Malcolm and Donalbain were the sons of-

(a) Macduff. 

(b) Banque 

(c) The Thane of Cawdor 

(d) Duncan

Q176. Macduff was the Thane of

(a) Cawdor 

(b) Ross 

(c) Fife 

(d) Glamis.

Q177. Banquo was-

(a) Irish general 

(b) a Scottish general 

(c) an English general 

(d) an Ireland general

Q178. The three figures whom a unearthly creatures Macbeth and Banque saw were-

(a) unhealthy creatures 

(b) witches 

(c) women 

(d) fairies

Q179. Macbeth was saluted with the title of Thane of Cawdor by the

(a) first of the weird creatures
(b) second of the witches
(c) third of them
(d) both (a) and (b)

Q180. The witches spoke to Banquo in

(a) simple words 

(b) riddling terms 

(c) weird language 

(d) mysterious language

Q181. Lady Macbeth was-

(a) a good natured woman 

(b) sympathetic woman 

(c) mean-minded woman 

(d) ambitious woman

Q182. The prophecy of the witches inflamed Lady Macbeth with-

(a) courage

(b) ambition

(c) frustration

(d) hope

Q183. Lady Macbeth continuously spurred Macbeth to

(a) be a king of Cumberland

(b) go to the witches

(c) be a Scottish general

(d) murder Duncan

Q184. Duncan visited Macbeth's castle to-

(a) give him presents

(b) honour him

(c) make him a king of Scotland

(d) making a army-general

Q185. Duncan was highly pleased at-

(a) Macbeth's success in the battle

(b) Banquo's soldiership

(c) the gentle reception of Macbeth

(d) the prophecy of the witches

Q186. In order to gain knowledge about his ultimate result, Macbeth attempted to revisit the

a ) Opponents

b ) Group

c ) Strangers

d ) Witches

Q187. Macbeth’s wife quickly dispersed the invited visitors of the banquet, as she was scared that her husband might reveal the terrible

a ) Proposal

b ) Surprise

c ) Secret

d ) Affair

Q188. What plan was made by Macbeth and his wife in order to invalidate the assumptions of the witches ?

a) To kill three weird sister 

b) To kill Malcolm and Donalbain 

c) To kill Franco and his father

d) To kill Fleance and his father

Q189. After assenting the throne, Lady Macbeth and her husband were pondered with the fact that 

a) Banquo would kill Macbeth

b) Banquo’s heirs would occupy the post of the King

c) Malcolm will kill Macbeth

d ) Macduff will kill Macbeth

Q190. Lady Macbeth herself took a dagger because-

(a) she could execute the deed

(b) she feared Duncan

(c) she was doubtful of Macbeth's purpose

(d) she was confident of her decision

Q191. The demise of Duncan followed by the elopement of his two sons, facilitated Macbeth to acquire the position of the

a) Senate of Scotland 

b) General of Scotland

c) Assistant of Scotland

d) King of Scotland

Q192. Macbeth was keenly hesitant to kill

a ) Malcolm

b ) Duncan

c ) Donaldson

d ) Donalbain

Q193. Macbeth saw a blood-stained dagger-

(a) in his room 

(b) in the castle 

(c) in the air 

(d) in his room

Q194. Duncan was murdered-

(a) in his own house 

(b) in Macbeth's castle 

(c) in the royal court 

(d) in Ireland

Q195. The blood-stained dagger that Macbeth saw in the air was-

(a) mere blade 

(b) real 

(c) unreal 

(d) a knife

Q196. After committing the murder, Macbeth discerned some unknown

a ) Speech

b ) Proposal

c ) Approval

d ) Voice

Q197. Macbeth could not pronounce the word- / Macbeth found it enormously difficult to utter the word

(a) God

(b) Amen

(c) murder

(d) Christ

Q198. On hearing the news of Duncan’s murder, Malcolm and Donalbain decided to choose the path of

a ) Confinement

b ) Aesthetic

c ) Flee 

d ) Mourn

Q199. The entire suspicion fell upon- / The proof of crime was mainly inclined towards the king’s

(a) the grooms 

(b) Macbeth 

(c) Lady Macbeth

(d) Banquo

Q200. The name of the eldest son of Duncan was-

(a) Donalbain

(b) Malcolm

(c) Angus

(d) Macduff

Q201. Macbeth could not sleep peacefully for many days because-

(a) he was afraid of Banquo's ghost

(b) he thought of Fleance's successors to be the Kings after him

(c) he dreamt of keeping himself out of the throne

(d) he was afraid of Macduff

Q202. The weird sisters would like to conjure up-

(a) angels 

(b) spirits

(c) ghosts

(d) Macbeth

Q203. Macbeth wanted to have his doubts resolved by-

(a) the weird sisters

(b) infernal spirits

(c) supernatural power

(d) demons

Q204. The first spirit made Macbeth aware of-

(a) Banquo's children

(b) Fleance

(c) Macduff

(d) grooms

Q205. Macbeth had a jealousy on -

(a) Malcolm 

(b) Donalbain 

(c) Macduff 

(d) Banquo

Q206. According to the prophecy of the third spirit Macbeth should never be vanquished until---

(a) he would go to Dunsinane Hill

(b) Dunsinane Hill should come against him

(c) the wood of Birnam to Dunsinane Hill came against him

(d) Dunsinane Hill moved to Scotland

Q207. Hearing the prophecy of the third spirit Macbeth was---

(a) unhappy 

(b) frightened 

(c) joyful

(d) distracted

Q208. The shadow that came at last in the series was that of---

(a) Macduff 

(b) Malcolm 

(c) Banquo 

(d) Donalbain

Q209. The first thing that Macbeth heard after getting out of the cave was that-

(a) Malcolm was going to compromise with him

(b) Macduff had fled to England

(c) Malcolm and Macduff were ready to visit Macbeth

(d) Birnam wood was coming to Dunsinane Hill

Q210. Malcolm and Macduff approached Macbeth with-

(a) a powerful army

(b) Thanes and nobles

(c) their followers

(d) messengers

Q211. After committing the murder, some unknown voice told Macbeth

a) Macbeth has murdered sleep

b) Macbeth has murdered Duncan

c) Duncan was murdered

d) Macbeth is cursed

Q212. Lady Macbeth was unable to bear-

(a) the treason against her

(b) the remorse of guilt

(c) the pangs of separation

(d) her husband's wicked purpose

Q213. Lady Macbeth seemed to have died-

(a) of a disease 

(b) by her own hands

(c) in an accident

(d) for the country

Q214. When Macbeth saw the approach of Malcolm's army, it roused his-

(a) ancient courage 

(b) hope

(c) unknown fear

(d) unseen agony

Q215. Macbeth shut himself up in the

(a) hall 

(b) castle 

(c) cave 

(d) terrace

Q216. A messenger who came to Macbeth was almost unable to report because he was-

(a) terribly frightened

(b) dumb

(c) very sad

(d) confused

Q217. Macbeth had understood the idea of a wood moving-

(a) in the same way the spirit meant

(b) in a different sense

(c) in the sense that the wood would move about without killing him

(d) in the sense that the wood would hardly move to kill him

Q218. When a skirmish (সংঘর্ষ/ দাঙ্গা) took place, Macheth was-

(a) strongly supported by his friends

(b) inclined to join the party of Malcolm and Macduff

(c) cutting to pieces all who were opposed to him

(d) desperate to save himself

Q219. What response was made by the king’s attendants after they were awake ?

a ) ‘ God bless us ‘

b ) ‘ God bless me ‘

c ) ‘ God bless us ‘ and ‘ Amen ‘

d ) ‘ God help us’

Q220. Macduff was-

(a) born of a woman

(b) untimely taken from his mother

(c) born in the manner of ordinary men

(d) born after the death of his mother

Q221. The witches and spirits deceived Macbeth--

(a) in their promise

(b) with confusing words

(c) in sense and meaning

(d) with false show of honour

Q222. In the end Macduff presented Malcolm-

(a) a sword

(b) Macbeth's head

(c) a throne

(d) a wand

Q223. In the sleeping Duncan Lady Macbeth found a replica of --

(a) her nephew

(b) her uncle 

(c) her grandfather

(d) her father

Q224. The charm of the witches was prepared in a --

(a) huge pot 

(b) huge jug 

(c) huge cauldron 

(d) huge mug

Q225. The charm which the weird sisters prepared was cooled with--

(a) the blood of a goat

(b) the blood of a cat

(c) the blood of a child

(d) the blood of a baboon

MACBETH MCQ ANSWERS

1. (b) the friend of Banquo
2. (b) drama
3. (b) William Shakespeare
4. (a) an ambitious woman
5. (d) valour and skill
6. (a) thane of Glamis to thane of Cawdor
7. (c) a general
8. (b) Scotland
9. (c) Banquo and Macbeth
10. (c) Macbeth
11. (b) Macbeth only
12. (c) Malcolm and Donalbain
13. (c) you will be the king of Scotland hereafter
14. (b) Duncan’s son
15. (a) inflame
16. (a) Duncan’s elder son
17. (c) Duncan resembled her own father
18. (c) a benevolent king
19. (a) his hot and oppressed brain
20. (b) Banquo’s successors would be the kings of Scotland
21. (b) Ireland
22. (d) Scotland
23. (d) Scotland.
24. (b) dancing and singing
25. (d) fog and filthy air
26. (a) the thane of Glamis
27. (c) the thane of Cawdor
28. (d) the future king of Scotland
29. (b) two messengers from the king
30. (b) Duncan
31. (b) partially fulfilled
32. (a) Glamis
33. (d) riddling terms
34. (c) Malcolm
35. (d) the witches
36. (d) witches
37. (b) cave
38. (c) beards
39. (b) ambition
40. (a) three
41. (b) an armed head
42. (c) the thane of Fife
43. (a) a bloody child
44. (b) to laugh and scorn at the power of a man born naturally of a woman's womb
45. d) Wars
46. b) Macbeth
47. a) Macbeth
48. d) Three witches
49. c) Thane of Glamis
50. a) Witches
51. b) Second witch
52. a) Banquo
53. c) King of Scotland
54. c) King of Scotland
55. b) Witches
56. d) Sovereign of Scotland
57. c) Witches
58. d) Thane of Cawdor
59. a) Title
60. c) Astonished
61. b) Third witch
62. c) Witches
63. b) Great consequences
64. d) Witches
65. b) Partial achievement
66. c) King
67. b) Macbeth
68. a) to reward Macbeth's bravery and loyalty after his fight against rebels
69. c) Pleased
70. b) Sleep
71. d) King Duncan
72. c) Dagger
73. (b) Macbeth’s castle
74. (a) smiles
75. (a) honour him
76. b) tired of the journey
77. (c) Macbeth’s success in the battle
78. (d) with pretending smile
79. (b) exhausted
80. (c) Lady Macbeth
81. (c) at midnight
82. (c) plot the murder of the king
83. (c) fickleness and cowardice
84. (a) wife and children
85. (b) sweet and wholesome
86. (b) Duncan’s chamber
87. (b) resolution
88. (d) the grooms
89. (c) third spirit
90. (a) dagger
91. (c) vanished
92. (a) in the air
93. (d) vacillated
94. (b) Macduff
95. (a) dagger
96. (c) weaver of his thought
97. (b) one stroke of his dagger
98. (b) Macbeth’s castle
99. (b) tragedy
100. (a) morning
101. (a) England
102. (b) The troops of Norway
103. (c) in a distracted state
104. (b) Banquo’s son
105. (d) cowardice
106. (a) the children of Banquo would be the king after Macbeth
107. (a) father of future king in Scotland
108. (d) Macbeth
109. (c) Banquo’s son, Banquo and all the chief thanes
110. (c) equivocal
111. (c) the assassins
112. (d) the way to attend the banquet
113. (a) Macduff
114. (d) the thanes and nobles
115. (d) Inverness
116. (b) His guilt and paranoia
117. (b) during banquet
118. (b) Macbeth alone
119. (c) trembled in fear
120. (b) Banquo’s ghost
121. (a) Macbeth’s indisposition
122. (d) the posterity of Banquo
123. (d) Duncan
124. (a) by suicide
125. (c) remorse of guilt
126. (a) peace of mind
127. (b) answer their questions
128. (a) England
129. (b) die fighting
130. (b) Macbeth could not believe him
131. (a) Birnam wood could really go to Dunsinane
132. (b) a phantasm
133. (c) eight shadows representing posterity of Banquo.
134. (b) Macbeth
135. (b) Birnam wood is moving towards Dunsinane Hill
136. (a) bore a bough before him
137. (d) Macbeth and Macduff
138. (d) Macbeth‘s head
139. (a) Macduff
140. (a) cutting his throat
141. (a) a moving forest
142. (c) hell hound, villain, tyrant and murderer
143. (d) for killing his wife and children
144. (c) both tyrant and monster
145. (a) Presented to the young and lawful king Malcolm
146. (b) Macduff
147. (b) Scotland
148. (d) The both nobles and mass
149. (a) Macbeth
150. (a) Macduff
151. (b) Duncan’s drunken chamberlains
152. (d) He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.
153. (c) England
154. (a) She is plagued by fits of sleepwalking
155. (b) Malcolm and Donalbain
156. (d) All of the above
157. (c) Doubt
158. (b) Fearful
159. (b) Macduff
160. (a) Ground
161. (b) Air
162. (c) Army
163. (d) Macbeth
164. (b) Lady Macbeth
165. (c) Somnambulism
166. (d) Macbeth
167. (a) Courageous manner
168. (d) Tree branch
169. (a) Cesarean child
170. (c) Malcolm
171. (c) Lightning and thunder
172. (c) unearthly creatures
173. (b) Fair is foul, and foul is fair
174. (d) Banquo
175. (d) Duncan
176. (c) Fife
177. (b) a Scottish general
178. (b) witches
179. (b) second of the witches
180. (b) riddling terms
181. (d) ambitious woman
182. (b) ambition
183. (d) murder Duncan
184. (b) honour him
185. (a) Macbeth's success in the battle
186. (d) Witches
187. (c) Secret
188. (d) To kill Fleance and his father
189. (b) Banquo’s heirs would occupy the post of the King
190. (c) she was doubtful of Macbeth's purpose
191. (d) King of Scotland
192. (b) Duncan 
193. (c) in the air
194. (b) in Macbeth's castle
195. (c) unreal
196. (d) voice
197. (b) Amen
198. (c) Flee
199. (b) Macbeth
200. (b) Malcolm
201. (b) he thought of Fleance's successors to be the Kings after him
202. (b) spirits
203. (b) infernal spirits
204. (c) Macduff
205. (c) Macduff
206. (c) the wood of Birnam to Dunsinane Hill came against him
207. (c) joyful
208. (c) Banquo
209. (b) Macduff had fled to England
210. (a) a powerful army
211. (a) Macbeth has murdered sleep
212. (b) the remorse of guilt
213. (b) by her own hands
214. (a) ancient courage
215. (b) castle
216. (a) terribly frightened
217. (b) in a different way
218. (c) cutting to pieces all who were opposed to him
219. (c) ‘God bless us‘ and ‘Amen‘
220. (b) untimely taken from his mother
221. (b) with confusing words
222. (b) Macbeth's head
223. (d) her father
224. (c) huge cauldron
225. (d) the blood of a baboon