West Bengal Class 11 1st Sem English Chapter 9 Solution | পশ্চিমবঙ্গ একাদশ শ্রেণির ইংরেজী চ্যাপ্টার ৯ সমাধান | WBCHSE Class 11 1st Sem English Books Chapter 9 Solution | WBCHSE Class 11 English Chapter 9 Macbeth-William Shakespeare Question Answer 2026

 Chapter 9 – 

Macbeth-William Shakespeare

1. The first of the three witches saluted Macbeth with the title of –

(a) Thane of Glamis           (b) Thane of Cawdor         

(c) King of Scotland     (d) Great General

Ans: (a)

2. “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

Ans: (d)

3. Malcolm and Donalbain were the sons of –

(a) Macduff          (b) Banquo         

(c) the thane of Cawdor           (d) Duncan

Ans: (d)

4. The witches looked like –

(a) charming ladies           (b) mad creatures          

(c) unearthly creatures       (d) queens

Ans: (c) 

5. Macbeth was saluted as the ‘thane of Glamis’ by –

(a) Banquo        (b) the first witch         

(c) the second witch         (d) the  third witch

Ans: (b)

6. The name of Macbeth’s castle was –

(a) Dunsinane        (b) Inverness           

(c) Invernes          (d) Birnam

Ans: (b)

7. Macduff was the thane of –

(a) Cawdor          (b) Ross         

(c) Fife          (d) Glamis

Ans: (c)

8. The three unearthly creatures that met with Macbeth and Banquo were singing –

(a) Heave ho           (b) Fair is foul and foul is fair        

(c) Hey and a ho and a hey nonnino        (d) Avaunt

Ans: (b)

9. Duncan was the king of –

(a) Ireland            (b) England         

(c) Scotland          (d) France

Ans: (c)

10. When Duncan was the king of Scotland Macbeth was a –

(a) king         (b) thane       

(c) money lender         (d) messenger

Ans: (b)

11. The third witch foretold that Macbeth would be the –

(a) thane of Glamis             (b) thane of Cawdor         

(c) king of Scotland          (d) king of England

Ans: (c)

12. The witches spoke to Banquo in –

(a) simple words          (b) weird language          

(c) riddling terms           (d) mysterious language

Ans: (c)

13. Lady Macbeth was a –

(a) good natured woman          (b) sympathetic woman         

(c) evil-minded ambitious woman         (d) clever woman

Ans: (c)

14. Lady Macbeth knew the art of covering –

(a) treacherous purposes with smile           (b) goodness of heart with smile         

(c) inner grief with smile               (d) tears with smile.

Ans: (a)

15. The prophecy of the witches filled Lady Macbeth with –

(a) courage            (b) ambition         

(c) hope          (d) hatred

Ans: (b)

16. The purpose of Duncan’s visit to Macbeth’s castle was to –

(a) give him a present        (b) surprise him         

(c) make him the king of Scotland        (d) honour him

Ans: (d)

17. The old king went to sleep along with –

(a) his two sons         (b) two valiant generals         

(c) two grooms who came with him      (d) Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Ans: (c)

18. King Duncan’s two sons were –

(a) Macbeth and Banquo             (b) Macduff and Fleance           

(c) Malcolm and Macduff      (d) Malcolm and Donalbain

Ans: (d)

19. By nature King Duncan was –

(a) insane        (b) tyrant        

(c) whimsical        (d) benevolent

Ans: (d)

20 .As Macbeth approached to kill Duncan, he saw in the air –

(a) a blood stained dagger           (b) a sword full of blood       

(c) a spear          (d) a blood stained nail

Ans: (a)