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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who do the three witches plan to meet in Act 1 Scene 1?
Banquo
Duncan
Macbeth
MacDuff
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does Lady Macbeth fear in Act 1 Scene 5?
Her husband is too nice to do what needs to be done to become king
Duncan will grow suspicious of her
Banquo will find a way to be king
The witches have lied to Macbeth
- 3. Multiple Choice
What three titles do the witches use to greet Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 3?
The Thane of Glamis
The Thane of Cawdor
King, hereafter
Father of Kings
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does Lady Macbeth decide after reading Macbeth's letter in Act 1 Scene 1?
Lady Macbeth dismisses the words of the witches.
Lady Macbeth is determined to question the witches.
Lady Macbeth prepares to kill Duncan.
Lady Macbeth plans to ask her husband for the real story.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does Lady Macbeth question in order to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan?
His power
His story
His motives
His manliness
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is Lady Macbeth's plan to kill King Duncan?
Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps and blame the King's brother.
Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.
Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he's returns to the castle on horseback.
Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does King Duncan give Macbeth the title, Thane of Cawdor?
Macbeth fought valiantly in battle
The Thane of Glamis was a traitor
To fulfil the witches' prophecies
Duncan was doing a favour for Macbeth's father
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says to "unsex me here" and "fill her with the direst cruelty"?
to change gender
to think and act like a cruel man would in this situation
to take away any children she might have had
to become queen
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLegend has it that Macbeth is a cursed play. What do theater people call the play to avoid the curse?The Play Which must not be namedThe Bloody PlayThe Scottish PlayThe Curse of Scotland
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do the three witches predict for Banquo?
He will be king
His sons will be king
He will be the Thane of Cawdor
He will be murdered by Macbeth
- 11. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of the play, which country is Scotland at war with?
Norway
Sweden
England
Germany
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does King Duncan thinks of Macbeth?
a loyal but overly ambitious soldier
a man with a dangerously ambitious wife
a brave and loyal soldier to whom he owes great thanks
a brave but indecisive soldier
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor is executed?
he cheated on his wife
he committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland
he killed the queen
he refused to go into battle because he was a coward
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why does King Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor?
Malcolm is going to become a prince, thus leaving his position open
Macbeth has fought valiantly for the king
Banquo told Duncan about the prophecies
Duncan knows that Macbeth will betray him otherwise
- 15. Multiple Choice
How is the weather described in the opening of the play?
rainy, dark and cold
humid and stormy
warm and sunny
partly cloudy and rainy
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who is the King of Scotland?
James
MacDuff
Duncan
Banquo
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who is made heir to Duncan's throne?
Malcolm
Macbeth
Fleance
Macduff
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
Modesty
The ambition to ever become someone notable
The manliness to follow through on his ambitions
The intelligence to be a king
- 19. Multiple Choice
What did the word "weird" mean at the time Shakespeare was writing Macbeth?
fateful
strange
abnormal
bizzare
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the title given to Scottish noblemen?
Thane
Lord
Sirrah
Weird
- 21. Multiple Choice
Who betrays King Duncan in Act 1, Scene 2?
The Thane of Cawdor
The Thane of Glamis
Malcolm
The Seargent
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
Ambition
Indecisiveness
Greed
Jealousy
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which character describes the bravery of Macbeth to King Duncan in Act 1, Scene 2?
The Seargent
Ross
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which character says the following quote: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen"?
Macbeth
The Witches
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which character says the following quote: "The Thane of Cawdor lives: Why do you dress me in borrowed robes?
Macbeth
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is the term used to describe a stage direction where a character speaks their thoughts out loud but is not heard by any other character on stage?
Aside
Stage Direction
Dialogue
Soliloquy
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the dramatic element which hints at a plot development that doesn't occur until later on in the story to create tension and suspense?
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Irony
Symbolism
Soliloquy
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which character are the witches referring to when they say "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater/ Not so happy, yet much happier/ Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."
Banquo
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Ross
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which character is Malcom referring to when he says, "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it"?
Thane of Cawdor
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
The Seargent
- 30. Multiple Choice
True or false? King Duncan is a trusting and kind leader.
True
False
- 31. Multiple Choice
"Stars hide not your fires, let not light see my dark and deep desires" is an example of which language feature?
Simile
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
- 32. Multiple Choice
A monologue delivered by a character when he is she is alone and allows the character to convey his or her inner thoughts and feelings to the audience is an example of which dramatic elements?
Dramatic Irony
Soliloquy
Aside
Speech
- 33. Multiple Choice
What is the term for a dramatic device in which the audience's understanding or knowledge surpasses that of the character or characters on stage?
Aside
Soliloquy
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
- 34. Multiple Choice
"The raven himself is hoarse/ That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan" is an example of which dramatic technique?
Foreshadowing
Simile
Metaphor
Stage Directions
- 35. Multiple Choice
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair" is an example of which language feature?
Simile
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Paradox
- 36. Multiple Choice
"You look like an innocent flower but be the serpent under it" is an example of which language feature?
Simile
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Paradox
- 37. Multiple Choice
What type of play is Macbeth?
Comedy
Tragedy
Romance
History
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which character says the following quote: "Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! Unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to he toe top full of direst cruelty."
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Hecate
The Witches
- 39. Multiple Choice
What is the term for a language device in which objects or words are used to represent ideas or qualities, beyond their literal meaning?
Symbolism
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Simile
- 40. Multiple Choice
What is the term for a figurative language technique which makes a direct comparison between two different objects or concepts?
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Imagery
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