macbeth act 1-2

How many witches are there in Act 1?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 3

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Why was the original Thane of Cawdor 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.

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What prediction from the witches is false?

• Banquo's sons would be king.
• Macbeth will be the Thane of Cawdor.
• Malcolm will kill Macbeth.
• Macbeth will be King of Scotland.

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Who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill the king?

• Malcolm
• The witches
• Banquo
• Lady Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth believes in order to carry out the murder, she has to...

• get drunk
• hire a mercenary killer
• get the witches to help her
• act like a man

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Lady Macbeth says she keeps all promises she makes, and says she would even kill her ___________ if she had vowed to do so. 
 

• mother
• husband
• sister
• child

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"Duncan says there's no art to find the mind's construction in the face." means...

• Can't judge a person by their looks.
• You are about to be lied to.
• You are a poor person.
• You can't be trusted.

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Lady Macbeth fears that 

• 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

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The Macbeths plan is to 

• poison both Duncan and the guards
• trick Macduff and Banquo into killing the King
• pushing the king out a window and blaming Malcolm and Donalbain
• getting the guards drunk and framing them by using their weapons to kill the king

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What do Macbeth and his wife do to make sure that Duncan’s guards are blamed for his death?

• dress in guards' clothes to commit the murder
• convince the drunk guards that Duncan is evil
• use the guards' daggers to stab Duncan
• make sure the guards are seen drinking