Macbeth - Act 1

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.

Which is not a prediction given by the witches?

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

A(n) ___________ is a character's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other characters on stage.

• Soliloquy
• Ballad
• Aside
• Aural

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

• That you 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.

True or False:
According to the Three Witches, Macbeth and his sons will be kings.

• True
• False 

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a general in a war with...

• Norway
• Ireland and Sweden
• England
• Denmark 

At the beginning of Act I, the wounded sergeant...

• is a convention of Elizabethan drama
• serves to reveal Macbeth as heroic and valiant
• has been sent by Macbeth to praise him before the king
• is King Duncan's valiant cousin

What's the weather at the opening of the play?

• rainy, dark and cold
• humid and stormy
• warm and sunny
• partly cloudy and rainy

The witches greet Macbeth by the title of...

• The Thane of Glamis
• The Thane of Cawdor
• King, hereafter
• All of the above

After reading her husband's letter...

• 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.