Macbeth Act 1

How many witches are there in Act 1?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 3

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• Malcolm
• The witches
• Banquo
• Lady Macbeth

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

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

• Norway
• Ireland and Sweden
• England
• Denmark 

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.

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.

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.

Macbeth has no doubts about killing Duncan.

• True
• False