Macbeth - Act I

In which country is Macbeth set in?

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

• Denmark

Which characters are talking in the opening scene?

• Three witches

• Macbeth and Banquo

• King Duncan and the bloody soldier

• Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Who is traveling with Macbeth when he encounters the witches?

• King Duncan

• Banquo

• Lady Macbeth

• Malcolm

In the following line whose death comes to Macbeth's mind as a "horrid image"

"If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/ whose horrid image doth unfix my heart/ and make my seated heart knock at my ribs" (1.3.148).

• The Thane of Cawdor

• King Duncan

• Banquo

• Lady Macbeth

In scene 4, why is the original Thane of Cawdor executed?

• For loosing a battle

• For murdering his wife

• For attempting to murder Macbeth

• For committing treason/betraying his country

King Duncan mainly decides to make Macbeth the new Thane of Cawdor because

• Macbeth is his cousin

• Macbeth fought heroically for him

• The witches told him to

• Macbeth demanded he get this title

True or False

Banquo encourages Macbeth to trust the witches after they turned out to be right about him becoming Thane of Cawdor.

• True

• False

Who is anointed Prince of Cumberland (next in line to be king)?

• Malcolm

• Donalbain

• Macduff

• Macbeth

How does Lady Macbeth first hear about her husband's encounter with the witches?

• Macbeth tells her as soon as he arrives home

• She has a vision about it in a dream

• Macbeth writes her a letter

• Macbeth passes the information along through a servant

What is Lady Macbeth worried about concerning Macbeth and the prophecy about him being future king?

• He is not ruthless enough to kill the king

• He is not ambitious enough to want to be king

• He is too superstitious and will not want to interact with witches

• He is not smart enough to plan the murder of the king