Macbeth Act 1

How many witches are there in Act 1?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 3

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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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Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?

• Duncan insulted him.
• Macbeth wants to be king.
• The people don't respect Duncan.
• The witches forced Macbeth to carry out their plan.

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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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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

Why does Lady Macbeth think that Macbeth will not be able to kill King Duncan? 

• He is not strong enough to do it.
• He is not smart enough to pull it off
• His nature is too kind
• He does not have the ambition to be King

Where is the play set?

• England
• Wales
• Ireland
• Scotland

What important role do the witches play in Act I?  

• They foreshadow events
• they help define the setting
• they provide historical background
• they introduce the other characters

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When Lady Macbeth says to "unsex me here" and "fill her with the direst cruelty" she is asking to

• have a sex change operation
• think and act like a cruel man would in this situation
• take away any children she might have had
• become a virgin again so that she can be a proper queen

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.