Macbeth Act I Review Game

What is the point of Act I, scene i, in reference to the entire play?

• Introduce the Weird Sisters

• Set the mood and introduce several motifs

• Show dramatic irony

• Set the tone and introduce Macbeth

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King Duncan calling Macbeth, "Valiant cousin, worthy gentleman!" this is an example of which literary device?

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Irony

• Symbolism

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Why is the Thane of Cawdor executed?

• Killing Macdonwald

• Plotting to murder King Duncan

• For having wounded the sergeant

• Being a traitor and deceiving King Duncan

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Which is NOT one of the predictions made by the three Weird Sisters in scene iii?

• Macbeth will be the Prince of Cumberland

• Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor

• Macbeth will be king

• Banquo will have descendants that will be kings

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How does King Duncan respond to the execution of the Thane of Cawdor?

• There's no art to find the minds construction in the face: he was a gentlemen on whom I built an absolute trust

• He hath lost noble Macbeth hath won

• No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive, so pronounce his present death

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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What is Macbeth's deepest desire?

• To be home with his wife

• To be Thane of Glamis

• To be king

• To kill the king

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What is Lady Macbeth's prayer to the spirits?

• To fill her with cruelty

• Help her kill the king with poison

• To make her Queen of Cawdor

• Turn her into a man

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What is the meaning of the following Lady Macbeth quote: “look like an innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t” (I,v)?

• Learn to hide your true feelings

• Be who you are and say what you feel

• Patience is a virtue

• Evil is always lurking

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Which argument is NOT one that Macbeth uses to convince himself against killing King Duncan?

• He has done no particular evil

• He is a good and virtuous king

• He is someone he loves and respects

• He is drunk and sleeping

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to commit murder?

• She calls him a coward

• She tells him to be a man and get what he wants

• She questions his manhood

• She says she'll get someone else to do it

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