
Macbeth ACT 1 Test
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The statement “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a ________________
Metaphor
Simile
Paradox
Contradiction
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens to the Thane of Cawdor? Why?
He is rewarded for his bravery in the battle and promoted
He is executed for being a traitor
King Duncan takes his land away for being unfaithful
He is banished from Scotland
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What prophesies do the witches make for Macbeth when they see him?
He will become Thane of Cawdor and be killed by Banquo's posterity
He will be killed for killing King Duncan
He will be killed in another battle
He will be made Thane of Cawdor and then become King
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What prophecies do the witches give about Banquo?
That he will beget kings
That he will become king
That he will soon become a Thane
That he will be killed in battle
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the ways Macbeth sees himself getting the throne?
He can wait until King Duncan Dies
He can use the witches powers to overthrow the King
He can kill King Duncan
A and C
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What comment does Duncan make about Cawdor’s death?
That traitors deserve a horrible death
That he died more noble than he lived
That Cawdor deserved to die because he ruled ineffectively
The mode of execution was fitting for a traitor
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Lady Macbeth intimidate her husband in her speech to him?
She says she will kill him if he doesn't go through with the plan
she says he is a liar if he doesn't go through with it
She says that she is more of a man than he is because she would kill her own child if she swore to do it
She says she will divorce him and disclose his plans to the King
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
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