0124 Quizziz - Macbeth

Who wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth?

• Henry Higgins
• William Shakespeare
• John Donne
• J. K. Rowling

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How many witches approach Macbeth at the beginning of (not the movie but) the play?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene 3 for Macbeth?

• he will be king
• his children will be king
• beware Macduff
• the woods will move

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What do the witches predict in Act 1 for Banquo?

• his children will be king
• beware Macduff
• the woods will move
• he will be king

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Who does Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?

• Duncan

• Macbeth

• Thane of Cawdor

• Lady Macbeth

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Macbeth says, “Stars hide your fires.  Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires?

• to kill Duncan
• to be king
• to leave his country for England
• to kill Banquo

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After Lady Macbeth reads the letter in Act 1, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?

• she hates her husband

• she is afraid of what Macbeth might do

• she is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war

• he's too full o' th' milk of human kindness to do what's necessary

What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home in Act 1?

• He shouldn't eat too much, because that would make him too sleepy to commit the murder quickly.

• He should let Banquo in on the plan so that he has more help

• He must learn to look innocent even when his heart is full of evil.

• This would not be a good time to murder Duncan. They should wait a few days.

What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?

• drug the guards and go in the room and stab him
• overpower the guards and kill Duncan in hand to hand combat
• poison Duncan at the banquet
• turn Malcolm against him and get him to do it

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Why does Macbeth want to kill Banquo and Fleance?

• Banquo is a traitor
• the witches prophecy
• Lady Macbeth wants him to
• Fleance conspired to kill Macbeth