Macbeth Act I

Macbeth starts the play as a Thane.

• True

• False

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Lady Macbeth fears Macbeth is too kind to do anything treacherous.

• True

• False

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The Weird Sisters predict that Banquo will be a king.

• True

• False

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The play starts with Scotland at war with Norway.

• True

• False

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Duncan does not spend the night at Macbeth’s castle.

• True

• False

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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are planning on assassinating:

• Ross

• Banquo

• Duncan

• Malcolm

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The witches predict that Macbeth will be:

• Thane of Glamis

• King of Scotland

• Thane of Cawdor

• All of the above

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“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

• Tragedy

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What happened to the first Thane of Cawdor?

• He was killed for rebelling

• He died of illness

• He retired

• He got attacked by a bear

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Which motif was introduced in Act I?

• Self-sacrifice

• Color

• Violence

• None of the above

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