Macbeth Act 1 Review

Who is King of Scotland at the beginning of this play?

• Macbeth

• Banquo

• Duncan

• Malcolm

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What royal title does the King give Macbeth after hearing about Macbeth's praiseworthy fighting and leadership?

• war general

• Thane of Glamis

• Thane of Winterfell

• Thane of Cawdor

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What was the 1st prophecy the witches reveal to Macbeth and Banquo?

• Macbeth will die in battle

• Macbeth will be King of Scotland

• Banquo's sons will be King

• Banquo will be King of Scotland

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What is dramatic irony?

• when what happens is the opposite of what happens

• when the audience knows something the characters do not know

• when a character says something but means another thing

• it is dramatic

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What is Lady Macbeth most worried about regarding her husband?

• he does not want to be King

• he is too soft and unmanly to kill the king

• he will kill the king without a plan

• he will not listen to her

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In Scene 4, who does King Duncan announce he is giving the throne to?

• Malcolm

• Donalbain

• Macbeth

• Ross

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What is the main reason Macbeth struggles with to kill the king?

• believes that the witches are lying

• Lady Macbeth will not see him as a man

• there will be consequences to his actions

• his conscience will be stained

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what is the plan Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have to kill the king?

• hire assassins to kill the king when he is leaving on horseback

• get the servants drunk, kill the king in his sleep and then blame the servants

• poison the king's food and blame the servants

• stab the king when no one is looking

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What is the 2nd prophecy that the witches reveal to Macbeth?

• Macbeth will be king of scotland

• Macbeth will die on the battlefield

• Banquo's sons will be king

• Banquo will be king

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The witches in Scene 1 inform the audience that

• there will be a new king of Scotland.

• Macbeth has acted bravely in battle.

• trouble is coming to Scotland.

• they will see Macbeth after the battle.

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