Macbeth Quiz

What do the Second and Third witch lend to the First witch?

• Money

• A broomstick

• Winds

• A horoscope

What does the First witch want to do with the Master of the Tiger? (ship).

• Make his life awful by creating storms

• Give him some money

• Ask him for chestnuts

• Mend his ship

What learn about the witches motives in this scene?

• They are motivated to be petty and vindictive

• They want to help people

• They are worried about global warming

• They think the Sailor is lonely

Why do you think Shakespeare makes us associate the witches with bad weather?

• He thinks that they need a holiday in the sun

• Bad weather is more pleasant than good weather

• He wants to show that the witches have nowhere else to go

• The witches are evil and need to be associated with bad weather

How did the First witch intend to sail to Aleppo?

• By cruise liner

• By boat

• By surfboard

• By sieve

How do the witches know that Macbeth is coming?

• He texts them

• He had arranged to meet them there

• He waves at them

• They hear a drum announcing his approach

How long will the witches punish the sailor?

• One year

• Ten years

• 567 days

• A week

What do the witches do at the just before the arrival of Macbeth?

• They panic

• They disappear

• They hold hands and chant a spell

• They start to leave

Why do you think Shakespeare give us all this information on the witches early on the play?

• It sets the scene and warns us that they are evil.

• He likes witches

• King James the First told him to

• They made people laugh

Where was the battle the witches mentioned in Act 1 Scene 1 fought?

• Inverness

• Birnam Wood

• Near the King's camp at Forres

• The Western Isles