Macbeth - BJU

Which one of the following was not a significant cultural change during the Tudor era that allowed drama to move in a secular direction?

• urban development

• rising literacy

• Protestantism

• growing disdain of religious themes

Which of the following is not a characteristic of comedies?

• They amuse their audiences.

• Their plots center on ordinary events in the lives of common people.

• They are typically shorter than tragedies.

• They have happy endings.

Who are Duncan’s sons?

• Macbeth and Donalbain

• Malcolm and Banquo

• Malcolm and Donalbain

• Malcolm and Lennox

Who gave the title “Thane of Cawdor” to Macbeth?

• Malcolm

• Macduff

• Banquo

• Duncan

Which of the witches’ three prophecies about Macbeth is the only one not fulfilled by the end of Act I?

• He would be Thane of Glamis.

• He would be Thane of Cawdor.

• He would be king.

Whom are the witches addressing in the following lines?

“Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. / Not so happy, yet much happier. / Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.”

• Malcolm

• Donalbain

• Banquo

• Macduff

All of the following are images of evil that are prominently associated with Duncan’s murder except

• night.

• the raven.

• blood.

• the bell.

What order did Lady Macbeth violate in her invocation to spirits and in her claim to be willing to kill her child?

• natural

• social

• political

• psychological

Lady Macbeth instructs her husband to “look like th’innocent flower / But be the _____ under’t?”

• wolf

• lion

• scorpion

• serpent

What order did Lady Macbeth violate in mocking her husband for his hesitation to kill Duncan?

• natural

• social

• political

• psychological