Macbeth Act 1 Review

Which era was Macbeth written in?

• Edwardian

• Elizabethan

• Victorian

• Jacobean

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

In medieval Scotland, when Macbeth was set, the word for 'lord' was ______________.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who rebels against King Duncan at the start of the play?

• The Thane of Cawdor

• Malcolm

• Macdonwald

• Macbeth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What do the witches say in their first prophecy?

• Macbeth will become King

• Banquo will have sons, who will become kings

• Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor

• No one of woman born can harm Macbeth

• Macbeth will not have an heir

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The term for language that is circular and unclear, usually to avoid telling the truth, is known as ______________.

• trochaic tetrameter

• deceit

• equivocation

• prophecy

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The term for repeating the last part of a phrase at the start of the next, creating a sense of circular structure, is called __________.

• trochaic tetrameter

• chiasmus

• equivocation

• prophecy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When a character on stage speaks their inner thoughts while others are present, but only the audience can 'hear' them, this is called a/an

• stage whisper

• aside

• soliloquy

• monologue

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

When a character on stage has a long speech, in which only they are speaking, when other people are present, this is called a/an

• stage whisper

• aside

• soliloquy

• monologue

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

When a character on stage has a long speech in which they are speaking to themselves about their inner thoughts, usually while alone on stage, this is called a/an

• stage whisper

• aside

• soliloquy

• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The term for a flaw in character which leads to their downfall is called a/an

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3