Macbeth Acts 1-3

Shakespeare probably wrote Macbeth to impress his Scottish ruler _______________

• James I
• James V
• Elizabeth I
• Elizabeth IV

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The witches give us all of the following prophesies in
Act I EXCEPT...

• Beware of Macduff
• Macbeth will be king
• Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor
• Banquo's sons will be king

Why do people suspect that Malcolm and Donalbain killed their father?

• They found the body
• They had bloody clothes
• They fought with him earlier
• They ran away after the murder

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Who does Duncan name the new Thane of Cawdor?

• Duncan

• Macbeth

• Thane of Cawdor

• Lady Macbeth

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What do the witches predict in Act 1 scene 3 for Macbeth?

• he will be king
• his children will be king
• beware Macduff
• the woods will move

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Macbeth says, “Stars hide your fires.  Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires?

• to kill Duncan
• to be king
• to leave his country for England
• to kill Banquo

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What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?

• drug the guards and go in the room and stab him
• overpower the guards and kill Duncan in hand to hand combat
• poison Duncan at the banquet
• turn Malcolm against him and get him to do it

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Why is Macbeth crowned king after Duncan is murdered and not Duncan’s sons?

• Duncan has no children
• Duncan had named Macbeth his heir
• the witches told them to
• Duncan's sons have run away and seem guilty

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Why does Macbeth want to kill Banquo and Fleance?

• Banquo is a traitor
• the witches prophecy
• Lady Macbeth wants him to
• Fleance conspired to kill Macbeth

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Who or what did Macbeth see at the banquet table?

• Banquo's ghost
• the witches
• Lady Macbeth's ghost
• Duncan's ghost

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