OL Macbeth Act I Review

Macbeth's actions on the battlefield show him to be all of the following EXCEPT

• superstitious
• brave
• loyal
• capable of great violence

King Duncan is upset with the original Thane of Cawdor because of his

• betrayal
• greed
• cowardice
• incompetence

The quote "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" supports the thematic concept that

• Opposites mean the same thing

• all good people are actually evil

• listening to witches is a great idea

• nothing is as it appears

What will most likely lead to Macbeth's downfall in the tragedy?

• a circumstance beyond his control
• Lady Macbeth telling him what to do
• a flaw in himself

Which of the following best describes the mood of scene 1?

• confusion and upset
• horror and shock
• uneasiness and gloom
• lighthearted wonder

Who said: "Fair is foul and foul is fair"?

• the witches
• Macbeth
• Duncan
• Lady Macbeth

What is dramatic irony?

• The audience knows something (is ironic) but the characters involved do not.
• A very dramatic moment in the play
• A very sarcastic moment in the play
• The audience doesn't know what is going to happen

In Scene 1, the witches say they will meet Macbeth

• When the wars are over

• When the storm is over

• When the cauldron is done bubbling

• When King Duncan dies

Duncan is all of these except

• The king of Scotland

• Donalbain's father

• Malcolm's father

• Banquo's father

Captain: But all’s too weak;

For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name),

Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel,

Which smoked with bloody execution,

Like valor’s minion, carved out his passage

Till he faced the slave;

Which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,

Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops,

And fixed his head upon our battlements.

This quotation shows that

• Macbeth is excellent at defeating his enemies.

• Macbeth is ruthless with his enemies.

• Macbeth is fearless

• All of these are true.