Macbeth Act 1-2 Quiz 10B

Where do Macbeth and the witches first meet?

• Outside his castle in Inverness

• Outside Duncan's castle

• On the battlefield

• On the heath

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What is the witches prophecy to Macbeth?

• All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you Thane of Glamis

• All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you Thane of Cawdor

• All hail, Macbeth the future king!

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What is the witches prophecy to Banquo?

• You are lesser than Macbeth but also greater.

• Your descendants will be kings.

• You are not as happy as Macbeth, yet much happier.

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What title does Duncan give to Macbeth as a reward?

• Thane of Scotland

• Thane of Cawdor

• Thame of Glamis

• Thame of Glasbury

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Who is made heir to Duncan's throne?

• Macbeth

• Banquo's son, Fleance

• Duncan's son, Malcom

• Macduff

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What character trait does the following quote reveal?

"The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step/ On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,/ For in my way it lies" (1.4.48-50).

• Macbeth's loyalty

• Macbeth's fate

• Macbeth's guilt

• Macbeth's ambition

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What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't"?

• She wants Macbeth to be kind and gentle.

• She wants Macbeth to appear innocent while being deceitful.

• She wants Macbeth to plant flowers in the garden.

• She wants Macbeth to be honest and straightforward.

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After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?

• She hates her husband

• She is afraid of what Macbeth might do

• he's too weak to do what's necessary

• She is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war

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Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to unsex her because

• she was unable to conceive a child
• she wanted to embody masculine tendencies toward cruelty and violence

• traditional women’s roles required her to refrain from ordering her husband around
• she needed to be free from lustful thoughts in order to carry out her plan.

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What is Lady Macbeth’s plan for murdering Duncan?

• Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps and blame the King’s brother.

• Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he’s returns to the castle on horseback.

• Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.

• Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.

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