Macbeth Acts 1-3

Macbeth is set in __________.

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

• Norway

Macbeth held all of the following titles throughout the play EXCEPT

• Thane of Glamis

• Thane of Cawdor

• King of Scotland

• Prime Minister of England

What supernatural characters are we introduced to in the very first scene of the play?

• Three Witches

• Two vampires

• The Ghosts of Macbeth’s victims

• The Devil and his minions

What words best describe Lady Macbeth in Act 1?

• Humble and obedient

• Beautiful and innocent

• Ambitious and devious

• Evil and angry

The witches’ prophecy included all of the following EXCEPT

• Macbeth would be Thane of Cawdor

• Macbeth would be king

• Banquo’s sons would be kings

• Lady Macbeth would be the mother of kings

Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?

• He cheated on his wife

• He killed the queen

• He committed treason against King Duncan

• He refused to go into battle because he was a coward

Who does King Duncan name as his heir?

• Malcolm

• Donalbain

• Macbeth

• Macduff

Lady Macbeth’s plan to kill Duncan includes which of the following?

• Getting the guards drunk

• Strangling Duncan in his sleep

• Poisoning Duncan

• Pushing Duncan from the tower

In Act 1 Scene 2, we are told that Macbeth has done what to Macdonwald during the battle with the Thane of Cawdor?

• Shot him in the knee with an arrow

• Arrested him and thrown him in the prison

• Drove his sword through him and stuck his head on the castle wall

• Invited him to meet with Duncan and his council

What is Banquo’s son’s name?

• Fleance

• Ross

• Lennox

• Malcolm