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The Witches

Authored by Charlotte Beeton

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

The Witches
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the Witches in Shakespeare's play commonly referred to as?

The Fateful Sisters

The Weird Sisters

The Mystic Sisters

The Dark Sisters

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What title does Shakespeare predict Macbeth will receive?

King of Scotland

Thane of Fife

Thane of Cawdor

Duke of Edinburgh

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which phrase is used to emphasize the importance of the Witches and foreshadows the rest of the play?

To be or not to be

Fair is foul, and foul is fair

All the world's a stage

The course of true love never did run smooth

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the three fates represented by the Witches in the play symbolize?

Past, present, and future

Love, hate, and indifference

War, peace, and neutrality

Joy, sorrow, and redemption

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the monarch at the time of writing in the early 17th Century who wrote a book about identifying and torturing witches?

Queen Elizabeth I

King Henry VIII

King James I

Queen Victoria

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the Witches symbolize according to the document?

Pure evil and darkness

Misguided faith and superstition

The power of nature

The unpredictability of fate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Shakespeare portray the Witches in an appealing fashion in his play?

To entertain the general public

To appeal to the current monarch, James I, who had a passion for the history of witchcraft

Because he personally believed in witchcraft

To contradict the religious beliefs of the time

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

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