Macbeth Act 1 PreTest

Where do Macbeth and the witches first meet?

• Outside his castle in Inverness

• Outside Duncan's castle

• After the battle on the heath

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

At the beginning of the play, what title does Macbeth hold?

• Thane of Glamis

• Thane of Cawdor

• Heir to Thane of Cawdor

• King of Scotland

Who said it?

"Look like the'innocent flower,/ But be the serpent under't" (1.6.63-64).

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• Duncan

• Banquo

Who said it?

"And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,/ The instruments of darkness tell us truths;/ Win us with honest trifles, to betray's/ In deepest consequence" (1.3.122-125)

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• Duncan

• Banquo

Who says it? “Stars hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.”

• Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth

• Duncan

• Banquo

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

An example of dramatic irony is:

• when Macbeth defeats the Norweyan in service of Duncan

• when Duncan compliments the beauty and situation of Inverness

• when Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to look like the times

• when Duncan crowns Malcolm the heir to the throne

Who is king when the play starts?

• Duncan

• Malcom

• Cawdor

• Macduff

Who does Macbeth defeat in battle?

• Duncan's armies

• King Edward's English Army

• The armies of Norway and Macdonwald

• Banquo