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Act I Macbeth

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country was Macbeth fighting for?

a)

Norway

b)

Scotland

c)

Finland

d)

Ireland

2.
Who is named the Prince of Cumberland
a)
Banquo
b)
Macbeth
c)
Ross
d)
Malcolm
3.
Why does Lady Macbeth think that Macbeth will not be able to kill King Duncan? 
a)
He is not strong enough to do it.
b)
He is not smart enough to pull it off
c)
His nature is too kind
d)
He does not have the ambition to be King
4.

When the audience first meets Lady Macbeth, who's letter is she reading

a)

A letter from the witches

b)

A letter from Macbeth, telling her about the predictions

c)

A letter from her mother to tell her that Macbeth is now the new "Thane of Cawdor"

d)

A letter from Banquo, confessing his undying love

5.
Which of the following is NOT one of the predictions bestowed upon Macbeth from the three witches? 
a)
Thou shall get kings, but be not one
b)
Thane of Cawdor
c)
Thane of Glamis
d)
Future king
6.
When do the witches plan to meet Macbeth?
a)
When the battle begins
b)
In the middle of the battle
c)
When the battle's over
d)
They don't plan to meet him
7.
The setting of the play takes place in?
a)
England
b)
Wales
c)
Ireland
d)
Scotland
8.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He was a traitor.
c)
He killed the Queen.
9.
What is another obstacle that suddenly came up to hinder Macbeth becoming King?
a)
Lady Macbeth is against it
b)
King Duncan is against it
c)
King Duncan appoints his son prince of Cumberland
d)
Banquo knows of his evil plan
10.
What important role do the witches play in Act I?  
a)
They foreshadow events
b)
they help define the setting
c)
they provide historical background
d)
they introduce the other characters
11.

Did the Thane of Cawdor die bravely or cowardly?

a)

Bravely

b)

Coward

12.

When we meet the witches for a second time, they talk about what they had been up to. Why did the first witch want to harm the Sailor?

a)

His wife called her a witch

b)

His wife didn't share her chestnuts

c)

His wife killed a pig

d)

She didn't want to kill the Sailor

13.
What prophecy do the witches make about Banquo?
a)
His children will be kings
b)
He will be king
c)
He will die young
d)
He will become a great war hero
14.

In Act 1 scene II, The Captain reports to Duncan that

a)

The Thane of Cawdor is a a traitor

b)

Macbeth and Banquo have defeated the Norwegians

c)

The witches are planning to cast spells

d)

Macbeth is a traitor

15.
What is one reason Macbeth decides not to kill King Duncan?
a)
He fears he would be caught 
b)
Lady Macbeth could not plan for everything
c)
He is his host and a loyal subject
d)
Banquo will suspect him of murder
16.
The Macbeth's plan is to 
a)
poison both Duncan and the guards
b)
trick Macduff and Banquo into killing the King
c)
pushing the king out a window and blaming Morgan Pastir and Nicolette Simone
d)
getting the guards drunk and framing them by using their weapons to kill the king
17.
When Lady Macbeth says to "unsex me here" and "fill her with the direst cruelty" she is asking to
a)
have a sex change operation
b)
think and act like a cruel man would in this situation
c)
take away any children she might have had
d)
become a virgin again so that she can be a proper queen
18.

Before Macbeth makes his first appearance in the play, we learn about his

a)

Ambition to be king

b)

great power in Scotland

c)

superstition against witches

d)

Bravery in battle

19.
"The raven himself is hoarse/ That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan"
The Raven symbolizes
a)
the darkness
b)
death
c)
freedom
d)
good health
20.
When lady Macbeth asks the spirit to "make thick my blood", she is asking to? 
a)
be tough like a man
b)
have no guilt 
c)
give her strength
d)
prepare to be wounded
21.
What prediction from the witches is false?
a)
Banquo's sons would be king.
b)
Macbeth will be the Thane of Cawdor.
c)
Malcolm will kill Macbeth.
d)
Macbeth will be King of Scotland.
22.

Lady Macbeth says she keeps all promises she makes, and says she would even kill her ___________ if she had vowed to do so.

a)

mother

b)

husband

c)

sister

d)

baby

23.
In Act I, the wounded sergeant
a)
is a convention of Elizabethan drama
b)
serves to reveal Macbeth as heroic and valiant
c)
has been sent by Macbeth to praise him before the king
d)
is King Duncan's valiant cousin
24.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Macbeth feels about killing the king.

a)

He is my kinsmen

b)

I am his subject

c)

I am his host

d)

I will lose respect for myself

25.

What warning does Banquo give to Macbeth?

a)

Evil will mix lies and truth to trick you

b)

your wife is cheating on you

c)

Don't let the king come to your house or something bad will happen

d)

If you do anything to the king, I will report you to the authorities.

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