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WorksheetsMacbeth - Act 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland
c)
He killed the Queen.
d)
He refused to go into battle because he was a coward.
2.
Which is not a prediction given by the witches?
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.
3.
A(n) ___________ is a character's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other characters on stage.
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Ballad
c)
Aside
d)
Aural
4.
Duncan says "there's no art to find the mind's construction in the face." which means...
a)
That you can't judge a person by their looks.
b)
You are about to be lied to.
c)
You are a poor person.
d)
You can't be trusted.
5.
True or False:
According to the Three Witches, Macbeth and his sons will be kings.
According to the Three Witches, Macbeth and his sons will be kings.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a general in a war with...
a)
Norway
b)
Ireland and Sweden
c)
England
d)
Denmark
7.
At the beginning of 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
8.
What's the weather at the opening of the play?
a)
rainy, dark and cold
b)
humid and stormy
c)
warm and sunny
d)
partly cloudy and rainy
9.
The witches greet Macbeth by the title of...
a)
The Thane of Glamis
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
King, hereafter
d)
All of the above
10.
After reading her husband's letter...
a)
Lady Macbeth dismisses the words of the witches.
b)
Lady Macbeth is determined to question the witches.
c)
Lady Macbeth prepares to kill Duncan.
d)
Lady Macbeth plans to ask her husband for the real story.
11.
Macbeth has no doubts about killing Duncan.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
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
13.
When the audience first meets Lady Macbeth, she is reading a letter from King Duncan.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Where is the play set?
a)
England
b)
Wales
c)
Ireland
d)
Scotland
15.
What is an obstacle with 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 and plans to stop him
16.
Macbeth changes his mind about killing King Duncan at one point because...
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
17.
In Act 1, Scene 2, Duncan orders Ross to...
a)
warn others of the Thane of Cawdor’s treachery
b)
inform others of the Thane of Cawdor’s death
c)
tell Macbeth he is the new Thane of Cawdor
d)
command Macbeth to kill the Thane of Cawdor
18.
Why does Malcolm's promotion to Prince of Cumberland upset Macbeth?
a)
Malcolm is now ahead of Macbeth in line to be heir to the throne
b)
Macbeth had been Prince of Cumberland before the king took the title away from him
c)
Malcolm does not have enough battlefield experience to be a leader
d)
Macbeth hates Malcolm because of past arguments between them
19.
Who is Macbeth's best friend?
a)
Banquo
b)
Malcolm
c)
Duncan
d)
Donalbain
20.
Why would Shakespeare choose to open the play with a scene of the three witches?
a)
To introduce the witches as the main characters of the play
b)
To add humor and a lighthearted feel to the play
c)
To build a creepy and supernatural mood for the play
d)
To provide more opportunities for female actors to be on stage.
21.
When a character speaks on stage alone is called a(n)...
a)
Monologue
b)
Aside
c)
Speech
d)
Soliloquy
22.
At one point, Lady Macbeth gives her husband advice on...
a)
How to be deceiving
b)
How to be a good husband
c)
How to be a good host
d)
How to be a good king
23.
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
24.
Why did the first witch want to kill 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
25.
Macbeth's actions on the battlefield show him to be all of the following except...
a)
superstitious.
b)
loyal to the king.
c)
recklessly brave.
d)
capable of great violence.
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