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WorksheetsMacbeth: what you think you know.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
"Macbeth" is also known as
The Irish Play
The Boring Play
The Scottish Play
The English Play
The three witches in Act 1 were
selling insurance.
playing a card game.
having a gossip.
predicting the future..
Shakespeare wrote "Macbeth"
while on a holiday break in Spain.
during the reign of James I.
in the 16th century.
during his years at Oxford University.
The play is set
in England during the "War of the Roses."
in a Roman villa in Bath.
in a Viking village near London.
in the misty north of Scotland.
Macbeth's role as the play opens is
a shoemaker.
an earl.
a court jester.
a king.
The Witches' cauldron contains
Hungarian Goulash.
unwashed clothes.
Earl Grey tea.
a magic potion.
"Art thou afeard?" would translate today as:
Is your name Arthur?
Is your family name Afeard?
Are you a scaredy-cat?
Are you not brave?
The historical person on which Macbeth's wife was based was actually called
Gruoch
Cinderella.
Maid Marion.
Jennifer.
If you mention the name "Macbeth" in a theatre it is supposed to be unlucky. To not be cursed, you should do which two things after turning around 3 times anti-clockwise:
spit
take a deep bow
scratch your head
say a rude word
The play Macbeth would fall into the category of a
comedy
tragedy
a waste of two hours
a folk-tale
