WorksheetsMacbeth Recap: Acts 1 and 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
When the audience first meets Lady Macbeth, she is reading a letter from King Duncan.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
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
5.
Where is the play set?
a)
England
b)
Wales
c)
Ireland
d)
Scotland
6.
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?
a)
He cheated on his wife.
b)
He was a traitor.
c)
He killed the Queen.
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
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.
What does the dagger scene reveal about Macbeth's state of mind?
a)
Macbeth has drunk too much wine at dinner and is hallucinating
b)
Macbeth has a mental illness that causes him to kill the king
c)
Macbeth has been drugged by Lady Macbeth
d)
Macbeth is uncomfortable and troubled about the prospect of killing Duncan
12.
What does Macbeth see on the dagger?
a)
Tarquin's strides
b)
Blood
c)
Water
d)
A wolf's fur
13.
At the end of Act II, who will be crowned king?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Donalbain
d)
Malcolm
14.
Macbeth refused to return the daggers to smear the servants wih blood because
a)
He thought it was cowardly to blame them
b)
He was afraid to look at Duncan's dead body
c)
He thought no one would believe the servants were guilty anyway
d)
He doesn't want to be spotted roaming about the castle
15.
What does Lady Macbeth do with the daggers?
a)
She clean them and returns them to the kitchen
b)
She buries them in the woods
c)
She forces Macbeth to return them to the King's side
d)
She plants them on the king's servants and smears the servants with blood
16.
What error did Macbeth make after the murder
a)
he brought the daggers back to his room
b)
he forgot to make sure that the king was actually dead
c)
he left is sword in Duncan's room
d)
he was seen by Banquo exiting the King's chamber
17.
Of what place does the Porter say he is the gatekeeper?
a)
Macbeth's castle
b)
Hell
c)
Heaven
d)
King Duncan's castle
18.
What did Macbeth say was his reason for killing the guards?
a)
He was so upset that he couldn't control himself.
b)
He killed Duncan and they were going to tell on him.
c)
His wife made him do it.
d)
They were trying to kill him.
19.
What symbolizes Macbeth's guilt after the murder of Duncan?
a)
the swords that he took with him
b)
the clothes he wore while killing him
c)
the knocking on the door
d)
the blood on his hands
20.
Who was the first to discover Duncan's dead body?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Macduff
c)
The Porter
d)
Lennox
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