WorksheetsMacbeth Act 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In Act 1, scene 1; the witches' mention of 'rain' foreshadows what?
Violence
Tears
Power
In Act 1, scene 1; the witches speak in rhyme to ...
Make them sound strange.
Make them sound ordinary.
'Hover through the fog and filthy air.'
Fog is a symbol of ...
Confusion
Anger
Power
'As cannons overcharged with double cracks.'
What language method is being used to describe Macbeth and Banquo in battle?
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Pathetic Fallacy
What are the negative connotations of the cannon description?
Magic, fear and superstition.
Innocence and vulnerability.
Conflict, death and destruction.
In act 1, scene 2; what is the name of the traitor?
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
Thane of Ross
In act 1, scene 3; we learn that the witches ...
Can control the weather and enjoy helping people.
Can't control the weather but enjoy causing harm.
Can control the weather and enjoy causing harm.
Can't control the weather but enjoy helping people
Duncan: There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.
What does Duncan mean by this?
He can always spot an evil man.
People's characters aren't evident from their appearance.
You can judge a book by it's cover.
A person's face never lies.
Duncan announces that the next heir to the throne will be ...
Macbeth
Banquo
Malcolm
Donalbain
Duncan refers to Macbeth as 'a peerless kinsman.' What is this an example of?
Sarcasm
Foreshadowing
Dramatic irony
Pathetic fallacy
