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Macbeth Act 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Act 1, scene 1; the witches' mention of 'rain' foreshadows what?

a)

Violence

b)

Tears

c)

Power

2.

In Act 1, scene 1; the witches speak in rhyme to ...

a)

Make them sound strange.

b)

Make them sound ordinary.

3.

'Hover through the fog and filthy air.'

Fog is a symbol of ...

a)

Confusion

b)

Anger

c)

Power

4.

'As cannons overcharged with double cracks.'

What language method is being used to describe Macbeth and Banquo in battle?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Pathetic Fallacy

5.

What are the negative connotations of the cannon description?

a)

Magic, fear and superstition.

b)

Innocence and vulnerability.

c)

Conflict, death and destruction.

6.

In act 1, scene 2; what is the name of the traitor?

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Thane of Cawdor

c)

Thane of Ross

7.

In act 1, scene 3; we learn that the witches ...

a)

Can control the weather and enjoy helping people.

b)

Can't control the weather but enjoy causing harm.

c)

Can control the weather and enjoy causing harm.

d)

Can't control the weather but enjoy helping people

8.

Duncan: There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.

What does Duncan mean by this?

a)

He can always spot an evil man.

b)

People's characters aren't evident from their appearance.

c)

You can judge a book by it's cover.

d)

A person's face never lies.

9.

Duncan announces that the next heir to the throne will be ...

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

Malcolm

d)

Donalbain

10.

Duncan refers to Macbeth as 'a peerless kinsman.' What is this an example of?

a)

Sarcasm

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Dramatic irony

d)

Pathetic fallacy