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WorksheetsMacbeth Introduction Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When was Shakespeare born?
1564- Exact date unknown
March 23rd, 1564
May 6th, 1654
January 15th, 1829
How old was Shakespeare when he married his wife?
24
26
18
38
What two time periods cover "The Lost Years?"
1560-1564, 1566-1570
1570-1572, 1573-1583
1595-1600, 1605-1678
1578-1582, 1585-1592
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company that he was associated with during the reign of King James I?
Shakespeare's Lords
King's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Macbeth's Men
The following changes in these categories influenced Shakespeare's writing:
Religion, science, and philosophy
Weather, the Earth, and religion
Literature, electricity, and religion
Philosophy, dancing, and powers
Why did Shakespeare write Macbeth?
He had nothing better to do
He wanted to impress Queen Elizabeth I
For a royal celebration for King James I
He wanted to gain Lady Macbeth's attention
What events influenced the inclusion of the supernatural/witches Shakespeare's Macbeth?
Shakespeare's wife, Anne, was executed for being a witch
Shakespeare went on witch hunts
King James I believed in witchcraft and ghosts
No particular reason
Macbeth took characters and plotlines from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1587), so many of the characters are real people.
True
False
King James I descended from the following characters in Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth, Horatio
Malcolm, Donalbain
Duncan, Banquo
Macbeth, Lennox
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Macbeth?
Ambition
Power
Happiness
Fate vs. Free Will
Which of the following is NOT an element of a Shakespearean tragedy?
Hubris (Pride)
Supernatural
Comic Relief
A Wedding
Which of the following is NOT an element of Shakespearean tragedy?
Tragic Hero
Light-hearted content
Tragic Flaw
Catastrophe
What is a foil character?
A character who is the same as another character.
A character who provides comedic relief during serious scenes.
A character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight qualities within the character.
A character who is very serious throughout the course of the play.
What is iambic pentameter?
A line of verse with four metrical feet, each consists of two short (unstressed) syllables followed by two long (stressed) syllables.
A line of verse with an undetermined amount of metrical feet and an undetermined amount of stressed & unstressed syllables.
A line of verse with three metrical feet that alternate between stressed and unstressed syllables.
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consists of one short (unstressed) syllable followed by a long (stressed) syllable.
Why is the line "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" said by Macbeth in Act I Scene III an example of dramatic irony?
Macbeth quotes the evil witches, fulfilling their prophecy without even knowing it, although the readers/audience do
Macbeth is saying that things are good and bad at the same time.
Macbeth is making Duncan angry by saying this.
It is not an example of dramatic irony.
