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WorksheetsMacbeth Act 1 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is King of Scotland at the beginning of this play?
Macbeth
Banquo
Duncan
Malcolm
What is the main purpose of the witches in Scene 1?
to reveal the 2 prophecies
to show off their powers
to reveal the dark tone of the play
to establish the setting
What royal title does the King give Macbeth after hearing about Macbeth's praiseworthy fighting and leadership?
war general
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Winterfell
Thane of Cawdor
What is the drama term that correlates with the act of speaking one's inner thoughts to the audience?
soliloquy
monologue
prose
verse
What was the 1st prophecy the witches reveal to Macbeth and Banquo?
Macbeth will die in battle
Macbeth will be King of Scotland
Banquo's sons will be King
Banquo will be King of Scotland
What is dramatic irony?
when what happens is the opposite of what happens
when the audience knows something the characters do not know
when a character says something but means another thing
it is dramatic
How is Banquo's character different from Macbeth's character?
he is a better leader than Macbeth
he believes the witches prophecies
he doesn't believe in the witches prophecies
he is jealous that he will not be king
What is Lady Macbeth most worried about regarding her husband?
he does not want to be King
he is too soft and unmanly to kill the king
he will kill the king without a plan
he will not listen to her
Who says the following line, "'tis strange...the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray 's in deepest consequence" (I.iii.124-128)?
Macbeth
Banquo
the witches
Lady Macbeth
In Scene 4, who does King Duncan announce he is giving the throne to?
Malcolm
Donalbain
Macbeth
Ross
What is the main reason Macbeth struggles with to kill the king?
believes that the witches are lying
Lady Macbeth will not see him as a man
there will be consequences to his actions
his conscience will be stained
Who says the line, "Great Glamis, worthy Cawdor, greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter, thy letters have transported me beyond this ignorant present, and I feel now the future in the instant" (I.v.55-59)?
macbeth
king duncan
lady macbeth
banquo
what is the plan Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have to kill the king?
hire assassins to kill the king when he is leaving on horseback
get the servants drunk, kill the king in his sleep and then blame the servants
poison the king's food and blame the servants
stab the king when no one is looking
What is the 2nd prophecy that the witches reveal to Macbeth?
Macbeth will be king of scotland
Macbeth will die on the battlefield
Banquo's sons will be king
Banquo will be king
Which character says the following line, " A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come" (I.iii.30-31)?
King Duncan
The witches
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
