WorksheetsMacbeth Act 1 & 2 quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
Macduff is:
King Duncan's son
Macbeth's son
Thane of Fife
Lennox, Ross, Angus, Caithness are:
King Duncan's sons
Noblemen of Scotland
Macbeth's sons
Seyton is:
Officer attending Macbeth
Macbeth's son
Thane of Fife
Donalbain is:
King of Scotland
Thane of Cawdor
King Duncan's son
Fleance is:
Banquo's son
Goddess of witchcraft
King Duncan's son
Hecate is:
Nobleman of Scotland
Officer attending Macbeth
Goddess of witchcraft
This was an important fact learned early in the play:
Duncan and Macbeth are evil brothers
Scotland is at war with Norway
Macbeth has many children
The medieval concept of fate is represented by the:
wheel of fortune
goddess of prophecy
hecate
Which of the following was a prophecy the witches told Macbeth?
He would not be king, but his children would be
He would be the Thane of Cawdor
He would have many children
Why was the original Thane of Cawdor sentenced to death?
He was a traitor because he gave information to Norway
He plotted to kill Malcolm
He murdered King Duncan's wife
Lady Macbeth says her husband is "too full o' the milk of human kindness". What does this lead us to believe?
Lady Macbeth is unambitious
Lady Macbeth is ruthless
Lady Macbeth is kind
When and where does this play take place?
Norway in the 1200's
Ireland in the 1000's
Scotland in the 1100's
When Macbeth hallucinates, what does he see?
A dagger
Duncan's ghost
The three witches
Who returns to the scene of the murder to plant the bloody daggers?
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Neither of them
King Duncan's sons run away to different countries because they are afraid they'll be murdered next. Where does Macbeth go?
Fife to visit the Macduff family
Scone to be crowned king
McGalway to visit his parents
What is the importance of the owl killing the hawk, Duncan's horses eating each other, and the earth shaking?
A solar eclipse caused a type of madness in the animals and environment.
the gods were angered by the murder and sought revenge.
it signaled a disturbance in nature because the Macbeths messed with fate.
What purpose does the Porter serve in the play?
Show weakness in some members of society
comic relief to ease the tension created in the murder scene
the porter imagines he's escorting people to heaven
