WorksheetsMacbeth Key Scenes Recap Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
The play opens with Shakespeare's use of (a) , which sets the tone of the play.
Name a theme explored in A1, S1.
(a)
Which of the following quotations DOES NOT appear in A1, S1?
When shall we three meet again?
When the cauldron boils and bubbles,
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
When the hurlyburly's done,
At the start of the play, Macbeth is:
a tragic hero
a hero
a prince
a lonely man
Rhyming pairs of consecutive lines is known as:
oxymorons
rhyming couplets
iambic pentameter
a stanza
Macbeth is known as a (a) hero, because his actions lead to his downfall.
What is Macbeth's fatal flaw?
honour
desire
lust
ambition
In A1, S3: why is Macbeth's reaction to The Witches unusual and what does this tell us about his character?
Words such as 'stop', 'stay' and 'speak' are known as...
interjections
interrogatives
imperative verbs
internets
Complete the quotation from A1,S3: 'So wither'd and so wild in their attire, That look not like the inhabitants o' the (a) '
Tick all that apply to the imagery used to describe The Witches:
chappy fingers
skinny lips
beards
green skin
black gowns
Ravens are usually a symbol of:
(a)
What does Lady Macbeth ask for during her soliloquy in A1, S6?
What does the fact that Lady Macbeth states she would have 'dash'd the brains out' of her baby show about her character and ambition?
What is the name of Macbeth's servant?
Satan
Seyton
Leyton
Ross
In A1, S7: How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to proceed with the murder?
Complete the quote from Lady Macbeth in A1,S7: 'When you durst do it, then you were a (a) '
Which metaphor is used to refer to the the power of being the monarch?
diamond throne
golden goblet
golden round
high table
What is the name of the criminal act of murdering a king or queen?
(a)
How confident do you feel with Act 1 of Macbeth?
80-100% confident
60-79% confident
40-59% confident
below 40% confident
