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Macbeth - Acts I and II Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Macbeth most likely written?

a)

1506 - 1509

b)

1600 - 1602

c)

1603 - 1606

d)

1611 - 1616

2.

Who was Shakespeare's monarch and patron when Macbeth was written?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

King James I

c)

Robert the Bruce

d)

King Lear

3.

How does Shakespeare make the witches seem evil?

a)

Gives them familiars (animal companions).

b)

Makes them make animal sacrifices onstage.

c)

Describes the chaos that they cause.

d)

Makes them shapeshifters.

4.

What do the witches predict will happen for Banquo?

a)

He should beware Macbeth.

b)

He will be King of Scotland.

c)

He will be Thane of Glamis.

d)

His children will be kings.

5.

Which two things do the witches NOT predict for Macbeth himself?

a)

He will be King of Scotland

b)

He will become Thane of Fife

c)

He will become Thane of Cawdor

d)

He and Lady Macbeth will have an heir

6.

What makes Macbeth start to think that the Witches might be telling the truth?

a)

He is almost immediately made Thane of Glamis.

b)

He is almost immediately made Thane of Scone.

c)

He is almost immediately made Thane of Cawdor.

d)

He is almost immediately made King of Scotland.

7.

Who does Duncan name Prince of Cumberland?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Malcolm

c)

Macduff

d)

Donalbain

8.

When we meet Lady Macbeth, she is reading a letter from her husband. When she is finished with the letter, she makes a few remarks about her husband. What is her MAIN worry?

a)

Macbeth is "without ambition"

b)

Macbeth is going to "play false and yet wouldst wrongly win"

c)

Macbeth is destined "king that shalt be"

d)

Macbeth is too "full of the milk of human kindness"

9.

How does Macbeth feel about killing Duncan in Act I ?

a)

Conflicted

b)

Determined

c)

Horrified

d)

Excited

10.

What is the overall mood of Act I ?

a)

Ominous

b)

Melancholic

c)

Excited

d)

Boring

11.

Who is Fleance?

a)

Macbeth's son.

b)

Duncan's son.

c)

Banquo's son.

d)

Malcolm's son.

12.

Which weapon does Macbeth talk about in his soliloquy from Act II, scene i (right before Duncan dies)?

a)

A sword.

b)

A mace.

c)

An axe.

d)

A dagger.

13.

What does Lady Macbeth hear in the night?

a)

The howl of a wolf.

b)

The shriek of an owl.

c)

The growl of a dog.

d)

The cry of a hawk.

14.

"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hands? No, this my hand will the multitudinous seas incarnadine, turning the green one red."

What is Macbeth talking about here?

a)

His sadness

b)

His guilt

c)

His rage

15.

What mistake does Macbeth make in the murder of Duncan?

a)

Leaves the daggers behind.

b)

Takes the daggers with him.

c)

Goes to the wrong room.

d)

Changes his mind at the last minute.

16.

What does Lady Macbeth do to help with the crime? (Select all that apply)

a)

Smears the guards with blood

b)

Takes the daggers back to the room

c)

Drugs the servants.

d)

Poisons the king.

17.

Who is blamed for orchestrating Duncan's death?

a)

Malcolm and Lennox.

b)

Malcolm and Donalbain.

c)

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

d)

Donalbain and Macbeth.

18.

What happens at the end of Act 2? (Select all that apply)

a)

Macduff goes to Fife.

b)

The Witches return with a new prophecy.

c)

Macbeth is proclaimed King of Scotland.

d)

Ross goes to Scone.