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Macbeth Act 1 Scenes 1-2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the play set?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

2.

What type of play is it?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

d)

Romance

3.

Name three weather conditions mentioned by a witch in Act 1 Scene 1.

(a)  

4.

Where do the witches agree to meet?

a)

Upon a heath

b)

In a cave

c)

Deep in a forest

d)

By a river

5.

When do the witches agree to meet?

a)

When all of the trees shed their leaves

b)

When the battle is over

c)

When the moon is eclipsed

d)

When Macbeth is crowned king

6.

 

What techniques are in the following lines: ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air’?

a)

Paradox

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhyme

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

Who is king at the start of the play?

a)

James

b)

Duncan

c)

Malcom

d)

Macbeth

8.

In what century is the play set?

a)

8th

b)

11th

c)

13th

d)

17th

9.

What is the name of the book about witchcraft written by King James I?

(a)  

10.

Which character reports news of the battle to Duncan?

a)

Malcom

b)

Duncan

c)

Captain

d)

Lennox

11.

What is the name of the “villainous arch rebel” whom Macbeth kills in battle?

(a)  

12.

According to the Captain, what adjective does Macbeth ‘deserve’ to have before his name?

(a)  

13.

Who is the ‘disloyal traitor’ whom King Duncan sentences to death?

a)

Malcom

b)

Macdonwald

c)

The Captain

d)

The Thane of Cawdor

14.

Complete the sentence spoken by Duncan: 'What he hath ____, ____ Macbeth hath ____'.

(a)