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ENG10L2 (Macbeth Introduction)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following plays were written by William Shakespeare?

(You may select more than one answer)

a)

King Lear

b)

Twelfth Night

c)

Tamburlaine

d)

Titus Andronicus

2.

The theatre that Shakespeare's plays were performed at during his lifetime was named...

a)

The Globe Theatre

b)

The Earth Theatre

c)

The London Theatre

d)

The Thames Theatre

3.

Macbeth is a play set in...

a)

Scotland

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

France

4.

In drama, a 'tragedy' may be defined as a play about...

a)

The terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character

b)

The humorous accidents that happen to a main character before the story concludes happily

5.

Which of the following of Shakespeare's plays is NOT classified as a tragedy?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Othello

d)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

6.

Which of the following influenced Shakespeare's writing:

a)

Religion, history, philosophy

b)

History, electricity, religion

c)

Weather, religion, travel

d)

Philosophy, dance, food

7.

Which monarch reigned in England when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

James I

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Mary, Queen of Scots

8.

True or False:

Shakespeare made up the characters in Macbeth.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Complete the famous saying by filling in the blanks below:

"Power corrupts, and ​ (a)   power corrupts ​ (b)   ."

Choose from the below words
absolute
absolutely
perfect
perfectly
weak
slowly
this
me
10.

Which of the following is NOT a theme in Macbeth?

a)

Ambition

b)

Power

c)

Fate and free will

d)

Finding true love