WorksheetsENG10L2 (Macbeth Introduction)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following plays were written by William Shakespeare?
(You may select more than one answer)
King Lear
Twelfth Night
Tamburlaine
Titus Andronicus
The theatre that Shakespeare's plays were performed at during his lifetime was named...
The Globe Theatre
The Earth Theatre
The London Theatre
The Thames Theatre
Macbeth is a play set in...
Scotland
Ireland
England
France
In drama, a 'tragedy' may be defined as a play about...
The terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character
The humorous accidents that happen to a main character before the story concludes happily
Which of the following of Shakespeare's plays is NOT classified as a tragedy?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Which of the following influenced Shakespeare's writing:
Religion, history, philosophy
History, electricity, religion
Weather, religion, travel
Philosophy, dance, food
Which monarch reigned in England when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth?
Elizabeth I
James I
Henry VIII
Mary, Queen of Scots
True or False:
Shakespeare made up the characters in Macbeth.
True
False
Complete the famous saying by filling in the blanks below:
"Power corrupts, and (a) power corrupts (b) ."
Which of the following is NOT a theme in Macbeth?
Ambition
Power
Fate and free will
Finding true love
