WorksheetsMacbeth Act 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Where do Macbeth and the witches first meet?
Outside his castle in Inverness
Outside Duncan's castle
After the battle on the heath
What character trait does the following quote reveal?
"The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step/ On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,/ For in my way it lies" (1.4.48-50).
Macbeth's loyalty
Macbeth's fate
Macbeth's guilt
Macbeth's ambition
At the beginning of the play, what title does Macbeth hold?
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
Heir to Thane of Cawdor
King of Scotland
Who said it?
"Look like the'innocent flower,/ But be the serpent under't" (1.6.63-64).
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
Banquo
Who said it?
"And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,/ The instruments of darkness tell us truths;/ Win us with honest trifles, to betray's/ In deepest consequence" (1.3.122-125)
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
Banquo
Who says it? “Stars hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
Banquo
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth?
She hates her husband
She is afraid of what Macbeth might do
he's too weak to do what's necessary
She is excited he is coming home and they can forget about war
An example of dramatic irony is:
when Macbeth defeats the Norweyan in service of Duncan
when Duncan compliments the beauty and situation of Inverness
when Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to look like the times
when Duncan crowns Malcolm the heir to the throne
Who is king when the play starts?
Duncan
Malcom
Cawdor
Macduff
Who does Macbeth defeat in battle?
Duncan's armies
King Edward's English Army
The armies of Norway and Macdonwald
Banquo
What do the witches tell Macbeth?
Macbeth will be king and his sons will rule after him.
Banquo will be king, but Macbeth will be happier
Macbeth will be king but Banquo will murder him.
Macbeth will be king and Banquo's children will be kings.
Who is made heir to Duncan's throne?
Mabeth
Macduff's son, Fleance
Duncan's son, Malcom
Macduff
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
Modesty
The manliness to follow through on his ambitions
The ambition to become someone noteable
the intelligence to be king
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan.
Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps
Macbeth will hire three murderes to ambush Duncan when he returns to the castle
Mabeth will stab him in his sleep and frame the chamberlains
Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.
What happens to the first Thane of Cawdor?
He is rewarded for his bravery
He is executed for being a traitor
King Duncan names him Prince of Cumberland
He dies in battle
What tragic flaw does macbeth protray in act 1?
Love
Loyalty
Bravery
Ambition
Paraphrase the quote, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair/Hover through the fog and filthy air". (1.1.12-13)
The witches are hovering through the air.
The good can be bad, and the bad can be good.
The point of being fair when someone is acting unfair to you.
What is one way that Shakespeare tailored "Macbeth" to suit the king?
It featured supernatural elements
It was a very long play
It featured paternity tests
It had a laugh track
What new title does the king bestow on Duncan?
Thane of Cawdor
Thane of Glamis
King of Norway
Heir to Scotland's throne
In Act 1, scene 1; the witches speak in rhyme to ...
Make them sound strange and childish.
Make them sound ordinary.
After Lady Macbeth hears that Duncan is coming to her home, she asks the spirits to
keep her safe and protect her from Duncan
help her stop Macbeth from doing anything violent
make her more like a man that is cruel and feels no regret
help her make Duncan fall in love with her
After reading Macbeth's letter, Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to be king but worries that he is too
unintelligent
scared
angry
kind
What news does Ross bring Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth has had a son
The Thane of Glamis has been killed
Macbeth now holds the title of the Thane of Cawdor
The army has just lost the battle with the Norwegians.
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth, and how does she plan to help him?
She doesn't think he would be a good king, but since he is her husband, she will support him in whatever he wants to do.
She thinks he could be a good king, but he lacks the hard-heartedness which would allow him to get the position. She will talk him into it.
She does not want him to be king, and vows to stop him.
She thinks Banquo would be a better king, she plans to convince Macbeth to support Banquo instead.
