WorksheetsMacbeth Act 1 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does "Peerless" mean?
Equal to others
Beyond or above comparison
Common and unremarkable
Lacking any value
How would you describe something that is "Dire"?
Causing joy and happiness
Causing fear or dread
Very unimportant
Full of hope
How many lines are in a sonnet?
10
14
4
6
What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?
1212
ABAB
0101
CDCD
How many lines are in a quatrain?
4
6
8
10
How many syllables are in a line of iambic pentameter?
4
6
8
10
What does "Hail" mean?
To criticize severely
To praise enthusiastically
To ignore completely
To complain about
How would you define "Prophetic"?
A word that means to be silent
Predicting what will happen in the future
A type of poetry
Relating to a historical event
What is a "Harbinger"?
A type of food common in the British Isles
Something indicating the approach of someone or something
A piece of clothing from Renaissance Europe
A person telling a folklore tale
What is an aside?
10 beats per line made up of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables.
when a character speaks directly to the audience but goes unheard by other characters.
14 lines which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains.
a long speech by one character to other characters, or a crowd.
