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Read the Macbeth Act 1 before answering the questions. http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/html/Mac.html
1) Where does Macbeth take place?
England
Scotland
Ireland
Norway
2) Why was the original Thane of Cawdor killed?
For treason against King Duncan
For treason against Macbeth
For stealing from Macbeth
For murdering King Duncan
3) Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?
King Duncan caused the army to lose a major battle
King Duncan insulted Lady Macbeth
Macbeth wants to be King, even though King Duncan appointed his son Malcolm as next in line
King Duncan is ruling very poorly, as he is old and senile
4) What does Macbeth do to Macdonwald in battle?
Takes him prisoner
Cuts him from the navel to the jaw
Beheads him
Cuts off one arm
5) What do the Weird Sisters say to Banquo?
“Thou shalt be king of Scotland!”
“Hail, king hereafter!”
“O valiant Banquo!”
“Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.”
6) Who do the Macbeths plan to frame in King Duncan’s murder?
Banquo
Donalbain
Macduff
The King’s bodyguards
7) How does Lady Macbeth motivate Macbeth to kill King Duncan?
She says she will love him more if he does
She says it will make him a man
She says their children will benefit
She says they are required to do it by supernatural law
8) What does Lady Macbeth say she would do to her child if she had to?
Nurse it
Abandon it
Dash its brains out
Die for it
9) Choose the theme that the quote best develops.
Yet I do fear thy nature;
It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way; thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it.’
A. The price of peace
B. Man’s relationship with God
C. The inherent value of life
D. Violence and Peace
E. The dark side of ambition
10) Choose the theme that the quote best develops.
‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’
A. What is true love?
B. Masculinity
C. Duty and Loyalty
D. Appearance versus Reality
E. The value of war
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QUESTIONS ABOUT MACBETH
ACT 1...
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