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Macbeth Review: Act 1
What country is the play set in?
Who is Banquo?
Macbeth Review: Act 1
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1
Who is Banquo?
The Prince
Macbeth's enemy
The King
Macbeth's friend
2
What country is the play set in?
Ireland
Scotland
England
Norway
3
Macbeth is conflicted about whether he should kill Duncan.
False
True
4
"Fair is foul and foul is fair" connects to which theme?
Violence
Guilt
Ambition
Appearance vs. Reality
5
Which is NOT one of the prophecies the witches give Macbeth?
Thane of Glamis
Prince of Cumberland
King
Thane of Cawdor
6
At the start of the play, Macbeth receives praise for...
His generosity to the poor.
HIs bravery in battle.
Being a good governor
His intelligent war strategies.
7
"Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dress'd yourself?" This is an example of what kind of persuasive technique?
Logos
Anecdotes
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
8
When the audience knows that Macbeth is planning to kill Duncan, but Duncan does not, this is an example of...
Cosmic irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal irony
Situational irony
9
Lady Macbeth worries that her husband is too ____ to kill Duncan.
Logical
Kind
Ruthless
Ambitious
10
The descriptions of Macbeth's bravery in battle use lots of....
Violent imagery
Clever word play
Humourous understatements
Dark symbolism
11
What is Macbeth's title at the beginning of the play?
Thane of Fife
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
Prince of Cumberland
12
Lady Macbeth is conflicted about whether or not to kill Duncan.
True
False
13
"Fair is foul and foul is fair" is an example of what?
Imagery
Rhetorical question
Antithesis
Paradox
14
At the end of Act 1, what has Macbeth decided?
Not to kill Duncan
He did not decide.
To challenge Duncan
To kill Duncan
15
Which is NOT a reason Macbeth gives for why Duncan should live?
Macbeth does not want to be king.
Duncan is his kinsman.
Duncan is a good king.
Duncan is his guest.
16
Name the speaker: "Look like the innocent flower, / But be the serpent under't."
Lady Macbeth
Witches
Ross
Macbeth
17
What does Lady Macbeth do to persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan?
Questions his manhood.
Threaten to leave him
She doesn't.
Promises him riches
18
What happened to the previous Thane of Cawdor?
Killed in battle.
Executed for treason.
Promoted to Earl.
Died of old age.
19
The witches' prophecies for Macbeth is what kind of literary devices?
Theme
Alliteration
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
20
Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to "unsex her." This speech is an example of:
Dialogue
Aside
Soliloquoy
Monologue
21
How does Lady Macbeth act around Duncan after deciding to kill him?
Cold and threatening
Awkward and unsure
Kind and gracious
Quiet and distant
22
Lady Macbeth's conversation with her husband shows that she is...
Indifferent
Moral
Manipulative
Loving
23
Which character(s) open the play?
King Duncan
The witches
Macbeth
Ross and other soldiers
24
Who is named heir to the throne?
Malcolm
Donalbain
Macbeth
Banquo
25
What does Lady Macbeth want the spirits to do to her?
Make her less feminine.
Make her more wealthy.
Make her more kind.
Make her beautiful.
26
Name the speaker: "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir."
Malcolm
Duncan
Banquo
Macbeth
27
Name the speaker: "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"
The witches
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Duncan
28
Who is the king?
Duncan
Donalbain
Malcolm
Macbeth
29
The play's opening scene with the witches establishes a sense of:
Realism
Law and order
Harmony
Supernatural influence
30
What prophecy do the witches give to Banquo?
He will be king.
His descendents will be kings.
He will be Thane of Cawdor.
He will die in battle.
