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"Macbeth" Act I and Background Info
T/F: Shakespeare died a poor man.
T/F: Plays normally began at nightfall.
"Macbeth" Act I and Background Info
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Macbeth-Act I
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1
T/F: Plays normally began at nightfall.
True
False
2
T/F: Shakespeare died a poor man.
True
False
3
The setting for the play
Macbeth
is:
Scotland
Ferrara
Norway
Verona
4
T/F: Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway.
False
True
5
During the battle, Macbeth kills:
The King of Norway
Malcolm
Macdonwald
Banquo
6
Macbeth forces the King of Norway to:
both a and c
pay 10,000 dollars to Scotland
surrender
die by Macbeth's sword.
7
The important central idea of a play is its ____________.
Atmosphere
Theme
Scene
Act
8
The original Thane of Cawdor is executed for:
plotting to kill King Duncan.
none of the above
having an affair with Lady Macbeth.
committing treason.
9
T/F: The Three Witches are waiting for King Duncan in the field.
True
False
10
T/F: Shakespeare's plays were famous for their elaborate scenery.
True
False
11
Which of the following is not part of the plan to frame the guards for killing the King?
kill King Duncan using the guards daggers
all of these are part of the plan.
smear the blood of the king all over the guards
get the guards drunk to near-coma
12
The invention that help the spread of literacy was:
the printing press
ink
plumbing
electricity
13
T/F: Shakespeare wrote his own Epitaph.
False
True
14
The name of Shakespeare's theater was:
Shakespeare's Men
The Globe's Men
The Globe
The King's Theater
15
T/F: Shakespeare is considered one of the best playwrights of all time.
False
True
16
The smaller section of a play (change of place) is the _________.
Scene
Atmosphere
Act
Theme
17
The reason for a character's belief or actions is called their __________.
Theme
Conflict
Motivation
Atmosphere
18
T/F: The open stage of the Theater allowed plays to move quickly.
False
True
19
The mood or feeling of a play is the __________.
Act
Theme
Scene
Atmosphere
20
The word
renaissance
means:
resource
good times
remake
"rebirth"
21
Before Macbeth was named the Thane of Cawdor, he was:
the Thane of Scotland
the Thane of Glamis
the Thane of Norway
the Thane of Mattis
22
T/F: At the beginning of the play, Norway defeats Scotland in a major battle.
False
True
23
The part of a play (like a chapter in a book) is called a ___________.
Scene
Section
Act
Line
24
The Three Witches tell Banquo:
he will be "the father of kings"
both "lesser and greater than Macbeth".
Both Answer 1 and Answer 3
the King of Scotland
25
T/F: In addition to plays, Shakespeare wrote many sonnets.
True
False
26
Shakespeare was born in:
London
Stratford upon Avon
Italy
Verona
27
T/F:
Macbeth
could have been presented in two hours.
True
False
28
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that if she promised to she would:
kill King Duncan herself.
kill her own child
kill herself
kill Banquo