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MACBETH QUIZ ACT 1
MACBETH QUIZ ACT 1
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Introduction to basic information about Shakespeare's Macbeth, including questions from Act 1. 1--7
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1
Fill in the blank: "...Look ike the innocent flower, but be the____________under't."
Viper
Bee
Serpent
Grasshopper
2
Macbeth wrestles with his own conscience about murdering Duncan because
None of these apply
He fears his wife will divorce him
He's afraid of eternal damnation
He's uncertain about becoming King
3
When the witch says, "lesser than Macbeth, but greater," whom is she referring to?
Angus
Maclovin'
Ross
Banquo
4
When Lady Macbeth proclaims, "Unsex me here," what is she wishing for?
To be more masculine in thought
To be coy and humble in action
To be more wanton in her ways
Queen's night out
5
Which of the following "fatal flaws" is most closely related to Macbeth as a character?
Vanity
Envy
Greed
Ambition
6
Shakespeare wrote this amount of plays in his lifetime.
37
27
33
47
7
"Screw your courage to the sticking place, And we shall not fail" is Lady Macbeth saying
Macbeth needs to be more tactful
Macbeth needs to back down
Macbeth needs to be resolute in his actions
Macbeth needs to let her kill Duncan
8
What does Lady Macbeth indicate she'd sooner do than back out of a promise she made to Macbeth?
Bay at the moon and sleep outdoors
Stomp on the grave of her mother
Drink gallons of moat water
Bash her babies brains out
9
As far as Macbeth is concerned, dressing him in borrowed robes is the same as
Giving him hand-me-downs
A cheap gift
Showing him a new sense of fashion
Having something belonging to someone else
10
When Macbeth declares, "Stars hide your fires..." what does he mean?
Help him see better at night
Conceal his true intentions
None of these apply
Be more passionate
11
The first performance of Macbeth was in this year.
1642
1623
1666
1606
12
What is Macbeth's title at the beginning of the play?
Prince of Cumberland
Thane of Scotland
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
13
Shakespeare wrote 5 tragedies. Which of the following is not one of them?
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Tempest
Hamlet
14
Lady Macbeth plan is for Macbeth to use what weapons when he kills Duncan?
Cannon fodder
The guards' daggers
A poison
The King's sword
15
According to the witches' prophecies, whose children shall be kings?
Thane of Cawdor
Banquo's
Macduff's
Macbeth's
16
In literature, the tragic hero is almost always male. One exception from a Shakespeare play is
Helen of Troy
Juliet
Cleopatra
Medea
17
When Macbeth says, "Stay, you imperfect speakers," to whom is he speaking?
Duncan and Ross
Malcolm and Banquo
Banquo and Macdownald
The witches
18
"O' never shall that morrow see!" is Lady Macbeth's way of saying this.
None of these apply
She is opposed to Monday mornings
Duncan is going to die before sunrise
Macbeth is going to do what she wants
19
Duncan, being unaware of his pending doom in Act 1.6, creates this theatrical occurence.
Foreshadwing
Internal Monologue
Dramatic Irony
Asides
20
In drama, a character's interior thoughts while others are on stage is called this.
Dramatic Irony
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
