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TED Ed - Why you should read Macbeth

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A Quiz! based around pre-reading of the Shakespearean tragedy

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1
This play is said to be so powerful that
Shakespeare died shortly after finishing it
its name shouldn't be said inside the theater
no one has ever performed it
it was written by the devil himself
2
The play raises important questions about
ambition
family rivals
power
violence
3
"Macbeth" is sometimes referred to as
The Scottish Play
"everybody dies at the end"
Macdeath
The English Bloodbath
4
Lady Macbeth sees a bloodstain on her hands because she:
is wracked with guilt
has much better eyesight than others
becomes obsessed with committing violence
is literally covered with blood
5
Shakespeare borrowed the story of "Macbeth" from:
an old folktale
a 16th century historical chronicle
recent political events in his home town
a talkative family member
6
Shakespeare’s audiences would have been worried about kings being overthrown because:
Elizabeth I was overthrown by her own advisers
James the First's son was not considered fit to rule England
There had recently been an assassination attempt on James I
Louis XVI had been guillotined only one year earlier
7
The audience at the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare’s plays were performed:
came from all levels of society
were limited to aristocrats and royalty
watched the plays in absolute silence
hated "Macbeth"
8
Macbeth becomes ambitious after hearing a prophecy from:
three witches
a talkative family member
a magic bean
a fortune teller