According to the Great Chain of Being

kings were above queens, trees were above inanimate objects

Women who are supposed to have wicked or magical powers

The purpose of disposing of witches was to

allow the Catholic church to flourish

If you prophesy, you are

foretelling or predicting what will come

a desire for some type of achievement or distinction

A person who manipulates

influences others for their own purposes

Witches were blamed for

preventing women from conceiving, failed crops, natural disasters

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Introducing Macbeth

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1
Two other tragedies written by Shakespeare are
Henry V and Two Noble Kinsmen
Winter's Tale and Twelfth Night
Hamlet and Othello
A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest
2
If an alleged witch confessed to their crimes, they
were allowed to live
were able to fly away on their broomsticks
were put to death regardless
were continually tortured
3
Macbeth is Shakespeare's
longest and bloodiest tragedy
most well-known play
shortest and bloodiest tragedy
longest and most tedious play
4
Priests and notaries were commanded to torture and put witches to death by
the Catholic Church
Pokemon
the government of the time
the kings of countries
5
According to the Great Chain of Being
kings were above queens
humans were above angels
trees were above inanimate objects
animals were below plants
6
What are witches?
Women who are supposed to have wicked or magical powers
People who wear black hats and have warts on their nose
There are no such thing as witches
Characters in children's story books
7
Some people believe that Shakespeare's plays
didn't make sense
caused political upheaval
were written by someone else
were too dramatic
8
What is regicide?
The worship of a king
A king who murders his people
A type of pesticide
The killing of a king
9
The purpose of disposing of witches was to
eliminate doctors
make way for international peace
allow the Catholic church to flourish
avoid natural disasters
10
The less 'spirit', the more
power
attitude
matter
brains
11
If you prophesy, you are
foretelling or predicting what will come
engaged in foreshadowing
a Bible character
a Muslim
12
Ambition is
an animal that lives in the water and on land
when a limb is removed
a desire for some type of achievement or distinction
the ability to face danger, difficulty or pain
13
Shakespeare's plays were performed in the
Globe Theatre
World Theatre
Sphere Theatre
London Theatre
14
Macbeth was most likely written in
1606
1806
1406
1506
15
William Shakespeare was born in
Stafford-upon-Avon
Stratford-apon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avin
Stratford-upon-Avon
16
Bubble, fizz and pop are examples of
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Metaphor
Alliteration
17
A person who manipulates
can't see the forest for the trees
doesn't understand the difference between good and evil
influences others for their own purposes
alters their beliefs for a purpose
18
The best word to describe Macbeth would be
stubborn
ambitious
manipulative
blood thirsty
19
The Renaissance period brought an end to
Feudalism
Shakespeare's plays
the torture of witches
the Great Chain of Being
20
Witches were blamed for
preventing women from conceiving
failed crops
natural disasters
everything
21
The idea that everything in the universe has its place is best described as
the Great Rope of Being
the Great Chain of Heirarchy
the Enormous Chain of Being
the Great Chain of Being
22
Being a witch in Shakespeare's time was considered
a death wish
a career
daring
herecy
23
Shakespeare wrote
too many plays
irrelevant plays
forty-seven plays
thirty-seven plays

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