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Macbeth Act 1 Quiz
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1
What is ironic about what Duncan and Banquo are saying when they enter Macbeth's castle?
There is no irony in this scene
They say it's nice and welcoming but Lady M. is planning to kill Duncan
They say it's nice but it's clearly falling apart
They say it's nice but it's been heavily damaged in the war
2
The first publishing of Shakespeare’s works is called the
The Canterbury Tales
First Folio
First Collection
The Great Collection
3
What does Malcolm mean when he says "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving of it."
His life and death were very virtuous
The best thing he did in his life was die
He will be missed
He died with nothing
4
How many plays did Shakespeare write in his lifetime?
34
42
38
36
5
Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564; on what date did he die in 1616?
May 17
April 23
May 23
April 17
6
What was the name of the theater that Shakespeare helped build?
The Lord Chamberlain's Theater
The King's Stage
The Globe
Stratford Upon Avon
7
What is Macbeth's reaction to this news?
He is relieved now he doesn't have to kill Duncan
He realizes Malcolm now stands in his way to becoming king
He decides to leave it up to fate to decide who will be king
He curses Duncan and Malcolm
8
Which character in the play was King James 1 related to?
Macbeth
Banquo
King Duncan
Macdonwald
9
When the audience knows something the characters don't is what type of irony?
Verbal
Shakespearean
Dramatic
Situational
10
What is meant by the theme fair is foul and foul is fair?
All of these
Nothing is as it seems
Anything goes
Good is bad and bad is good
11
Shakespeare is often referred to as:
The Bard of London
The Bard of England
The Bard of Avon
The Bard for all Time
12
What does Macbeth do to show his victory over Macdonwald?
Puts his head on a pike
Takes his castle for his own
Burns his castle
Takes his sword and his shield
13
Why is it significant that Macbeth opens with the witches on stage?
Because the suspects in the gunpowder treason were witches
Because it was illegal to perform plays about witchcraft at that time
All of the above
Because witches were being hunted and burned at that time in London
14
In addition to tragedies and comedies what other types of plays did Shakespeare write?
Dramas
Romances
Histories
Horror
15
Macbeth decides not to go through with the plan to assassinate Duncan.
True
False
16
Shakespeare's plays were written during the reigns of which 2 British monarchs?
Elizabeth 1 and James 1
Charles the 1 and James 1
Elizabeth 1 and Jacob 1
Elizabeth 1 and James 2
17
Macbeth's first line of the play, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen," is significant because:
It echoes what the witches said
It shows that he is not what he seems
It reinforces the play's central theme
All of these
18
Fair is foul and foul is fair is an example of what literary device?
Oxymoron
Sarcasm
Paradox
Contradiction
19
When a character appears to talk to himself revealing his inner thoughts and feelings, this called
Monolithic
crazy
an aside
Monologue
20
Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to go through with the plan to kill Duncan by calling him a coward.
False
True
21
Complete the line: "Fair is foul and __________
foul is won
foul is fair
foul is all
foul is done
22
What two wars are being fought at the beginning of Macbeth?
British Civil War and Norman Invasion from France
Scottish Civil War and Invasion from Norway
Scottish Civil War and Invasion from Finland
British Civil War and Invasion from Scottland
23
What historical event inspired Shakespeare to write Macbeth?
The death of Queen Elizabeth I
The Norman Invasion
The Gunpowder Treason
The Scottish Civil War
24
Who helps the king of Norway in his invasion?
Macdonwald
Duncan
Thane of Glamis
Thane of Cawdor
25
What three ways do the witches greet Macbeth when they first meet him?
Thane of Glampis, Thane of Cawdor and King
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King
Thane of Glames, Thane of Crawdor, and King
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Chowder, and King
26
What was the sailor's wife eating?
Fish
Chestnuts
Pastries
Fruit
27
William Shakespeare was born during the reign of which British monarch?
King James II
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
28
What prophecy do they give Banquo?
That his children will be kings
That he is destined to kill the king
That he will also be a king
That he will die before morning
29
Finish the line: "Look like the innocent flower, but be the ________.
bee above it."
weeds around it."
serpent beneath it."
serpent under it."
30
What is the reign of King James 1 called?
The Jamesean Period
The Jacobean Period
The Post-Elizabethan Period
The Jambolean Period
31
Who does Duncan name his successor to the throne?
Banquo
Malcolm
Macbeth
Donalbain
32
The first acting company Shakespeare wrote and performed with was called
The Globe Theater Company
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Shakespeare's Players
The King's Men
33
To whom was Malcom referring when he said, "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving of it."
Macbeth
The Thane of Cawdor
Banquo
Macdonwald
34
What does Lady M. mean when she says "I fear thy nature is too full of the milk of human kindness"?
She think Macbeth is too full of himself
She is afraid she is too nice to kill Duncan
She thinks Macbeth is going to get drunk and ruin their plan
She's afraid Macbeth is too nice to kill Duncan
35
Who does Macbeth defeat in the first battle of the play?
Donalbain
Macdougal
Macdonald
Macdonwald
36
Shakespeare's wife's name was
Annie Lennox
Janis Joplin
Anne Hathaway
Alice Wonderlynd
37
What is Macbeth's title at the beginning of the play?
Thane of Glamis
Duke of Normandy
Thane of Cawdor
King of Scotland
