Macbeth, Act 1 Quiz



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Macbeth, Act 1 Quiz

1. The main setting for Macbeth, Act One, is

a. Scotland

b. England

c. Wales

d. All of the above

2. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth can best be described as

a. lonely and depressed

b. admirable and courageous

c. timid and fearful

d. ruthless and mean-spirited

3. Macbeth is surprised when he is addressed as Thane of Cawdor because

a. he knows that the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor

b. Banquo deserves the title

c. He feels he does not deserve the title

d. One of the prophecies has come true

4. Macbeth begins to hope for Duncan’s death when

a. Malcolm is named heir to the throne

b. He hears that Banquo will beget future kings

c. Ross and Angus tell him that he us Thane of Cawdor

d. Lady Macbeth hails him as “Great Glamis.”

5. The fact that Duncan was deceived by the Thane of Cawdor suggests that Duncan

a. has political savvy

b. will never be deceived again

c. is too trusting

d. rules with a harsh hand

6. Lady Macbeth’s welcome to Duncan can be best described as

a. generous

b. hypocritical

c. kind

d. charitable

7. Macbeth acts as he does in Act one because he

a. is weak

b. has always been evil

c. is very ambitious

d. wants to please his wife

8. Lady Macbeth’s motive for urging Macbeth on is that she

a. Has always wanted desperately to be a queen

b. feels the need for vengeance

c. is a callous criminal

d. has an exalted ambition for her husband to gain power and prestige

9. The overall purpose of the first scene in the play is to

a. establish the theme of good triumphant over evil

b. create a humorous beginning to the play

c. establish an atmosphere of evil, disorder, and doom

d. Frighten Macbeth and Duncan.

10. In Act One, Scene 3, the three witches foretell that

a. Lady Macbeth will die by her own hand

b. Banquo will become a traitor

c. Macbeth will become King

d. Duncan will have Macbeth arrested.

11. Whom does Duncan refer to as his “peerless kinsman’?

a. Banquo

b. Malcolm

c. Ross

d. Macbeth

12. Lady Macbeth can best be described as

a. even more ambitious than Macbeth

b. willing to help Macbeth even if she does not agree with him

c. will to risk all to save Duncan

d. Subservient to Macbeth.

13. The witches

a. implant the evil deed in Macbeth’s mind

b. reinforce the evil thoughts that already exist in Macbeth’s mind

c. distract Macbeth from his purpose

14. The weird women symbolize

a. evil temptation in the world

b. Macbeth’s guilt

c. Religion

d. All of the above

15. Morally, Banquo is

a. perverted

b. strong

c. weak

d. conflicted

16. Macbeth’s companion the first time he meets the witches is

a. Duncan

b. Macduff

c. Banquo

d. Lady Macbeth

17. The tragic flaw in Macbeth appears to be

a. ambition

b. jealousy

c. greed

True-False a=true, b=false – Change false statements to true statements.

18. Duncan is a cruel king.

19. A keynote of the drama is the nature of temptation.

20. Macbeth thinks of murder after listening to the witches.

21. The witches predict Banquo’s heirs will be kings.

22. The witches say Banquo will be king.

23. The witches call Macbeth, “King.”

24. Macbeth is tempted to evil by external forces, against his own wishes and desires.

25. Macbeth’s chief fear is punishment for his sins after death.

26. Macbeth gains what the Thane of Cawdor loses.

27. The witches’ chief delight is evil.

28. Duncan is displeased with the reception he receives at Macbeth’s castle.

Matching-Quotation identification.

Directions: Choose the correct speaker for each quotation. Some choices may be used more than once; all are used at least once.

a. witches

b. Macbeth

c. Lady Macbeth

d. Duncan

e. Banquo

f. Malcolm

29. “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it. He died as one that had been studied in his death to throw away the dearest thing he owed as ‘twere a careless trifle.”

30. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.”

31. “Your face, my Thane, is as a book where men may read strange matters. To beguile the time, Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.”

32. “Come you spirits that tend on mortal thought, unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty!”

33. “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He (thane of Cawdor) was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.”

34. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.”

35. “But ‘tis strange! And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray’s in deepest consequence.”

36. “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature? Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.”

37. “What, can the devil speak true?”

38. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air.”

Discussion: Answer the following question based on your understanding of Act One of Macbeth. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. (20 points)

How does Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to accept her plan to murder Duncan? Which of the two characters do you think is more guilty, and why? Support your answer using details form Act One. Carefully consider and use evidence concerning their characterization.

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