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English (Edexcel)
Macbeth and masculinity: the struggle for power

Starter quiz

  • Which monarch did William Shakespeare write Macbeth for?
    • Queen Elizabeth I
    • Mary, Queen of Scots
    • King James I/ King James VI  ✓
  • Who is King Duncan's oldest son and the heir to the throne?
    • 'Malcolm' ✓
  • Who betrays King Duncan before the start of the play?
    • The Thane of Cawdor  ✓
    • The Thane of Fife
    • Macbeth
  • Which language device is used in the quotation, "nobleness, like stars, shall shine on all deservers?"
    • Simile  ✓
    • Metaphor
    • Pathetic fallacy
    • Imperative
  • Starting at the beginning of the play, put these events into the order they occur.
    • 1
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      The audience is introduced to the witches.
    • 2
      ⇔
      King Duncan hears that the rebel, the Thane of Cawdor, has been captured.
    • 3
      ⇔
      Macbeth and Banquo hear the witches' prophecies.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Macbeth begins to get excited about becoming the king.
    • 5
      ⇔
      Duncan meets with Macbeth and makes him Thane of Cawdor.
    • 6
      ⇔
      Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth, telling her about the prophecies.
  • Which of the following words describe the act of killing a king?
    • Homicide
    • Femicide
    • Regicide  ✓
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