Starter quiz

  • In 'Macbeth', why is Macbeth's reign over Scotland unnatural?
    • He is Jacobean, not Scottish.
    • He committed regicide to get the throne.  ✓
    • The witches were involved in his ascension to the throne.  ✓
    • Lady Macbeth is monarch too, and it should just be Macbeth.
    • The rightful heir, Malcolm, is alive  ✓
  • In Act 1 of 'Macbeth', why does Malcolm, King Duncan's eldest son, flee to England?
    • Banquo tells him to, suspecting Macbeth of regicide.
    • Macbeth forces him to.
    • He wants to rule England, not Scotland.
    • He wants to escape the responsibility of being King.
    • He is scared that the person who killed his father will also kill him.  ✓
  • At the end of Act 3 of 'Macbeth', what does Macbeth decide to do?
    • Hire murderers to kill Fleance.
    • Ask the witches to kill Banquo's ghost.
    • Separate from Lady Macbeth.
    • Kill Banquo
    • Ask the witches for more information about his reign  ✓
  • On the night King Duncan was killed in 'Macbeth', Lennox says the weather was terrible: "the earth Was feverous and did ______."
    • 'shake' ✓
  • In Act 3, Scene 5 of 'Macbeth', Lennox and a Lord talk about Macbeth. They describe him as a 'tyrant'. What is a tyrant?
    • A tyrant is someone who uses their power morally.
    • A tyrant is a monarch.
    • A tyrant is someone who uses their power in an unjust way.  ✓
    • A tyrant is someone who uses supernatural power to get what they want.
    • A tyrant is a character in a play who does evil things.
  • In Act 3, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth', Macbeth complains that he has no legacy as Banquo's sons will become kings. He says the witches put a "Barren ______ in my gripe."
    • 'sceptre' ✓
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