Starter quiz
- In Act 1 of 'Macbeth', what do the witches tell Banquo?
- That he will be king.
- That his children will be kings. ✓
- That Macbeth will murder him.
- That Duncan is not the rightful king.
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- Jacobeans believed that a monarch was selected and appointed by God. Then, to challenge the monarch was to challenge which things?
- the natural order ✓
- regicide
- the hierarchy ✓
- God ✓
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- Which of the following would define a woman as a threat to the natural order in Jacobean England?
- If they were disobedient. ✓
- If they had children.
- If they sought equality with men. ✓
- If they were married.
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- A ______ is a system or ranking whereby things are ordered, with some being above and some below.
- 'hierarchy' ✓
- In 'Macbeth', which action shows Macbeth no longer trusts Banquo?
- Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth to arrange Banquo's murder.
- Macbeth asks the witches to kill him.
- Macbeth banishes him and his family from Scotland.
- Macbeth never speaks to him again after the witches' prophecies.
- Macbeth has Banquo killed. ✓
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- After hearing the prophecies in Act 1 of 'Macbeth', what is Macbeth's first action?
- He kills King Duncan.
- He tries to find the witches again.
- He kills Banquo.
- He sends a letter to his wife telling her the news. ✓
- He banishes the thought of being king from his mind.
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