Starter quiz

  • What happens to Macbeth in Act 5 of 'Macbeth'?
    • He retreats from battle to find the witches.
    • He kills Lady Macbeth.
    • He kills Macduff who the witches told him to "beware" of.
    • He is killed by Macduff.  ✓
    • He yields the crown to Malcolm, Duncan's son.
  • In 'Macbeth', why would Lady Macbeth be considered an unconventional woman both in 11th century Scotland, when the play is set, and Jacobean England, when the play was first performed?
    • She is silent and obedient.
    • She rejects her femininity.  ✓
    • She is a witch.
    • She disrupts the status quo.  ✓
    • She dominates Macbeth.  ✓
  • In Act 1, Scene 7 of 'Macbeth', what does Macbeth decide at the end of his soliloquy?
    • That he will visit the witches again.
    • That he will kill King Duncan.
    • That he will ask Lady Macbeth's advice about killing Duncan.
    • That he will not kill King Duncan.  ✓
  • In Act 1, Scene 3 of 'Macbeth', the witches give Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies. How do we know Macbeth is immediately interested in what they have to say?
    • He writes a letter to Lady Macbeth telling her what he has been told.  ✓
    • Banquo describes him as "rap't" - spellbound by them.  ✓
    • He follows them back to their cave to hear more.
    • He is sad when the witches vanish.  ✓
    • He begins having asides showing his desire for the crown.  ✓
  • In Act 1, Scene 2 of 'Macbeth', the Sergeant describes Macbeth's actions in the battle. What are some of the ways Macbeth shows his abilities as a loyal warrior?
    • He killed a traitor to Duncan.  ✓
    • He wrote to Lady Macbeth about his prowess on the battlefield.
    • He invited Duncan to his castle after the battle.
    • He sticks the traitor's head on Duncan's battlements for all to see.  ✓
    • He kills the Thane of Cawdor.
  • At the end of his soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 7 of 'Macbeth', Macbeth gives a definitive reason he won't commit the regicide: "I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ______."
    • 'ambition' ✓
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