MACBETH ACTS I and SHAKESPEAREAN BACKGROUND PRACTICE QUIZ – ENGLISH 11

NAME______

A.Short answer:

1.What was the name of Shakespeare’s theatre?

2.List 3 differences between modern theatres and Shakespeare’s theatre.

3.What is the difference between a fair copy and a foul copy?

4.What was London like in Shakespeare’s time?

5.Which religious group influenced life in London by their strict beliefs?

A.MATCHING - match the description with the appropriate character.

_____Duncan

_____Fleance

_____Macbeth

_____Lady Macbeth

_____Malcolm

_____Banquo

_____3 witches

_____Donalbain

  1. Son of Banquo
  2. Skeptical about the witches
  3. Manipulator
  4. Give the prophecies
  5. Second son of Duncan
  6. Oldest son of Duncan
  7. Too full of the milk of human kindness
  8. Rewards all loyal subjects.
  1. MULTIPLE CHOICE - circle the correct response.
  1. The play is set in:
  2. Bulgaria
  3. Scotland
  4. England
  5. Norway
  1. Which of the following is NOT found in the first scene?
  2. The prophecies.
  3. The fact there has been a war.
  4. “Fair is foul and foul is fair”
  5. The setting of the heath.
  1. The bloody sergeant tells Duncan of:
  1. The capture of the Thane of Cawdor
  2. Malcolm’s actions during the war
  3. Macbeth’s bloody execution of Macdonwald the traitor
  4. Banquo’s execution of Cawdor.
  1. The war is against:
  2. England
  3. Norway
  4. Ireland
  5. France
  1. Duncan’s response to the news of the original Thane of Cawdor’s capture is:
  1. Execute him and give his lands to Macbeth.
  2. Exile him to France and give his lands to Macbeth.
  3. Make him beg for forgiveness.
  4. Show him some mercy and imprison him.
  1. When Macbeth and Banquo first meet the witches:
  2. They are stunned and silent.
  3. Macbeth is angry and threatens them.
  4. Banquo is curious and questions them.
  5. They run away and almost soil their kilts.
  1. Which of the following is NOT a greeting to Macbeth to the witches?
  2. All hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor.
  3. All hail Macbeth, Prince of Cumberland.
  4. All hail Macbeth, Thane of Glamis.
  5. All hail Macbeth, who shalt be king hereafter.
  1. Which of the following is one of Banquo’s predictions:
  2. All hail Banquo, future king.
  3. Poorer than Macbeth, but richer.
  4. Lesser than Macbeth, but greater.
  5. All hail Banquo, Thane of Cawdor.
  1. When the witches disappear after the prophecies, Macbeth and Banquo’s initial reaction is one of:
  2. Awe
  3. Disbelief
  4. Sadness
  5. Anger
  1. When Ross and Angus come to fetch Macbeth to the Duncan, they address him as:
  2. Thane of Glamis
  3. King
  4. Braveheart
  5. Thane of Cawdor
  1. Banquo’s speech about the “ instruments of darkness win us with honest trifles to betray us in deepest consequence” indicates:
  2. His cautious nature
  3. His ambition
  4. His loyalty to Duncan
  5. His belief in the integrity of the witches.
  1. When Macbeth and Banquo meet the Duncan, he rewards Banquo with:
  2. A horse and saddle
  3. A hug.
  4. A large estate
  5. A feast
  1. Macbeth states that “is a step on which I must fall down or o’erleap.” He is referring to:
  2. His love of Duncan.
  3. Duncan’s announcement that Malcolm will be the Prince of Cumberland.
  4. Duncan’s rewards to Banquo.
  5. Banquo’s third prophecy.
  1. Before Macbeth returns to his castle, Lady Macbeth tells the audience of her fears which might keep Macbeth from following her plan. She claims he is:
  2. Too weak
  3. Too full of conscience
  4. Too cowardly
  5. Too attached to Duncan
  1. We see dramatic irony in the scene where Duncan and Banquo arrive at Macbeth’s castle in the fact:
  2. Duncan calls her a gracious hostess.
  3. They speak of how well they sleep here.
  4. They admire Banquo’s bravery.
  5. Lady Macbeth comes out of the castle to lead them in.
  1. In Macbeth’s soliloquy where he weighs the pros and cons of killing Duncan, which of the following is NOT a reason he considers:
  2. Duncan is well loved and the public will be upset.
  3. Lady Macbeth will be disappointed in him.
  4. He might go to Hell.
  5. Karma – what goes around, comes around.
  1. Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth by:
  2. Calling him a coward.
  3. Saying that he obviously doesn’t love her.
  4. Saying she is manlier than he is.
  5. All of the above.
  6. None of the above.