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6. Which technique is used in the first scene?

  • Rhyming couplets
  • Metaphors
  • Blank verse
  • Rhetorical questions

7. In scene 6, Lady Macbeth is being very...?

  • Allegiant - showing constancy, duty and faithfulness especially to a ruling body
  • Malevolent - showing a wish to be evil to others
  • Obsequious - being excessively eager to praise and obey
  • Rancorous - characterized by bitterness or resentment

8. Why does Macbeth want the stars to hide their fires?

  • So he wont be able to see what he is doing.
  • So his evil actions will not be seen.
  • So that it will be very dark and cosy tonight.
  • So he can ride to his castle without being seen.

9. What does scene 1 tell us about the witches?

  • They never tell the truth
  • They can predict the future
  • They like to fly on broomsticks
  • They are going to meet Macbeth in his castle.

10. What is Duncan saying in scene 6?

  • He is glad to see the castle because he is tired.
  • He is wishing he could be back home at his castle.
  • The castle is really nice.
  • The castle looks gloomy.

11. What is scene 7 known as?

  • The Blackmail Scene
  • The Scene of Dramatic Irony
  • The Porter's Scene
  • The Scene of Lady Macbeth's Grand Plan

12. What piece of advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth in scene 5?

  • Look like th'innocent flower, but be the serpent under't.
  • Go and prepare the guest room for King Duncan.
  • Make your face like a book where men may read strange matters.
  • Go and sharpen your knife ready to kill King Duncan.

13. What quote supports the first impression created of Macbeth?

  • "Brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name)"
  • "Unseamed him from the nave to th'chops"
  • "Assisted by that most disloyal traitor"
  • "What he has lost, noble Macbeth hath won."

14. Who are the characters that speak in scene 1?

  • Three witches
  • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
  • Three witches, Macbeth and Banquo
  • Macbeth and Banquo

15. What is a speech called that a character performs alone on stage?

  • Soliloquy
  • Poem
  • Speech
  • Elocution

16. Which action in scene 4 foregrounds actions at the end of the play?

  • The Thane of Cawdor is executed for being a traitor.
  • King Duncan visits Lady Macbeth
  • King Duncan's family and servants are murdered.
  • The King is assassinated.

17. What three prophesies do the witches give Macbeth?

  • Thou shalt be a King, a Murderer and a Soldier.
  • Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King hereafter.
  • Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, King hereafter.
  • Thou shalt be a brave soldier, a worthy King and a murderer.

18. What is technique is used most in scene 6?

  • Dramatic Irony
  • Anaphora
  • Pathetic Fallacy
  • Alliteration

19. Who speaks first in scene 3?

  • King Duncan
  • Banquo
  • Witch 1
  • Macbeth

20. What does Macbeth say in an (aside)?

  • That he is longing to see his wife again.
  • That he is happy he has been made Thane of Cawdor.
  • He needs to Kill Malcolm to be able to be King.
  • The stars are covered by clouds.