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6. Who is the audience first introduced to in the play?
- The Three Witches
- Banquo
- The Captain
- Macbeth
7. Regicide is...
- The act of killing an infant
- The act of killing a mother
- The act of killing a King
- The act of killing a father
8. Which does NOT describe the image of woman in the Jacobean age?
- Defiant
- Fragile
- Weak
- Powerless
9. The idea that the King was chosen by God is known by what term?
- Divine Right of Kings
- Godly Hierarchy
- Chosen by Divine Powers
- Celestial Command Chain
10. The Prince of Cumberland is "a step on which I(Macbeth) must fall down or else overleap" - Which character is he?
- Malcolm
- Angus
- Donaldbain
- Macduff
11. "Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it" best represents what theme?
- Kingship
- Supernatural
- Appearance vs Reality
- Guilt
12. Some of the chants and incantations from the 'Weird Sisters' are quoted from which book written by King James I?
- Demonology
- Apparition anxiety
- Supernatural spectres
- Covenant
13. Which of these names was NOT given to Macbeth at the start of the play?
- "Valour's hero"
- "Bellona's bridegroom"
- "Worthy Gentleman"
- "Valiant Cousin"
14. Which is the correct definition for treason?
- Committing a sin that would be seen as unforgivable
- Plotting to destroy a random citizens home and place of work
- Betraying one's country; especially attempting to overthrow a Monarch
- Deliberately killing an individual in a higher power
15. To influence a situation or person cleverly with no concern for morality is known by what term?
- Tyranny
- Treason
- Manipulation
- Disobedience
16. Fate is the development of events outside of a person's control - who were 'the fates'?
- Five women who spun 'Fortune's wheel' to decide an individual's path
- Three Goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans
- A group of humans with supernatural abilities
- Two Gods who could cut and knot the strings of fate, changing reality
17. Which symbol is unlikely to be interpreted as a symbol of guilt in Macbeth?
- Ghost of Banquo
- Blood
- Vision of daggers
- Birds of prey
18. An aside is when a character speaks directly to the ________ to keep their thoughts and ambitions secret.
- Auidence
- Antagonist
- Protagonist
- Character on their right side
19. In the quote: "Hear it not Duncan, for it is a knell" - what is a knell?
- An alarm
- A warning signal
- A funeral bell
- A siren
20. Something beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature is the definition for...
- Appearance vs Reality
- Ambition
- Supernatural
- Duplicity