Macbeth Act 1 Quiz

The witches greet Macbeth by the title of 

• The Thane of Glamis
• The Thane of Cawdor
• King, hereafter
• All of the above

Why does Lady Macbeth think that Macbeth will not be able to kill King Duncan? 

• He is not strong enough to do it.
• He is not smart enough to pull it off
• His nature is too kind
• He does not have the ambition to be King

When the audience first meets Lady Macbeth, she is reading a letter from King Duncan.

• True
• False

When do the witches plan to meet Macbeth?

• When the battle begins
• In the middle of the battle
• When the battle's over
• They don't plan to meet him

Where is the play set?

• England
• Wales
• Ireland
• Scotland

Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed?

• He cheated on his wife.
• He was a traitor.
• He killed the Queen.

What is an obstacle with Macbeth becoming King?

• Lady Macbeth is against it
• King Duncan is against it
• King Duncan appoints his son prince of Cumberland
• Banquo knows of his evil plan

What important role do the witches play in Act I?  

• They foreshadow events
• they help define the setting
• they provide historical background
• they introduce the other characters

When Lady Macbeth says to "unsex me here" and "fill her with the direst cruelty" she is asking to

• have a sex change operation
• think and act like a cruel man would in this situation
• take away any children she might have had
• become a virgin again so that she can be a proper queen

After reading her husband's letter:

• Lady Macbeth dismisses the words of the witches.
• Lady Macbeth is determined to question the witches.
• Lady Macbeth prepares to kill Duncan.
• Lady Macbeth plans to ask her husband for the real story.