Macbeth Act 1 Review

Who is King of Scotland at the beginning of this play?

• Macbeth

• Banquo

• Duncan

• Malcolm

What is the main purpose of the witches in Scene 1?

• to reveal the 2 prophecies

• to show off their powers

• to reveal the dark tone of the play

• to establish the setting

What royal title does the King give Macbeth after hearing about Macbeth's praiseworthy fighting and leadership?

• war general

• Thane of Glamis

• Thane of Winterfell

• Thane of Cawdor

What is the drama term that correlates with the act of speaking one's inner thoughts to the audience?

• soliloquy

• monologue

• prose

• verse

What was the 1st prophecy the witches reveal to Macbeth and Banquo?

• Macbeth will die in battle

• Macbeth will be King of Scotland

• Banquo's sons will be King

• Banquo will be King of Scotland

What is dramatic irony?

• when what happens is the opposite of what happens

• when the audience knows something the characters do not know

• when a character says something but means another thing

• it is dramatic

How is Banquo's character different from Macbeth's character?

• he is a better leader than Macbeth

• he believes the witches prophecies

• he doesn't believe in the witches prophecies

• he is jealous that he will not be king

What is Lady Macbeth most worried about regarding her husband?

• he does not want to be King

• he is too soft and unmanly to kill the king

• he will kill the king without a plan

• he will not listen to her

Who says the following line, "'tis strange...the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray 's in deepest consequence" (I.iii.124-128)?

• Macbeth

• Banquo

• the witches

• Lady Macbeth

In Scene 4, who does King Duncan announce he is giving the throne to?

• Malcolm

• Donalbain

• Macbeth

• Ross