Quick quiz Macbeth, ACT 1

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Who is the king when the play starts?

1. Duncan
2. Cawdor
3. Malcolm
4. Macduff

Whom does Macbeth defeat in battle?

1. Duncan's armies
2. King Edward's English army
3. The armies of Norway and Ireland
4. Banquo

What do the witches prophecy?

1. Macbeth will be king and his sons will inherit the throne
2. Banquo will be king, but Macbeth will be much happier
3. Macbeth will be king, but Banquo will murder him
4. Macbeth will be king and Banquo's sons will be kings

What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?

1. Earl of Dunsinane
2. Thane of Cawdor
3. Thane of Glamis
4. Prince of Scotland

Who is made heir to King Duncan's throne?

1. Macbeth
2. Malcolm
3. Donaldbain
4. Macduff

What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?

1. Talk to the three witches
2. Kill Duncan herself
3. Protect Duncan from Macbeth's blood lust
4. Whatever necessary to help Macbeth become king

What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?

1. Modesty
2. The manliness to follow through on his ambitions
3. The ambition to ever become someone notable
4. The intelligence to be a king

What do Lady Macbeth's words "unsex me here" mean?

1. She vows not to have sex with Macbeth until he becomes king
2. She wants her chambermaids to disguise her in men's clothes
3. She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder bloody ambitions
4. She wants to have sex with evil spirits

What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan's murder?

1. Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse
2. It will be a simple and tidy route to achieving all his ambitions
3. Though he'll become king, he'll lose his hold on Cawdor
4. If the witches are right, he will become both a king and an immortal

What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan?

1. Macbeth will pour poison in his ear and will blame the King's brother
2. Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he returns to his castle
3. Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants
4. Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle