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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of land is featured in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Forest.
(b) Desert.
(c) Cave.
(d) Meadow.

2. Where do the witches go after Scotland's battle is over?
(a) The sea shore.
(b) A cave.
(c) The desert.
(d) A heath.

3. Who does Duncan meet as he sets up camp at the beginning of the play?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) A messenger.
(c) A wounded soldier.
(d) One of the witches.

4. When do the witches want to meet?
(a) After a mighty battle.
(b) Before the sun sets.
(c) At the turn of the year.
(d) The dawn before Macbeth's death.

5. Who is assisting the main enemy of Scotland at the time of this play?
(a) MacDuff.
(b) The Witches.
(c) The Thane of Cawdor.
(d) Macbeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title is Malcolm given after the battle is over?

2. What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor?

3. What does Malcolm tell Duncan of the Thane of Cawdor just before the new Thane is named?

4. How are Malcolm and Duncan related?

5. Who do the witches plan to meet after parting in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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