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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Duncan decide to camp at the beginning of the play?
(a) Innerwith.
(b) Forres.
(c) Florence.
(d) Triamond.

2. What does the first witch do to get her revenge on the person who offended her in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Curses the shop with bad produce and merchandice.
(b) Curses the young maiden with warts and boils.
(c) Curses the sailor with lack of sleep and fatigue.
(d) Curses the soldier with blindness in his next battle.

3. In Act 1, Scene 4, in an aside to the audience, what does Macbeth say he is carrying?
(a) Ambitions unto death.
(b) A murderous heart.
(c) Black and deep desires.
(d) Deep and dark secrets.

4. What does Lady Macbeth tell her husband to do in front of the king when he comes to their home?
(a) Get him alone.
(b) Praise his masterful mind.
(c) Poison him.
(d) Play the innocent.

5. What do the witches say are their greatest pleasure in life?
(a) Serving.
(b) Deceiving.
(c) Conjuring.
(d) Killing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Duncan meet as he sets up camp at the beginning of the play?

2. Who is to be the new Thane of Cawdor?

3. Who is sent for to help the wounded sergeant in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How does Macbeth refer to his wife after she hears about the prophecy from the witches?

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

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