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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the sun seem to set at the beginning of the play?
(a) The heath.
(b) The witches' cauldron.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The ground.

2. What does Lady Macbeth give the chamberlains to make them sleep?
(a) A lot of food.
(b) Pretty music.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Wine.

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

4. What does Lady Macbeth say she would do before breaking a promise?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Kill her husband.
(c) Go mad.
(d) Kill her own child.

5. How is the Porter speaking of death when he first appears on stage?
(a) He is whispering strange tales of ghosts and demons.
(b) He is delivering a serious sermon.
(c) He is weeping about dead relatives of his.
(d) He is telling knock-knock jokes about death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Duncan hold?

2. What does Macbeth say the people would do if Duncan were killed?

3. What does Macbeth see in a vision just as he is about to murder the king?

4. In Act 1, Scene 4, in an aside to the audience, what does Macbeth say he is carrying?

5. What do the witches sense in the air in Act 1, Scene 1?

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