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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so surprising about the way Lady Macbeth treats the king when he arrives at her castle in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) She did not seem nervous before.
(b) It appears she has changed her mind.
(c) She should be grateful to him.
(d) She is planning his murder.

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

3. Who owns the victory of the battle between Scotland and its main enemy?
(a) The Norwegian King.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Thane of Cawdor.
(d) Duncan.

4. What does Lady Macbeth hear shortly after the deed with Duncan is done in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A bell tolling.
(b) The hissing of a cat.
(c) The chamberlains yelling.
(d) An owl shriek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Banquo say about Macbeth's castle when he first arrives there?

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

3. Where do the witches go after Scotland's battle is over?

4. What does Lady Macbeth says she has in her mind after hearing the prophecy of the witches?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play?

2. In the first scene of the play, who else do the witches say they will meet with when they next meet?

3. How did the Thane of Cawdor die?

4. What is the Porter doing just after Duncan is assassinated?

5. What is Banquo's first impression of Macbeth's castle?

6. What does Duncan reward Lady Macbeth with the evening before his assassination?

7. What does Lady Macbeth do in order to allow for Macbeth to have safe passage past Duncan's chamberlains in Act 1, Scene 7?

8. In Act 1, Scnee 6, what does Duncan say helped Macbeth to arrive at his castle so far ahead of himself?

9. How does Macbeth plan to kill Banquo and his son?

10. What does Ross speak with an old man about the morning after Duncan's assassination?

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