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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assisting the main enemy of Scotland at the time of this play?

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

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

4. How are Banquo and Fleance related?

5. What is so surprising about the way Lady Macbeth treats the king when he arrives at her castle in Act 1, Scene 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Macbeth think his wife will do when she hears of his devious and secret plan in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

4. How did the Thane of Cawdor die?

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

6. After reading her husband's letter in Act 1, Scene 5, what does Lady Macbeth fear Macbeth may be?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the prophecies given to Macbeth, and how do these prophecies alter the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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