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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. What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor?

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

3. What title does Duncan hold?

4. What does Macbeth feel that Banquo has stripped him of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Act 3, Scene 1, what do the witches prophecy for Banquo's future?

4. What does one of the witches sense in the air in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. When do the witches vow to meet again before they part at the beginning of the play?

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

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

8. What does Lady Macbeth call her husband after he has murdered Duncan?

9. How did the Thane of Cawdor die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this play are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this play. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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