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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 the first person to see the king dead?

2. How many witches are there?

3. What does Lady Macbeth hear shortly after the deed with Duncan is done in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who offends the first witch in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why are Duncan's sons both considered suspects in Duncan's murder?

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

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

7. How did the rebel Macdonwald die?

8. What does Duncan make the King of Norway do in order to bury his dead?

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

10. Who is framed for Duncan's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this play that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Macbeth's relationship with his wife change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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