HISTORICAL MACBETH
FINISH THE VERSE
NOBLE CAUSES
NATURAL CAUSES
SUPERNATURAL CAUSES
100
T/F: MACBETH HAS BEEN PERFORMED MORE THAN ANY OTHER SHAKESPEARE PLAY.
TRUE
100
First Witch:When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or ___ _____? 1) on plains 2) riding brooms 3) in rain 4) around the cauldron
3) IN RAIN
100
WHO IS KING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAY
DUNCAN
100
Which wood comes to Dunsinane, true to the witches predictions?
BIRNAM
100
WHOSE GHOST SHOWS UP AT MACBETH'S FEAST?
BANQUO
200
T/F: MACBETH WAS A REAL KING OF SCOTLAND FOR 15 YEARS.
FALSE. HE WAS KING OF SCOTLAND FOR 17 YEARS.
200
LADY MACBETH: "THE THANE OF FIFE, HAD A ____" (Act 5, scene 1). 1) KNIFE 2) WIFE 3) LIFE 4) STRIFE
2) WIFE
200
WHO IS KING AT THE END OF THE PLAY
MALCOLM
200
"They have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly, But, bear-like, I must fight the course" (Macbeth, Act 5, scene 7) Which sport is Shakespeare referring to? 1) bear-baiting 2) bear-fighting 3) ballet
1) Macbeth is comparing himself to the bear in the blood sport of bear-baiting, in which a bear was tied to a stake and dogs were set upon it. A "course" is a round of fighting in a bear-baiting event.
200
Second Witch: "Eye of newt and toe of frog, ____ of bat and tongue of dog" 1) Wool 2) Fang 3) Wings 4) hugs
1) WOOL
300
T/F: IN REAL LIFE, MALCOLM KILLED MACBETH AND SUCCEEDED HIM AS KING.
FALSE. Macbeth was succeeded by his stepson Lulach, who was crowned at Scone, (probably) on 8 September 1057. Lulach was killed by Malcolm, "by treachery", near Huntly on 23 April 1058. After this, Malcolm became king.
300
SECOND WITCH: "When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s ____ and ____" (Act One, Scene One). 1) lost and won 2) come and gone 3) off and on 4) tired and yawned
1) lost and won
300
FROM WHAT COUNTRY IS FLEANCE'S FUTURE PRINCESS WIFE FROM?
WALES
300
What specific part of the trees do the soldiers cut to use as camouflage
BOUGHS
300
WHAT DOES MACBETH SEE FLOATING IN THE AIR THAT LEADS HIM TO DUNCAN?
A FLOATING DAGGER
400
T/F: Macbeth's real name was "Mac Bethad mac Findlaích"
TRUE. Macbeth was his anglicized name.
400
Macbeth: "Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell, That _____ ______ to heaven or to hell" (Act 2, Scene 1). 1) forces you 2) summons thee 3) sends you 4) opens doors
2) summons thee
400
WHAT IS MACDUFF THANE OF?
FIFE
400
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair: / Hover through the ___ and filthy air" (1.1.11-12) 1) clouds 2) walls 3) fog 4) walmart
3) fog
400
WHAT ARE THE INITIAL 3 PREDICTIONS FROM THE WITCHES TO BANQUO AND MACBETH THAT INCITE THE ACTION.
1) That Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor 2) That Macbeth will become King 3) Banquos sons will be king.
500
T/F: Edward, who had been the king of Scotland before ascending the English throne, had something of an obsession with witches.
FALSE. King James had an obsession with witches. He instigated a mass witch hunt in Scotland, and even wrote a book on the subject of witches and witchcraft entitled ‘Daemonologie’.
500
Macbeth: "Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives. Words to the heat of deeds too ___ _____ gives" (Act 2, Scene 1) 1) cold stares 2) cold breath 3) warm stares 4) warm bread
2) cold breath
500
NAME THE THREE ROYAL TITLES OF MACBETH
THANE OF CAWDOR, THANE OF GLAMIS, KING OF SCOTLAND
500
BANQUO: How goes the night, boy? Fleance: The ____ is down. I have not heard the clock 1) air 2) moon 3) fire 4) hamburger
2) MOON
500
WHAT ARE THE THREE FINAL PROPHECIES THAT MACBETH RECEIVES FROM THE WITCHES THAT FORESHADOWS HIS DOWNFALL?
1) "Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth. Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife" 2) "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth" 3) "Be lion-mettled, proud; and take no care who chafs, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him"
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