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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Duncan meet as he sets up camp at the beginning of the play?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) One of the witches.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A wounded soldier.

2. Who is sent for to help the wounded sergeant in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A surgeon.
(b) Another soldier.
(c) A nurse.
(d) Duncan.

3. What title does Duncan hold?
(a) Duke.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) King.
(d) General.

4. What title is Malcolm given after the battle is over?
(a) King of Scotland.
(b) Duke of Greenwich.
(c) Prince of Cumberland.
(d) Thane of Cawdor.

5. Where do the witches go after Scotland's battle is over?
(a) A cave.
(b) The sea shore.
(c) A heath.
(d) The desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. in Act 1, Scene 3, what do the witches tell Macbeth he will become?

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

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

4. What does the first witch do to get her revenge on the person who offended her in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What do the witches say are their greatest pleasure in life?

(see the answer key)

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