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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who of the following is NOT found in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Lennox.

2. What did Macbeth do to Macdonwald?
(a) Cut off his head.
(b) Poisoned him.
(c) Ripped him in half with his sword.
(d) Stabbed him in the heart.

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

4. What do the witches sense in the air in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Something murky.
(b) Something unexpected.
(c) Something astonishing.
(d) Something hopeful.

5. Who is assisting the main enemy of Scotland at the time of this play?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) The Witches.
(c) The Thane of Cawdor.
(d) MacDuff.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Macbeth say the people would do if Duncan were killed?

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

5. What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor?

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