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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. What do the witches vow to do at the beginning of the play?
(a) Fool the soldiers.
(b) Meet again.
(c) Kill Macbeth.
(d) Confuse the messengers.

2. What is Macbeth's first reaction to the witches?
(a) Surprised and disgusted.
(b) Impatient and worried.
(c) Skeptical and unbelieving.
(d) Amazed and terrified.

3. What kind of land is featured in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Meadow.
(b) Cave.
(c) Desert.
(d) Forest.

4. Who is to be the new Thane of Cawdor?
(a) Lennox.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Malcolm.

5. When do the witches want to meet?
(a) At the turn of the year.
(b) The dawn before Macbeth's death.
(c) After a mighty battle.
(d) Before the sun sets.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Macbeth refer to his wife after she hears about the prophecy from the witches?

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

5. What happens to the original Thane of Cawdor?

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