Starter quiz

  • In Act 1 of 'Macbeth', what do the witches tell Banquo?
    • That he will be king.
    • That his children will be kings.  ✓
    • That Macbeth will murder him.
    • That Duncan is not the rightful king.
  • Jacobeans believed that a monarch was selected and appointed by God. Then, to challenge the monarch was to challenge which things?
    • the natural order  ✓
    • regicide
    • the hierarchy  ✓
    • God  ✓
  • Which of the following would define a woman as a threat to the natural order in Jacobean England?
    • If they were disobedient.  ✓
    • If they had children.
    • If they sought equality with men.  ✓
    • If they were married.
  • A ______ is a system or ranking whereby things are ordered, with some being above and some below.
    • 'hierarchy' ✓
  • In 'Macbeth', which action shows Macbeth no longer trusts Banquo?
    • Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth to arrange Banquo's murder.
    • Macbeth asks the witches to kill him.
    • Macbeth banishes him and his family from Scotland.
    • Macbeth never speaks to him again after the witches' prophecies.
    • Macbeth has Banquo killed.  ✓
  • After hearing the prophecies in Act 1 of 'Macbeth', what is Macbeth's first action?
    • He kills King Duncan.
    • He tries to find the witches again.
    • He kills Banquo.
    • He sends a letter to his wife telling her the news.  ✓
    • He banishes the thought of being king from his mind.
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