Lesson 1.1.1
1.1.1 Macbeth Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson 1.1.1, Macbeth: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0), Unit 1: Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which king does Macbeth murder at Inverness?
- Banquo
- Macduff
- Malcolm
- Duncan
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Which title do the witches first greet Macbeth with?
- Thane of Glamis
- Prince of Cumberland
- Thane of Ross
- Thane of Fife
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Whose ghost appears to Macbeth at the banquet?
- Lennox
- Macduff
- Banquo
- Ross
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Which source did Shakespeare mainly use for the history of Macbeth?
- Holinshed's Chronicles
- Plutarch's Lives
- Ovid's Metamorphoses
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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Who sleepwalks and cries 'Out, damned spot!' in Act 5?
- Hecate
- Lady Macbeth
- Macduff
- Macbeth
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Who kills Macbeth in single combat at the end of the play?
- Ross
- Banquo
- Malcolm
- Macduff
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What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do to her in Act 1 Scene 5?
- Unsex her
- Curse her
- Blind her
- Silence her
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Which character speaks the soliloquy opening with 'Is this a dagger which I see before me'?
- Banquo
- Macbeth
- Macduff
- Malcolm
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In Act 1, the witches say 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair'. What theme does this introduce?
- Deceptive appearances
- Absolute truth
- Divine right
- Unrequited love
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Why does Macbeth order the murder of Banquo?
- Desire for gold
- Royal command
- Revenge for treason
- Fear of heirs
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What does Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking mainly reveal?
- Sudden grief
- Hidden guilt
- Physical illness
- True madness
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What is the main dramatic function of the Porter scene after Duncan's murder?
- Foreshadowing
- Comic relief
- Tragic irony
- Exposition
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In Act 4 Scene 3, why does Malcolm pretend to be a corrupt man?
- To trick Macbeth
- To hide cowardice
- To test Macduff
- To win allies
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In Act 4 scene 1, what does the armed head apparition warn Macbeth about?
- Banquo
- Fleance
- Macduff
- Malcolm
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Why does Macbeth kill the drugged grooms after Duncan's murder?
- To protect Malcolm
- To follow orders
- To appear enraged
- To steal gold
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What does the recurring image of blood in Macbeth mainly represent?
- Royalty
- Honor
- Courage
- Guilt
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What does Macbeth's line 'Stars, hide your fires' in Act 1 Scene 4 suggest?
- Holy devotion
- Deep sorrow
- Public duty
- Secret ambition
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The 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow' soliloquy mainly expresses what emotion?
- Despair
- Triumph
- Jubilation
- Remorse
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For which monarch's court was Macbeth probably first written?
- Queen Elizabeth I
- King Henry VIII
- King Charles I
- King James I
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Which term describes the tragic flaw that leads a hero to ruin, as applied to Macbeth's ambition?
- Peripeteia
- Hamartia
- Anagnorisis
- Catharsis
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