t>Macbeth
b>Holden McFarland

q>Who wrote Macbeth?
1>Samuel Clemons
2>Stephen King
3>J.K. Rowling
4>William Shakespeare
a>4
q>In what year was Macbeth acted out for the first time?
1>1606
2>1767
3>1899
4>2000
a>1
c>Macbeth was acted out for the first time in 1606, but a written version did not come out until at least 1608.
q>In what country does the play take place?
1>Scotland
2>England
3>Spain
4>France
5>Germany
6>Russia
7>China
8>Japan
9>North America
a>1
q>Who are the characters in the first scene?
1>Three wizards
2>Four witches
3>A zombie, a ghoul, and a vampire
4>None of the above
a>4
c>The answer was three witches.
q>Where was the king's palace?
1>Cawdor
2>Forres
3>Fife
a>2
c>This was King Duncan's palace, before he was killed.
q>Where was Macbeth's castle?
1>Inverness
2>Fife
3>Forres
4>Cawdor
5>Both 1 and 4
a>5
c>In the beginning of the play, Macbeth was Thane of Glamis. After killing a Scottish traitor, he was awarded Thane of Cawdor by the king.
q>Who was Macbeth's best friend?
1>Banquo
2>the king
3>the king's son
4>his own wife
a>1
q>Who was the king?
1>Macbeth
2>Duncan
3>Malcolm
4>All three
a>4
c>All three were kings. Duncan was king before Macbeth killed him, then Macbeth was king until Macduff killed him. After Macbeth was dead, Malcolm took the throne.
q>What kind of animal was the first witch's demonic spirit in?
1>A cat
2>A frog
3>A toad
4>A snake
a>1
q>What was the cat's name?
1>Fluffy
2>Purry
3>Cedric
4>Greymalkine
a>4
q>What kind of animal was the second witch's demonic spirit in?
1>A cat
2>A frog
3>A toad
4>A snake
a>2
q>what was the second witch's frog's name?
1>Hoppy
2>Jumpy
3>Mr. Ribbit
4>Paddock
5>Kermit
a>4
c>The answer is Paddock. Hoppy, Jumpy, and Mr. Ribbit are all made-up names, and Kermit is the name of the frog from the Muppets.
q>Did any of the witches own a dog?
1>Yes
2>No
a>2
q>Whose ghost haunted Macbeth at the feast?
1>Banquo's
2>Duncan's
3>Macduff's
a>1
C>Banquo haunted Macbeth's feast. Every time Macbeth tried to sit in his chair, he saw the blood-covered phantom of his former friend sitting there.
Q>From which country did Malcolm seek aid to kick Macbeth off the throne?
1>England
2>France
3>Spain
4>Portugal
5>Netherlands
6>dominican Republic
7>Wales
8>North America
9>South America
a>1
Q>Who was the English king?
1>Edward
2>Siward
3>Sinel
4>Duncan
a>1
q>Who was Sinel?
1>Banquo's father
2>Macbeth's father
3>Duncan's son
4>Edward's father
a>2
q>What was the first witch's prediction to Macbeth?
1>That he was the Thane of Glamis
2>That he was going to become  the Thane of Cawdor
3>That he was going to become the king of Scotland
a>1
q>What was the second witch's prediction to Macbeth?
1>That he was the Thane of Glamis
2>That he was going to become the Thane of Cawdor
3>That he was going to become the king of Scotland
a>2
q>What was the third witch's prediction to Macbeth?
1>That he was the Thane of Cawdor
2>That he was the Thane of Glamis
3>That he was going to become the King of Scotland
a>3
q>Whose family was ruthlessly slaughtered by Macbeth's assassins?
1>Macduff's
2>Banquo's
3>Angus's
4>Ross's
a>1
q>Lady Macbeth kept having strange nightmares in which she would walk around, pretending to wash blood off her hands. What did this symbolize?
1>She was washing away the guilt at having killed Duncan
2>She was washing away the guilt at having her husband kill Duncan
a>2
q>What do today's scholars call Macbeth's speech after learning that Lady Macbeth committed suicide?
1>Today, Yesterday, and the Day Before Yesterday
2>This morning, this afternoon, and this evening
3>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
a>3
q>In Act 1 Scene 1, the second witch used a word meaning "chaos." What was it?
1>hurlyburly
2>Trouble
3>disaster
4>destruction
a>1
c>She said, "When the hurlyburly's done; when the battle's lost and won."
q>In order for the Norwegians to bury their dead on Scottish ground, what sum did Duncan say they must pay?
1>10000 dollars
2>twenty thousand dollars
3>thirty thousand dollars
4>forty thousand dollars
5>fifty thousand dollars
6>sixty thousand dollars
7>seventy thousand dollars
8>80000 dollars
9>90000 dollars
a>1
q>There were two Scottish traitors. One was the Thane of Cawdor, who was unnamed. The other, Macbeth killed. What was his name?
1>Macdonwald
2>Macfarlane
3>Mcdoogle
4>Macdane
a>1
q>What type of weapon did Macbeth use to kill Duncan?
1>dagger
2>longsword
3>shortsword
4>mace
5>rapier
a>1
C>Because of heavy drinking and hollusinations, Macbeth thought he saw the dagger floating.
q>How did Macbeth get past Duncan's bodyguards?
1>Lady  Macbeth gave them poisoned drinks.
2>Macbeth stabbed them too.
3>A gun from the twenty-first century magically appeared and blew their freakin brains out
a>1
q>At what place are kings crowned in Scotland?
1>Scone
2>Ravenhill
3>Sparrowlanding
4>Froghops
a>1
c>They must stand, barefoot, on a slab of rock while they are being crowned.
q>Which Thane is the last to see Lady Macduff before she and her children are put to death?
1>Angus
2>Ross
3>Malcolm
4>Macbeth
5>Banquo
a>2
q>What is Banquo's son's name?
1>Jerrod
2>Fritzy
3>Glaner
4>Zimmerond
5>Fleance
a>5
q>How many assassins are sent, originally, to murder Banquo?
1>2
2>3
3>4
a>1
c>Two were sent originally. As they hid, waiting for Banquo to ride past, a third joined them, claiming to have been sent, also, by Macbeth, to help
q>Which Goddess was ruler over the three witches?
1>Hercules
2>Mars
3>Zeus
4>Posidon
5>Aphrodite
6>Hecate
7>None of the above
a>6
c>All the others were mythical Greek gods.
q>If you are going to be King of Scotland, you are what until the king dies?
1>Prince of Cumberland
2>Prince of Scotland
3>Prince of Edinburgh
4>King of nothing
a>1
q>In Scotland, did power to rule the country stay in the family, or was it given to just anyone?
1>Yes
2>No
a>1
c>The power to rule the country always stayed within the family. Even the Thaneship stayed within the ruling family.
q>Did the Scottish king have the power to take the Thaneship away from a man?
1>Yes
2>No
a>1
c>You got the Thaneship if you merited it. If you stayed on the king's good side, and didn't annoy him, he let you keep the Thaneship. However, if you did annoy him, he had every right and power, not only to remove your power over part of the land, he also had the power to kick you and your family off the land, and onto the streets.
q>Do some people refer to Macbeth as "a bad luck play?"
1>Yes
2>No
a>1
c>Macbeth, being a play full of violence, is a bad luck play, or so it is said. A lot of actors will not refer to it by name. They will refer to it as "the Scottish play." There are two historical reports of bad luck. One, when a witch was fifty feet above the stage on a cable, and the cable broke, and in another, when Macbeth stabbed Duncan, it really happened.
q>On which hill is the castle where Macbeth is attacked by Malcolm's army?
1>Dunsinane
2>Ravenhill
3>Hawk Knoll
4>Troll Mountain
a>1
q>What do Malcolm's army disguise themselves as?
1>Trolls
2>Living greenery
3>A river flowing towards the castle
4>Norwegians
a>2
q>What was the play's opening line?
1>When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning, or in rain?
2>I don't want to meet you. Not in sunshine, thunder, lightning, or rain.
3>When shall I become the Thane of Cawdor?
4>How dare you!
a>1
c> This line was spoken by the first witch, in Act 1, Scene 1.
q>What was the last line in Act 1, scene 1?
1>Let's go, girls. We'll have to be back here to meet that handsome dude Macbeth.
2>Let's get the Hell outa dodge before Macbeth comes back.
3>All is foul, all is fair, let us hover through the fog and filthy air.
4>This weather's disagreeable. I really shan't be able to fly my broomstick.
a>3
c> All three of the witches spoke this line in unison.
q>When Macbeth summons the witches to ask them more questions, what do they first bring from their cauldron?
1>An apparition that warns Macbeth to beware Macduff, the Thane of Fife
2>An apparition which tells Macbeth thatno man of woman born can harm him.
3>An apparition which tells Macbeth about living greenery attacking Dunsinane Castle.
4>Banquo specters
a>1
q>What is the second thing the witches conjure from their cauldron?
1>An apparition which warns Macbeth to beware Macduff, the Thane of Fife
2>An apparition which tells Macbeth that no man woman born shall be able to harm him.
3>An apparition which tells Macbeth about living greenery attacking Dunsinane Castle.
4>Banquo specters
a>2
q>What is the third thing the witches conjure from their cauldron?
1>An apparition which warns Macbeth to beware Macduff, the Thane of Fife
2>An apparition which tells Macbeth that no man woman born shall harm him.
3>An apparition which warns Macbeth about living greenery attacking Dunsinane Castle.
4>Banquo specters
a>3
q>What is the fourth thing the witches conjure from their cauldron?
1>An apparition warning Macbeth to beware Macduff, the  Thane of Fife
2>An apparition warning Macbeth that no man woman born shall harm him.
3>An apparition warning Macbeth about living greenery attacking Dunsinane Castle.
4>Banquo spectors
a>4
c>When the witches summoned the Banquo spectors, there were eight of them, with the original Banquo at the front, mocking Macbeth.
q>Supposedly, why was Macduff able to harm Macbeth?
1>He was better at fighting
2>He was not actually woman born.
3>Macbeth let him, because he felt guilty for the deaths of Macduff's family.
4>Shakespeare was lying. Macbeth won, and you know it.
a>2
