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Q 1/30
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Which of the following quotes is an example of a paradox?
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"The earth has bubbles as the water"
"Lesser than Macbeth, and greater"
"Posters of the sea and land"
"What, can the devil speak true?"
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Which prediction by the witches comes true first?
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Macbeth becomes King
Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor
Macbeth becomes Thane of Glamis
Banquo becomes King
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Which of the following quotes is an example of a paradox?
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Which prediction by the witches comes true first?
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What prediction do the witches make for Banquo?
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When Lady Macbeth finds out about the prediction that Macbeth will become king, she is most concerned about which of the following?
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At which point does Macbeth first begin to consider murdering the king?
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In Macbeth's first important soliloquy, how does he explain his motivation for killing the king?
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What does Macbeth imagine just before he kills Duncan?
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Which of the following themes indicated Macbeth's state of mind following the murder?
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Which of the following tasks related to the murder does Lady Macbeth perform?
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What does the drunken porter compare Inverness to as he answers the knocking?
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Why do Duncan's sons leave at the end of Act II?
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Which of the following is another example of a paradox?
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Which line by Banquo indicates that he now suspects Macbeth of Duncan’s murder?
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How did Macbeth motivate the murderers to kill Banquo?
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Why does Macbeth act so strangely at the banquet?
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Macbeth decides to visit the witches at the end of scene 4. Why?
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According to the unnamed lord in scene 6, why did Macduff go to England?
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Often there is a turning point in the third act of Shakespeare’s plays. Which of the following could be considered a turning point in this Act?
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The second apparition says, “Laugh to scorn the pow’r of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” How does Macbeth react to this prediction?
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Why does Lady Macduff call her husband a traitor at the beginning of scene two?
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The murders that take place in scene 2 are particularly brutal. How do they differ from the previous murders?
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Why does Malcolm tell Macduff that he has no kingly qualities?
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What does Ross mean when he tells Macduff, “Let not your ears despise my tongue forever.”?
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At the end of the act, Malcolm tells Macduff, “Be this the whetstone of your sword. Let grief convert to anger, blunt not the heart, enrage it.” What advice is he giving Macduff?
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According to the doctor, why is Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep?
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Why wouldn’t the “gentlewoman” tell the doctor what she had previously heard?
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As the enemy army advances on Macbeth’s castle, what would it look like from inside the castle?
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Even as the battle turns against Macbeth, which of the prophecies does he still rely on?
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How is it that Macduff will be able to kill Macbeth?
