Part 1: Vocabulary
Match the following words with their definitions on the right. Place the letter of the definition in the space next to the word it goes with.
(10 possible points)
1. _______ dauntless
2. _______ parricide
3. _______ beldams
4. _______ initiate
5. _______ indissoluble
6. _______ speculation
7. _______ nonpareil
8. _______ posterity
9. _______ admired
10. _______charnel houses
11. ______
12. ______
Macbeth: There the grown serpent lies; the worm thats fled
Hath nature that in time will venom breed,
No teeth for the present
13. ______
14. ______
15. ______
17. When Hecate says that Macbeth will bear his hopes bove wisdom, grace, and fear, what is she saying he will
do?
a. Macbeth is going to succeed and put his sons on the throne.
b. Macbeth is going to do something foolish and prideful, and lose everything.
c. Macbeth is going to anger the gods.
d. Macbeth is going to ask for help from the King of England.
BANQUOU
18. What does Banquo mean when he says Macbeth has playdst most foully for his crown?
a. Macbeth has done something evil to gain the throne.
b. Macbeth has sacrificed chickens to Satan to gain his power.
c. Macbeth cheated in a golf game so he could be king.
d. Macbeth is going to pay for his wrongdoing in the end.
MACBETH
19. Who is Macbeth referring to in this passage, and what does he say theyre doing in England and Ireland?
a. The Weird Sisters, who are putting spells on people.
b. Lennox and Menteith, who are telling the King of England stories about Macbeth.
c. Macduff and Siward, who have invented a new weapon and are telling everyone about it.
d. Malcolm and Donalbain, who are lying to the English and Irish about how Duncan died.