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Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 1 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

  • The opening scene
  • Characterization of Norway’s king
  • The fate of the Thane of Cawdor
  • Macbeth’s new title
  • The witches’ prophecy
  • Banquo’s presence
  • The news Malcolm shares with his father
  • King Duncan’s declared successor
  • Lady Macbeth’s concerns about her husband
  • Lady Macbeth’s ambition
  • Lady Macbeth’s influence on her husband
  • Details concerning the plot to kill King Duncan

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Macbeth Quiz and Answer Key Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each act of William Shakespeare's *Macbeth*. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: * The opening scene * Characterization of Norway's king * The fate of the Thane of Cawdor * Macbeth's new title * The witches' prophecy * Banquo's presence * The news Malcolm shares with his father * King Duncan's declared successor * Lady Macbeth's concerns about her husband * Lady Macbeth's ambition * Lady Macbeth's influence on her husband * Details concerning the plot to kill King Duncan * Banquo's psychological state * Macbeth's deception of Banquo * Macbeth's hallucination * Details regarding the plot to kill King Duncan * Lady Macbeth's reason for not being able to kill King Duncan herself * Macbeth's inability to utter words of prayer * Lady Macbeth's frustration with her husband * The porter's thoughts on the effects of alcohol * Macduff's suspicions * Lady Macbeth's fainting spell * The peculiar events following King Duncan's death * The reason Malcolm and Donalbain are suspected of killing their father * Banquo's suspicions * A feast to honor Macbeth * Macbeth's newest murderous plan * Lady Macbeth's ironic reaction to her newfound power * Macbeth's psychological state * Macbeth's desire to spare his wife additional guilt * How Macbeth's murderous plan is a failure * The appearance of Banquo's ghost * Macbeth's reason for visiting the witches * Why Heccate is upset * A plan to thwart Macbeth * Setting * The prophecy of the first apparition * The imagery of the second apparition * The effect of the second apparition's prophecy on Macbeth's mindset * Macbeth's curiosity about the future * Lennox's interaction with Macbeth * Lady Macduff's anger at her husband * Ross's attempts to assuage Lady Macduff's anger * A messenger's ominous message * Malcolm's cleverness * News regarding Macduff's family * The conclusion of Act 4 * The effect of Macbeth's absence on Lady Macbeth * The side effects of Lady Macbeth's guilt * A doctor's discovery * Macbeth's attitude toward his war generals * Malcolm's demands of his men * Macbeth's hubris * The news that causes Macbeth to change his perspective * Macbeth's reaction to a messenger * The reason for Macbeth's rekindled hope * Macbeth's battle with a young man * Macduff's ultimate act of conquering his enemy * The resolution

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Macbeth Act 1 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheets Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering Act 1 of William Shakespeare's *Macbeth*. A plot-based quiz, seven close reading worksheets (one per scene), and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these activities, students will: * Identify what the text states both explicitly and implicitly * Discern the intended effect of Shakespeare's diction * Analyze language and articulate its intended effect * Discern tone in context * Determine the function of a given excerpt * Define complex and archaic words as they are used in the text * Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices including assonance, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, foreshadowing, paradox, allusion, situational irony, verbal irony, and more * Identify the best textual evidence in support of claims and inferences * Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision

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