For Questions 1-12, please select the correct
definition for the given vocabulary word.
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Questions 13-22.
Read the following text
from Act I of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. Choose
the best responses to the prompts which are to the right of the
reading (Questions 13-18). There is one and only one correct
answer to each prompt.
Act 1, Scene iii
Lines 38-61
MACBETH
38 So
foul and fair a day I have not seen.
BANQUO
39 How
far is't call'd to Forres? — What are these 40So
wither'd and so wild in their attire, 41That
look not like the inhabitants o' the earth, 42And
yet are on't? Live you? or are you aught 43That
man may question? You seem to understand me,
44 By
each at once her choppy finger laying
45 Upon
her skinny lips: you should be women, 46And
yet your beards forbid me to interpret 47That
you are so.
MACBETH Speak,
if you can: what are you?
First
Witch 48All
hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!
Second
Witch 49All
hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!
Third
Witch 50All
hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!
BANQUO
51 Good
sir, why do you start, and seem to fear 52Things
that do sound so fair? — I' the name of truth,
53 Are
ye fantastical, or that indeed
54 Which
outwardly ye show? My noble partner
55 You
greet with present grace and great prediction
56 Of
noble having and of royal hope,
57 That
he seems rapt withal; to me you speak not. 58If
you can look into the seeds of time, 59And
say which grain will grow and which will not,
60 Speakthen
to me, who neither beg nor fear 61Your
favours nor your hate.
Read the following text
from Act I of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. Choose
the best responses to the prompts which are to the right of the
reading (Questions 19-24). There is one and only one correct
answer to each prompt.
Act I, Scene iv
Lines 33-53
DUNCAN
My plenteous joys, 34Wanton
in fullness, seek to hide themselves 35In
drops of sorrow. Sons, kinsmen, thanes, 36And
you whose places are the nearest, know
37 We
will establish our estate upon 38Our
eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter
39 The
Prince of Cumberland; which honour must 40Not
unaccompanied invest him only, 41But
signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine
42 On
all deservers. From hence to Inverness,
43 And
bind us further to you.
MACBETH
44 The
rest is labour, which is not used for you:
45 I'll
be myself the harbinger and make joyful 46The
hearing of my wife with your approach; 47So
humbly take my leave.
DUNCAN
My worthy Cawdor!
MACBETH [Aside.]
48 The
Prince of Cumberland! that is a step 49On
which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, 50For
in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires, 51Let
not light see my black and deep desires;
52 The
eye wink at the hand; yet let that be
53 Which
the eye fears, when it is done, to see.
wanton
(adj.) bodily
(adj.) imaginary
(adj.) luxurious
(adj.) regretful
surmise
(n.) a forerunner
(n.) a king or queen
(n.) a supplier
(n.) a thought
beguile
(v.) to adhere
(v.) to condescend
(v.) to repay
(v.) to trick
corporal
(adj.) bodily
(adj.) imaginary
(adj.) luxurious
(adj.) regretful
deign
(v.) to adhere
(v.) to condescend
(v.) to repay
(v.) to trick
recompense
(v.) to adhere
(v.) to condescend
(v.) to repay
(v.) to trick
metaphysical
(adj.) bodily
(adj.) imaginary
(adj.) luxurious
(adj.) regretful
sovereign
(n.) a forerunner
(n.) a king or queen
(n.) a supplier
(n.) a thought
harbinger
(n.) a forerunner
(n.) a king or queen
(n.) a supplier
(n.) a thought
cleave
(v.) to adhere
(v.) to condescend
(v.) to repay
(v.) to trick
purveyor
(n.) a forerunner
(n.) a king or queen
(n.) a supplier
(n.) a thought
compunctious
(adj.) bodily
(adj.) imaginary
(adj.) luxurious
(adj.) regretful
(RL6) Which of the following lines is an example of paradox?
line 38
line 50
lines 51-52
line 55
(RL1) Why does Banquo have trouble determining if the witches are really women?
They do not have human voices.
They are unattractive.
They have beards.
They are not inhabitants of the earth.
(RL1) Who is the ‘noble partner’ mentioned in line 54?
Banquo
Macbeth
King Duncan
one of the witches
(RL2) Which is the most accurate and complete summary of this passage?
Macbeth and Banquo are in conversation when they notice the witches. Banquo immediately comments on the witches’ “withered and wild” appearance. Macbeth demands that they speak up and identify themselves.
Macbeth and Banquo notice the wild-looking witches and secretly want to get to know them better. After being charged to speak, the witches deliver news about both men’s futures. Macbeth is disappointed, but Banquo is pleased. This passage ends as Banquo expresses that he would never hate the witches.
Macbeth is a good man until he sees the witches here. Little does he know that this is the start of most of his problems in life. A person should never trust strangers, especially strangers who claim to know everything that’s going on. Overall, Shakespeare does a great job with these characters.
Macbeth and Banquo turn their conversation toward the witches they notice as they travel along. Banquo’s questions show that he’s trying to figure out who these strange beings are, and Macbeth charges them to speak. After the witches greet Macbeth with three different titles, Banquo questions them further about his own future.
(RL3) Based on Banquo’s characterization, which conclusion can be drawn about the witches?
He thinks they are insane.
He thinks they are evil.
He thinks they are unattractive.
He thinks they are liars.
(RL4) Based on how the witches use the word hail, which is the best definition of the term in this context?
to yell for or to call
to salute or greet with passion
to rain on or to flood
to trick or to fool
(RL1) Which is the most accurate way to restate Duncan’s meaning in lines 37-39?
We need to get ourselves established so that then our son Malcolm can become the Prince of Cumberland.
Our estate is so large that we want to share everything with our son Malcolm, the new Prince of Cumberland.
We’ve decided that the estate will eventually go to Malcolm, and we’re now naming him the Prince of Cumberland.
Malcolm has to first become a prince so that he can then compete for our whole estate.
(RL1) Which of the following questions is not answered by this passage?
Who will be named the Prince of Cumberland?
What is Macbeth’s reason for leaving shortly after King Duncan speaks?
What is Macbeth’s feeling about the naming of the Prince of Cumberland?
How does Macbeth’s wife respond to King Duncan’s announcement?
(RL5) Based on the structure of this passage, is Duncan’s character meant to hear Macbeth speak lines 48-53?
Yes.
No.
There’s no way of knowing for sure based on this passage.
Macbeth doesn’t speak these lines.
(RL4) Based on lines 44-47, what is the best definition of harbinger as it is used here?
messenger
ruler
destroyer
actor
(RL4) To what does Macbeth figuratively compare Malcolm?
a star
fire
a step
a deep desire
(RL3) What does Macbeth’s last group of lines reveal about his desires?
He is unsure what his desires should be now.
He knows that his desires are good.
He knows that his desires are wicked.
He knows that his wife will disagree with them.
While, in the past, travelers ________ as the guide told them, real-life hunters have ________ chances.
do; take present; past
doing; took present participle; past participle
done; tooken past participle; present participle
did; taken past; past participle
Which sentence is written correctly?
If they had came before we had fell they would have saw how bad it had went for james and i.
If they had come before we had fallen, they would have seen how bad it was for James and I.
If they had come before we had fallen, they would have seen how bad it was for James and me.
If they had come before we had fell; they would have seen how bad it was for James and me.