Intro Part 2

Question 1

A repeated symbol, action, place, statement or object that reinforces the the themes of a novel.

Answer 1

Motif

Question 2

T or F; is Macbeth based on a true story

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When did King Malcolm II die in battle?

Answer 3

1034

Question 4

Who took the throne at a considerably young age and was a terrible and ineffective leader?

Answer 4

Duncan I

Question 5

Who killed Duncan I in a battle near Elgin and became the king of Scotland?

Answer 5

Macbeth

Question 6

How long did Macbeth reign as King?

Answer 6

17 years

Question 7

Who overthrew Macbeth in 1057 and for how long?

Answer 7

Malcolm III (Duncan I son) for 35 years

Question 8

The central idea or message in a work of literature statement about life or human nature with which people across time and cultures can relate

Answer 8

Theme

Question 9

People in Shakespeare’s time believed in what?

Answer 9

Superstition and bad luck

Question 10

Give 2 examples of good luck and 2 examples of bad luck

Answer 10

Good luck
 1. Spitting into fire
 2. Touching the hand of a prisoner that about to be hanged
Bad luck 
 1. Walking under a ladder
 2. Sneezing