1) What is the name of the era in which Macbeth was written and performed? a) Victorian era b) Jacobean era c) Elizabethan era 2) By the time Macbeth was written, who was the King of England? a) James IV b) Elizabeth I c) James I 3) The Renaissance encouraged a greater emphasis of what within the arts? a) Supernatural b) Humanism c) Mythology 4) What is the term for the belief that Kings' authority came from God and that they were above earthly authority? a) Regicide b) Great Chain of Being c) Divine Right of Kings 5) What is the term for the hierarchical structure of the world thought to be God's intention, not to be disturbed? a) Great Chain of Being b) Divine Right of Beings c) Great Chain of Kings 6) What is the term for the murder of a King? a) Patricide b) Regicide c) Homicide 7) King James I wrote a book called what? a) Daemonologie b) Witches  c) The Weyard Sisters 8) The Three Witches are referred to as the 'Weyard Sisters' and 'weyard' is Old English for what? a) Free will b) Fate c) Murder 9) Why did King James feel insecure and paranoid as king? a) His mother was executed by the English b) He was only Queen Elizabeth's closest relative c) Both 10) The Gunpowder Plot was a treasonous attack planned against King James I by a) The English b) Protestants c) Catholics 11) Who is the real life Macbeth namesake through whom King James claimed rights to the throne? a) Banquo b) Duncan c) Malcolm 12) Shakespeare wanted to please King James because... a) He was scared of him b) He was plotting against him c) He was the patron of his theatre company 'The Globe'.

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