Macbeth Jeopardy
A Wrap-Up Activity
Objective: To review the major events and characters in the play, Macbeth
Activity:
One good way to remember facts is to answer questions about them. This method helps
students to create associations between answers and questions, rather than simply
answering questions. Using the entire play, write a set of “Jeopardy” questions that cover
the categories on the board below.
You will work in groups of three or four. Using the board below, each group should list
at least fifteen answers to present to the rest of the class for questions (Jeopardy answers
are in the form of questions). Include the act and scene in the answer if the material is
quoted from the play. Four answers are supplied for you as examples.
Walking After
Dark
$200
DONALBAIN
$800
$1000
Fatal Fortune
MACDONWALD
$400
$800
$1000
A Pair of
Kings
$200
$400
$800
$1000
Headhunting
$200
$400
SIWARD
$1000
Trouble
Brewing
$200
HECATE
$800
$1000
Sample Questions:
1. TROUBLE BREWING, $400: Who is the leader of the witches’ coven?
2. FATAL FATE, $200: Who does Macbeth kill in Act I?
3. WALKING AFTER DARK, $400: Who flees to Ireland after the murder of
Duncan?
4. HEADHUNTING, $800: Who is the English general who attacks Macbeth?