Instructions: select the correct answer.
in this excerpt from act i, scene ii, of macbeth, what can be inferred from banquo’s response to the witches’ prophecy?
banquo:
that, trusted home,
might yet enkindle you unto the crown,
besides the thane of cawdor. but 'tis strange:
and oftentimes to win us to our harm,
the instruments of darkness tell us truths;
win us with honest trifles, to betray's
in deepest consequence.—
cousins, a word, i pray you.
banquo is wise enough to understand that the witches represent evil.
banquo believes the witches and is ready to do anything to make his children kings.
banquo suspects that macbeth plans to kill duncan to seize the throne.
banquo supports macbeth’s plan of murdering duncan to get the throne.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.