MACBETH ACT 1 SCENE 1-7 EXAM PREP
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 100%
CORRECT.
⫸ What do you suppose is suggested by the line, "Fair is foul, and
foul is fair"? Answer: Everything is not what it seems. Things that see
well and good are not always what they seem.
⫸ What do we learn of Macbeth's courage and skill? Answer: We
learn that Macbeth is very gruesome but he is gruesome to prove his
point.
⫸ What is Macbeth's relationship to King Duncan? Answer: Cousins,
or kingsmen.
⫸ Who had Macbeth and Banquo been fighting? Answer: They were
fighting the Norwegians who were helped by the Thane of Cawdor.
⫸ What does King Duncan tell Ross to do? Answer: Ross is told to
order the immediate execution of the Thane of Cawdor because
Cawdor has been a traitor to Scotland.
, ⫸ As the scene begins, how does the conversation of the witches
strike you? Answer: The conversation seems mischievous. You don't
really know what the witches are up to.
⫸ When Macbeth says, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen," to
what is he referring? What could be the dramatic irony in this line?
Answer: Macbeth is referring to the battle. More importantly the
foulness of death but the fairness of them winning the battle. The
dramatic irony is that what is said earlier in the play and what the
people live by is foul is fair and fair is foul.
⫸ Describe the physical apearence of the witches. Answer: They look
withered and not like the other humans. They also have beards.
⫸ What prophecies do the Witches make regarding Macbeth? How
does he react? Answer: The witches call him Thane of Cawdor.
Macbeth is unsure of what to think.
⫸ What do the Witches see in the future for Banquo? Answer: They
say that though he won't be king himself and that he will be the father
of kings. They also say that he will be more fortunate than Macbeth.
⫸ What does Banquo ask Macbeth about the experience? Answer:
Banquo asks Macbeth if the experience actually happened.
⫸ As Banquo and Macbeth are discussing the prophecies, what news
does Ross bring? Answer: Ross tells Macbeth that he is now the
Thane of Cawdor.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 100%
CORRECT.
⫸ What do you suppose is suggested by the line, "Fair is foul, and
foul is fair"? Answer: Everything is not what it seems. Things that see
well and good are not always what they seem.
⫸ What do we learn of Macbeth's courage and skill? Answer: We
learn that Macbeth is very gruesome but he is gruesome to prove his
point.
⫸ What is Macbeth's relationship to King Duncan? Answer: Cousins,
or kingsmen.
⫸ Who had Macbeth and Banquo been fighting? Answer: They were
fighting the Norwegians who were helped by the Thane of Cawdor.
⫸ What does King Duncan tell Ross to do? Answer: Ross is told to
order the immediate execution of the Thane of Cawdor because
Cawdor has been a traitor to Scotland.
, ⫸ As the scene begins, how does the conversation of the witches
strike you? Answer: The conversation seems mischievous. You don't
really know what the witches are up to.
⫸ When Macbeth says, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen," to
what is he referring? What could be the dramatic irony in this line?
Answer: Macbeth is referring to the battle. More importantly the
foulness of death but the fairness of them winning the battle. The
dramatic irony is that what is said earlier in the play and what the
people live by is foul is fair and fair is foul.
⫸ Describe the physical apearence of the witches. Answer: They look
withered and not like the other humans. They also have beards.
⫸ What prophecies do the Witches make regarding Macbeth? How
does he react? Answer: The witches call him Thane of Cawdor.
Macbeth is unsure of what to think.
⫸ What do the Witches see in the future for Banquo? Answer: They
say that though he won't be king himself and that he will be the father
of kings. They also say that he will be more fortunate than Macbeth.
⫸ What does Banquo ask Macbeth about the experience? Answer:
Banquo asks Macbeth if the experience actually happened.
⫸ As Banquo and Macbeth are discussing the prophecies, what news
does Ross bring? Answer: Ross tells Macbeth that he is now the
Thane of Cawdor.
