Crucible Characters
Crucible Plot
Crucible Background Info
Post Modernism
Great Gatsby
100
This character did not wake up for many hours after being scared in the forest; she tries to "fly" from the window.
Betty Parris
100
True or False: When Giles and Francis bring the petition to the court to help their wives, the court orders that all the people be arrested and brought in for questioning.
True
100
What does HUAC stand for?
House Un-American Activities Committee
100
How does Arthur Miller use pastiche in The Crucible?
he combines the Salem Witch Trials with McCarthyism
100
Why does Nick reject Gatsby's offer to earn money on the side? a) bad financial decision; b) doesn't want to work for Wolfsheim; c) he decides it will be a good idea
B
200
This character made a poppet in court and gave it to Elizabeth Proctor.
Mary Warren
200
What is Reverend Parris' main concern after he finds the girls in the woods and Betty gets "sick"?
his reputation in the village
200
When questioned by the HUAC, people could do the following: a) name names and keep jobs; b) stay silent and get fired; c) "admit" false guilt and lose jobs and possibly be arrested; d) all of the above
D
200
The Crucible represents homogeneity because it shows how fear and hysteria can lead to the mistreatment of Americans in: a) ALL time periods; b) the Salem Witch Trials; c) McCarthyism
a) ALL time periods
200
What is Gatsby's car called after it kills Myrtle?
"Death Car"
300
This character was one of the most respected women in town, refused to answer whether she was a witch or not and died as a result.
Rebecca Nurse
300
What is the great sin Proctor admits to in court?
Lechery (having the affair with Abigail)
300
Which people did Arthur Miller hate the most? The ones who: a) named names and kept jobs; b) stayed silent and got fired; c) said they were communists and lost jobs and possibly got arrested; d) all of the above
A
300
Who influenced Americans to write the "Great American Novel"?
Ernest Hemingway
300
According to Daisy, what's the best thing a girl can be?
A beautiful little fool
400
This character was imprisoned for liking to read books.
Martha Corey
400
True or False: At the end of Act IV, Proctor admits to being a witch and is released from prison.
False
400
True or False: Miller was inspired to write The Crucible because of the "witch hunts" led by McCarthy.
True
400
True or False: Post-Modernists see chaos and fragmentation as a problem to solve.
False
400
What does Jordan look like she's doing the first time Nick sees her?
Balancing something on her chin
500
This character tried and hanged all suspected witches in Salem.
Deputy Governor Danforth
500
What does Elizabeth do when the court asks her if Proctor really committed the sin he confessed to?
She lies to protect his name
500
True or False: McCarthyism is named after General Joseph McCarthy.
False - Senator McCarthy
500
What are three elements of Post-Modernism?
1) turning from reality to examine inner turmoil; 2) stream of consciousness; 3) fragmentation
500
Whose house looks like an imitation of the Hotel de Ville in Normandy?
Gatsby's
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