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!!!!WILD CARD!!!! Worth 10x point value. In baseball/softball how many inches are in the strike zone?
17 inches
What is John Proctor's big secret that involves Abigail Williams
He committed Adultery with her
What is ironic about Abigail’s test for witches at the lake?
The test ensures death regardless of guilt or innocence
a person who does not acknowledge your god
Heathen
!!!!WILD CARD!!!! Worth 10x point value. In the book "Harry Potter" there is a spell nicknamed the "Forbidden Killing Spell". What is the name of that spell?
Avada Cadabra
Where did the Witch trials take place? I need the specific state and location.
Salem Massachusetts
!!!!WILD CARD!!!! Worth 5x point value. What story is the following phrase from "True! —nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them, It was the beating of his hideous heart!"
Edgar Allan Poe "The Tell Tale Heart"
What detail from the stories best illustrates how hysteria overrides reason?
Abigail’s accusations with zero proof, quickly followed by the crowd's frenzy
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
Corruption
grave or even gloomy in character
Somber
What year did the story "The Crucible" take place in?
1692
While other girls wished for their crushes to fall in love with them at the beginning of the movie, what does Abigail wish for?
She wished for John Proctor's wife to die.
!!!!Wild Card!!!! Worth 10x Point Value. Boats from all along the coast dock at a busy marina. Of the first 10 boats to dock, 5 were from Connecticut. Considering this data, how many of the next 12 boats to dock should you expect to be from Connecticut?
6 Boats
the act of giving a false appearance
Pretense
any system of principles or beliefs
Creed
What are the 2 major themes in "The Crucible"?
Hysteria: The spread of fear and panic leading to irrational behavior.
Integrity: The struggle to maintain personal honesty and moral principles.
Why would people suspect the wealthy landowners are behind Abigail and the other girls accusation?
The wealthy wanted to claim peoples land
What literary device is most evident in the line: “Words were sharper than any blade, lies were more powerful than any sermon, and fear could drown a town in silence”?
Metaphor
- Compares "Words" to "Blade" without like or as
- Compares "Lies" to "Sermon" without like or as
Use the following word correctly in a sentence: Hysterical
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
an authoritative rule
Ordinance
Why does Abigail Williams initiate the witchcraft accusations? Two Specific Answers.
to gain power and win back John Proctor.
In the story what is the effect of describing the gallows as “built so hastily that the wooden boards still smelled of freshly cut pine”?
To emphasize the town's hasty rush to judgement.
What is "Spectral Evidence"?
Where someone was accused because they were a witch in someone's dream or vision.
!!!!WILD CARD!!!! Worth 2x the point value. What does the following Spanish phrase say:
Pensé que esta era una clase de inglés y no de español.
I thought this was English class, not Spanish class.
Use the following word correctly in a sentence: Calculated
carefully thought out in advance