Historical Info
Events
Inferences
Vocabulary
Cause/Effect
100
Using historical context, why does Arthur Miller write the play?
What is the Red Scare/McCarthyism
100
What happens at the end of Act 3 (With Reverend Hale)?
What is Reverend Hale quits the court
100
What can be inferred from the passage when John Proctor shouts "God is dead!"?
What is he believes they are no longer following Christian principles.
100
What is ironic about when John Proctor forgets the commandment "Thou shalt no commit adultery"?
What is this is the very commandment he has broken and feels guilty about
100
Why does Abigail most likely accuse Tituba of conjuring the Devil
What is to remove suspicion from herself.
200
What was the group of people from England who came to America to escape religious persecution and purify the church?
What is Puritans
200
What does Paris tell Danforth in Act 4 that is making Parris cry?
What is he tells him that Abigail and Mercy Lewis stole his money and left town and that he found a dagger at his door
200
When Marshall Herrick is drunk in Act 4 and comments that it is the proper morning to "fly into Hell" he means
What is what they are doing is wrong and will get them sent to Hell
200
What is the name of the crime of lying under oath?
What is perjury
200
What is the reason the poppet at the Proctor's house was so condemning ?
What is the poppet concealed a needle, which is linked to the needle found in Abigail's belly
300
Who is the Senator who caused the Red Scare
What is Senator Joseph McCarthy
300
Name three ways the Puritans were punished for witchcraft in the play.
What is hanged, arrested, and pressed to death with stones
300
When Marshall Herrick is drunk in Act 4, it can reasonably be inferred that
What is he is depressed about his role in the witch trials of Salem and feels remorse
300
Which of the following is an example of a paradox in the Crucible? A. To rid the town of the Devil, they have torn it apart and killed many people B. Abigail is not punished for her crimes C. Confessions of the innocent
What is A.
300
Why does Reverend Hale return to talk to the prisoners?
What is he wants them to confess to in order to live
400
Who wrote The Crucible?
What is Arthur Miller
400
According to the passage, Abigail confides in John that the dancing was
What is for sport
400
Giles claims that Thomas Putnam is accusing his neighbors to acquire their land. What can you infer about their relationship? (Thomas Putnam's)
What is Thomas is greedy and doesn't care who he hurts to get what he wants
400
A statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but, in fact, is or may be true
What is a paradox
400
What is most likely the reason Giles Corey says, "More weight" during his execution?
What is because he refuses to admit to something he is not guilty of and because he does not want to give his land to Putnam
500
Who is the popular Puritan who was pressed to death with stones?
What is Giles Corey
500
Why does Ann Putnam send her daughter to Tituba?
What is to conjure her 7 dead babies and find out who murdered them.
500
What can you infer about John and Elizabeth's relationship?
What is the relationship is tense, strained and complicated
500
A womanizer or cheater would be another word for this
What is a lecher
500
In Act IV Proctor confesses. What is the reason he confesses?
What is because he feels he is already a liar and a sinner and it won't hurt his soul any more if he confesses
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