Context
Who wrote The Crucible? Write their full name.
Arthur Miller
What does Abigail accuse Tituba of making her drink?
Blood
What will happen to the accused witches if they do not confess?
They will be hanged
What will delay Elizabeth's hanging?
Her pregnancy
The following quote is an example of what literary device: "I will fall like an ocean on that court!"
Simile
True or false: Abigail is older in The Crucible than she was in real life when these events took place.
True
What does Mrs. Putnam believe is wrong with Betty Parris?
She is under the influence of witchcraft
What evidence is used to bring Elizabeth to trial?
The doll that Mary Warren has given her
What prompts John Proctor to confess his affair with Abigail?
Abigail accusing Mary of witchcraft
The following quote is an example of what literary device: "Your justice would freeze beer!"
Hyperbole
What year was The Crucible published? Anything within 10 years is fair game.
Exact date: January 22, 1953
(Anything between 1943 and 1963 counts)
What is the real reason that Elizabeth Proctor fired Abigail Williams?
Abigail had an affair with John Proctor
What does Mary Warren reveal about Elizabeth?
That she was accused of witchcraft
What does Elizabeth lie about?
Why she fired Abigail
The following is an example of what literary device: When John Proctor called Reverend Hale "Pontius Pilate."
Allusion
Bridget Bishop
What does Abigail say about conjuring the devil?
That Tituba conjured him
Why won't Mary Warren testify that she gave the doll to Elizabeth?
OR
She is afraid of Abigail
What does Mary testify?
That all of the girls are pretending to be bewitched
The following quote is an example of what literary device: “What are we Quakers? We are not Quakers here yet, Mr. Proctor. And you tell that to your followers!”
Hypophora
What inspired Arthur Miller to write this play/what is this play an allegory for?
Any of the following answers count: McCarthyism, the Red Scare, because Americans were accusing each other of being Communists, etc.
Whom does Tituba accuse of being influenced by the devil?
Sarah Good and Goody Osburn
What does Elizabeth want her husband to say in court?
That the trials are a charade
Why does Giles accuse Putnam of tampering with the accusations?
Because Putnam has a lot to gain when others lose
The following quote is an example of what literary device: “Child. Sit you down.”
Anastrophe