The Crucible
Who is the main character who challenges the court and the witch trials in The Crucible?
Who is John Proctor?
What literary device is used in the phrase "vengeance is walking Salem"?
What is personification?
What historical event is The Crucible an allegory for?
What is McCarthyism and the Red Scare?
What inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible?
What is the fear of Communism and the personal experiences with the McCarthy trials?
Which of the following is grammatically correct: "Their roses were beautiful" or "There roses were beautiful"?
What is "Their roses were beautiful"?
In The Crucible, who does Abigail Williams accuse of witchcraft to divert suspicion from herself?
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
In Act 2 of The Crucible, Danforth compares the truth to "shining light." What literary device is being used?
What is a metaphor?
Who was the famous senator leading the hunt for Communists during the 1950s in America, which influenced Miller’s writing of The Crucible?
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
What does Miller hope to convey about the dangers of mass hysteria in The Crucible?
What is the idea that fear and ignorance can lead to destruction and injustice?
What is the proper punctuation for the sentence: "I am happy today I am going to the park"?
What is "I am happy today; I am going to the park"?
What does Proctor mean by "vengeance is walking Salem"?
What is the chaos and emotional turmoil caused by vengeance in Salem?
Which literary device is employed when Proctor says, "I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral that marches around your heart"?
What is a metaphor?
What social issue does Thoreau address in Civil Disobedience that was also a significant issue during his time?
What is slavery and the Mexican-American War?
Why does Emerson write about nature and self-reliance in his essays?
What is to encourage individuals to trust their own intuition and disconnect from society's norms?
How would you correct this sentence: "He don't like to read"?
What is "He doesn't like to read"?
In The Crucible, what is the significance of Abigail's claim that she saw spirits when she is actually lying?
What is an example of dramatic irony?
What is the effect of the figurative language in the phrase "I become a transparent eyeball" from Emerson’s Nature?
What is the author feeling a deep, almost spiritual connection with nature?
Why did Miller write The Crucible during the Cold War era?
What is to critique the parallels between the Salem Witch Trials and the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s?
In Civil Disobedience, what does Thoreau argue people should do when faced with unjust laws?
What is resist or break the laws peacefully to enact change?
Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement: "The teacher and the students was happy" or "The teacher and the students were happy"?
What is "The teacher and the students were happy"?
What is the major theme of The Crucible that critiques social and political dynamics?
What is the danger of hysteria and the consequences of mass paranoia?
What literary device is used when Emerson states, "Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members"?
What is a metaphor?
What is the connection between the Salem Witch Trials and the political climate of 17th century America?
What is the influence of religious extremism and the breakdown of social order?
How does Thoreau's Civil Disobedience challenge the reader's relationship with government?
What is by arguing that individuals should not blindly support an unjust government?
Which word is incorrectly used in the sentence: "The student did good on his exam"?
What is "The student did well on his exam"?