Crucible Character Quotes
Rhetoric Examples
Check Your Sources
Hysterical History
Potpourri
100

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

Who is John Proctor?

100

Everyone knows what this rhetorical example is, right?

What is a Rhetorical Question?

100

Trump has 'fun' but fails to feel America's pain on prices

What is CNN?

100

This is the hysteria that The Crucible was based on, where Americans were terrified of Communists in their midst.

What is the Red Scare?

100

This is the zodiac sign we are currently under, represented by a centaur

What is Sagittarius?

200
"We danced. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."

Who is Abigail Williams?

200

This is a really strong rhetorical device, it's a really strong rhetorical device, it's a REALLY GOOD rhetorical device!

What is repetition?

200

Erika Kirk says all livestreams 'on hold' until after private meeting with Candace Owens

What is Fox News?

200

In 1848, Americans flocked to California with pickaxes and shovels, hoping to find a certain precious metal rumored to exist in the northern part of the state.

What is the gold rush?

200

A "googol" is a massive number, which is specifically the number 1 followed by this many zeroes.

What is one hundred?

300

"He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!"

Who is Elizabeth Proctor?

300

This device focuses on visuals, painting a picture in your mind where words become paint colors across the canvas of your brain.

What is imagery?

300


Former Liverpool and Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers close to joining Saudi club


What is the British Broadcasting Network?

300

The word "hysteria," despite becoming a common trait anyone could have, was originally used exclusively for women, with the root word "hyst" meaning this.

What is an uterus?

300

This animal eats the second most of any land animal in the world, only behind the elephant.

What is a cow?

400

"I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!"

Who is Reverend Hale?

400

This rhetorical device references other things, like how J.R.R. Tolkien references other books in his stories.

What is an allusion?

400

"Area Family Has No Idea Where Dad Gets Shirts"

What is the Onion?

400

In France during the year 1518, a plague swept through the country, not causing sickness but rather forcing people to do this until they passed out from exhaustion.

What is dancing?

400

These are the two main elements that make up our sun

What is Hydrogen and Helium?

500

"A fart on Thomas Putnam, that is what I say to that!"

Who is Giles Corey?

500

This device works SOOOO WELLLL, like it can't ever go bad at ALLLLLLLLL.

What is verbal irony?

500

Power-ball Jackpot Rises to $1.1 Billion

What is ABC?

500

While the evidence for this is murky, it is said that in 1844, a convent of nuns began making this sound and could not stop for over a week.

What is meowing?

500

Van Gogh had many classics, but the last painting he ever made was in 1890, named after the foliage that takes up most of the painting

What is 'Tree Roots'?