The Crucible
Who said...
“Whatever abomination you have done, give me all of it now, for I dare not be taken unaware when I go before them down there.”
Who is Reverend Parris
with no protection or shield
exposed
regardless of
What is despite?
absense
absence
the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions for emotional effect and intensity
imagery
The introduction states that The Crucible is “an allegory of the anti-Communist “witch-hunts” of the 1950s carried out by Senator Joseph McCarthy.”
What is the Red Scare?
causing fear or dread; intimidating
formidable
to go with someone somewhere
accompany
adress
address
O my love is like a red, red rose from
Robert Burn’s “A Red, Red Rose"
simile
Which of the following most strongly suggests the presence of “unnatural events” or witchcraft in Salem?
A. Reverend Parris has many enemies who want to drive him from his pulpit.
B. Abigail is unable to find a job because the townspeople do not trust her.
C. Reverend Parris saw someone running naked through the trees while the girls danced in the forest.
D. Mr. Putnam is bitter about not being in his father’s will as much as his stepbrother was.
C. Reverend Parris saw someone running naked through the trees while the girls danced in the forest. Correct. Reverend Parris confronts Abigail with accusations of possible witchcraft partly because he saw someone without clothing in the trees last night.
the state of conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
propriety
to enact something, often immoral in nature
commit
artic
arctic
Phrases people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally, but the meaning is understood.
Idiom
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the interaction between Reverend Parris and Abigail?
A. Goody Proctor has stopped coming to church because she thinks Abigail is a witch.
B. The people of Salem believed that many of their slaves may be witches.
C. Abigail will do anything in order to save her uncle’s ministry.
D. Past rumors about Abigail have made Parris suspicious of her.
D. Past rumors about Abigail have made Parris suspicious of her.
Correct. Parris confronts Abigail about her reputation while interrogating her about what happened in the woods.
without care or attention
remiss
seriously or earnestly
dispel
humerous
humorous
a reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize and understand. It may come from history, geography, literature, art, music, or religion.
Allusion
What does the following passage mainly reveal about Reverend Parris (paragraph 40)?
PARRIS, studies her, then nods, half convinced: Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character. I have given you a home, child, I have put clothes upon your back—now give me upright answer.
He seems to care as much about his position and reputation as he does about Betty’s health.
to engage with or come in contact with (archaic)
traffic
to drive off in various directions
dispel
consciencious
conscientious
a quotation at the beginning of a literary work to introduce its theme
Epigraph