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The Crucible

The Crucible. Question 1 - 10. This word would describe the sound a feather makes when it hits a pile of cotton. Answer 1 – 10. What is imperceptible?. Question 1 - 20. If someone asked Mrs. Stockwell if she likes Disney, her response would be an NO. Answer 1 – 20. What is adamant?.

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The Crucible

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  1. The Crucible

  2. Question 1 - 10 This word would describe the sound a feather makes when it hits a pile of cotton.

  3. Answer 1 – 10 What is imperceptible?

  4. Question 1 - 20 If someone asked Mrs. Stockwell if she likes Disney, her response would be an NO.

  5. Answer 1 – 20 What is adamant?

  6. Question 1 - 30 This would describe the tone a husband might use when telling his wife, “ Yes, those jeans DO make your butt look big.”

  7. Answer 1 – 30 What is callous?

  8. Question 1 - 40 After insulting his wife, the husband may make a trip to the jewelry store in an effort to the situation.

  9. Answer 1 – 40 What is ameliorate?

  10. Question 1 - 50 This word describes a society who is isolated and makes all of its own decisions independently.

  11. Answer 1 – 50 What is autocratic?

  12. Question 2 - 10 This word might be used to describe the tone a husband would use to say, “Honey, I’m sorry that I said those jeans make your butt look big.”

  13. Answer 2 – 10 What is conceding?

  14. Question 2 - 20 This word is an apt synonym for “catastrophe”.

  15. Answer 2 – 20 What is calamity?

  16. Question 2 - 30 The fact that she was able to fool an entire town is proof that Abigail has lots of this; a synonym for “cleverness”.

  17. Answer 2 – 30 • What is guile?

  18. Question 2 - 40 This is the way a student might behave if a teacher began questioning them about whether they cheated on a test.

  19. Answer 2 – 40 What is evasive?

  20. Question 2 - 50 “Insolence” and “impudence” are synonyms for this word

  21. Answer 2 – 50 • What is effrontery?

  22. Question 3 - 10 These two female characters serve as the strongest example of foils in the play.

  23. Answer 3 – 10 • Who are Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams?

  24. Question 3 - 20 Miller fabricated this element of the plot that was not an actual event in the real Salem witch trials.

  25. Answer 3 – 20 What is the relationship between Proctor and Abigail?

  26. Question 3 - 30 Because he changes his beliefs about witchcraft drastically, Hale’s character could be described as…

  27. Answer 3 – 30 • What is dynamic?

  28. Question 3 - 40 Because he remains selfish and paranoid throughout the play, Parris’ character could be described as…

  29. Answer 3 – 40 Flat, or static

  30. Question 3 - 50 • When Elizabeth lies for the first time at the very moment when her and John’s fates hinge on her honesty, this is a powerful example of this literary device at work.

  31. Answer 3 – 50 • What is situational irony?

  32. Question 4 - 10 The point on the plot diagram where characters and events are introduced.

  33. Answer 4 – 10 • What is the exposition?

  34. Question 4 - 20 • Which character in The Crucible best fits the definition of antagonist?

  35. Answer 4 – 20 • Who is Abigail Williams?

  36. Question 4 - 30 Term used to describe two characters whose opposite traits are intended to highlight one character’s virtues

  37. Answer 4 – 30 • What are foils?

  38. Question 4 - 40 • The point of highest emotional intensity within a story

  39. Answer 4 – 40 • What is the climax?

  40. Question 4 - 50 Term used to describe an extended speech given by a character alone onstage.

  41. Answer 4 – 50 • What is a soliloquy?

  42. Question 5 - 10 Which device was demonstrated when John forgot the one commandment he was guilty of breaking, and Hale was unaware of his sin?

  43. Answer 5 – 10 • What is dramatic irony?

  44. Question 5 - 20 Miller was accused of associating with this political party, and was eventually blacklisted for refusing to “name names”.

  45. Answer 5 – 20 What is the Communist Party?

  46. Question 5 - 30 In The Crucible, Miller warns against the dangers of this government system, in which religious doctrine and legal code are one and the same.

  47. Answer 5 – 30 • What is a theocracy?

  48. Question 5 - 40 • Miller wrote The Crucible to compare Salem with this 1950’s anti-communist hysteria

  49. Answer 5 – 40 • What is the Red Scare?

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