The Crucible test – Flashcards
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who is the author of the crucible
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arthur miller
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when was the crucible first publishe
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1953
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what does the crucible chronicle on the surface
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the salem witchcraft trials
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to what does the crucible draw comparisons by association
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senator mccarthy's hunt for communists
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in the play the crucible, why does abigail williams live with reverend parris?
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she is his niece
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in the crucible, which of these characters is not condemned for witchcraft
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bridget bishop
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in the crucible, why does reverend parris wish to spare proctor
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he fears for his life if a respected man is hanged
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in the crucible, who says: "you loved me, john proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!"
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abigail williams
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in the crucible, which of the following did not occur during the dancing?
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susanna walcott murdered a frog and rabbit for tituba's spell
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"more weight." what of the following is not significant about this line in the crucible
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because giles corey dies by refusing to answer questions, he is not excommunicated and dies a christian
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in the crucible, which of the following characters does not support John Proctor's decision to falsely admit to witchcraft
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Elizabeth Proctor
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in the crucible, why do many of the accused admit to witchcraft
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admitting to witchcraft, they guarantee that they will not be executed
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in the crucible, which of the following is not a complaint that proctor has against reverend parris
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parris reaches out for land at the expense of his neighbors
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in the crucible, what grudge do the putnams not have against the nurses
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the nurses and their allies broke away from salem to form a new community
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in the crucible, what does the commandment that proctor forgets concern
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adultery
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"what victory would the devil have to win a soul already bad?" what is the significance of this line in the crucible
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it is ironic, for the speaker is a lost soul charging others with villainy
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in the crucible, what is the likely reason that Giles Corey cannot say his prayers?
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his wife's reading blocks him from saying prayers
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theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small." in the crucible, what is the significance of this line
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it shows that any person may be suspected of witchcraft for any small fault
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the crucible is an allegorical tale that relates most strongly to which contemporary event for arthur miller
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the mccarthy hearings
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in the crucible, which of the following is not evidence used by Hale against the proctors
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john's affair with abigail williams
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in the crucible, which character is compared to pontius pilate
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reverend hale
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in the crucible, which of the following is not matched to his or her motive for promoting the witchcraft trials
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john hathrone: superstition
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in the crucible, what were abigail and betty doing with tituba in the forest
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dancing (maybe even doing some witchcraft)
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in the crucible, why is elizabeth proctor taken to jail
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for having a poppet with a needle in it
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in the crucible, why does giles corey believe the witch accusations are happening?
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the townspeople want the property of those accused
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in the crucible, how do abigail and the others react when mary says they are faking
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the accuse her of witchcraft
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most of the characters in the crucible
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lie
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what gets people to do business with you in the crucible
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reputation
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at the beginning of the crucible, john proctor is in need of
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forgiveness
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when confessing in the crucible, one mus renounce
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the devil
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what kind of government rules salem in the crucible
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theocratic
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int he crucible, who said, "i do think i see some shred of goodness in john proctor"
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john proctor
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in the crucible, who says, "we were dancin' in the woods last night, and my uncle leaped in of us"
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abigail williams
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who in the play the crucible says, "i have given you my soul; leave me my name"
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john proctor
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who in the play the crucible said, "it needs a cold wife to prompt lechery"
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elizabeth proctor
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who in the crucible said, "spoke or silent, a promis is surely made."
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elizabeth proctor
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for what are the events in the crucible an allegory
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McCarthyism
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the allegory about which arthur miller wrote in the crucible happened in which time period
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the 1950s
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who accused people of unamerican activities during the cold war
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FBI
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in the crucible, it would be accurate to call abigail
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just plain evil
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in the crucible, what does putnam want
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RESPECT
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in the crucible, reverend parris generally believed
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he believed he was being prosecuted
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in the crucible, what do the puritans believe tituba practices
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black magic
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the passage that begins the crucible is best known as
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the overture
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the passages that interrupt the dialogue of the crucible and tell about the reverend parris, proctor, putnam, and hale are known as
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interludes
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in the crucible, who says: "is every defense an attack upon the court."
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reverend hale
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in the crucible, who says: "a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it
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danforth
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as act IV of the crucible begins and proctor and other are waiting in jail, the day could best be described as ____ day
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execution
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as act IV of the crucible begins, marshal herrick is
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drunk
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who in the crucible says: "he have his goodness now. god forbid i take it from him"
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elizabeth proctor
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what are the male spirits or demons from the crucible
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succubae
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what are the female spirits or demons from the crucible
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incubi
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to giles corey, every book is ___
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strange
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who says "your justice would freeze beer"
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john proctor
