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the crucible
Question | Answer |
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Who was the old man that was crushed with stones? | Giles Cory |
What girl led the accusations? | Abigail Williams |
Who was the worthy woman put to death as a witch? | Rebecca Nurse |
Who was the slave that taught the girls about spirits? | Tituba |
Who was the instigator of the investigations but later denounced them? | Reverend Hale |
Who used the witch trials to carry out his personal vengeance? | Thomas Putnum |
What girl tried to stop the Witch trials but ended up charging John Proctor? | Mary Warren |
What man did Abigail hope to marry after his wife was hanged? | John Proctor |
Who would tolerate no challenge to his authority? | Judge Danforth |
Who feared that there was a conspiracy against him? | Reverend Samuel Parris |
Did Tituba imagine she would fly to Barbados as a bluebird? | no |
Did Reverend Parris Graduate from Harvard? | yes |
Was The Crucible intended to be an accurate record of the Salem witch trials? | no |
Dis Arthur Miller graduate high school? | no |
Was John Proctor's affair a product of his wife's imagination? | no |
Did Francis Nurse appear in court 33 times in civil dispute? | no |
Was dancing the only accepted form of intertainment in Salem? | no |
Did Mary Warren sew a poppet for Elizabeth during the trial? | yes |
Was the necessity for strict social control beginning to break down in Salem? | yes |
Was Hale a supporter of the tials throughout the entire story? | no |
The conflict between withches and Christians is copmpared to what modern conflict? | Communism vs. Captialism |
How could an accused witch escape execution? | confess to the charge |
What were some of the factors that contributed to the witch hunt? | -resentment among neighbors -theocratic leadership of Salem -social instability |
How did Elizabeth Proctor condem herself? | by denying her husbands affair |
Why does Reverend Parris become uneasy about the execution? | The village is uneasy |
Why was John Proctor rarely at church? | He disliked the minister |
what was one play that Arthur Miller didn't write? | "the Critic" |
What did Hathorne think motivated the girls accusations? | The voice of God |
How was an accused witch put to death? | hanged |
What girl was sent to seek the souls of her dead brothers and sisters? | Ruth Putnum |
what postponed Elizabeth's execution? | her pregnancy |
How did Giles cory escape from being an accused wizard? | He refused to admit to the charge |
Why does Parris want Proctor to confess? | to appease the village |
Why is Danforth unable to pardon Proctor in the final scenes of the play? | It would cast doubt on the guilt of those already executed |
describe Parris' theology. | hell fire and brimstone |
What was John Proctor's Vocation? | farmer |
What is Reverend hale's mood when he first enters Salem? | Optimistic and Confident |
Why does Mary Warren withdraw her testimony against the investigation? | the other girls accuse her of witchcraft. |
Why does Proctor comfess to his affair with Abigail? | to discredit her testimony |
who helped instigate the investigation and later condemned them? | Reverend Hale |
What illustrates Parris' materialism? | golden candlesticks |
What illustrates unrest in the village | dagger |
What illustrates voice of reason? | Proctor |
What illustrates the symbol of bondage? | chains |
What illustrates unassailable authority? | Hathorne |
What illustrates the plaything givin evil connotations? | poppet |
What illustrates goodness and godliness? | Rebecca Nurse |
What illustrates a theocratic leader? | Parris |
What illustrates forbidden pleasure? | Dancing |
What illustrates evil and trickery? | Abigail Williams |
What is the major technique used in the play and why is it the best tecnique to use for the play? | Irony- The events that occur in the play are not logical. |
What are some examples of Irony in the play? | -the innocent are accused of being guilty. -The guilty are said to be innocent -people had to lie in court in order to be innocent. |
Who is the tagic hero in the play? | John Proctor |
What are the two types of typical Miller plays shown in th Crucible? | -The common man and his family in conflict with society -social satire |
what is the original definition of McCarthyism? | widespread accusations and investigations of suspected communist activity in the US during the 1950s. |
What is the modern definition of McCarthyism? | reckless public accusations of disloyalty to the US. |
Who started McCarthyism? | Senator Joseph McCarth of Wisconsin |
What was the fear with McCarthyism? | the spread of Communism |
What 4 things caused the fear of the spread of Communism? | -Communists take over the Czech Republic and China -Soviets launch atomic bomb -Soviets equip Noth Korea to invade South Korea -The Cold War |
Who was the president during the time of McCarthyism? | Harry Truman |
What were two results of suspision of Communist activity? | fired and blacklisted |
what was the method that Truman established to find guilty people? | loyalty boards |
What was the time of McCarthyism? | 1940s and 50s- Cold War |
What six occupations were affected by McCarthyism? | Journalists, librarian, professor, clergy, entertainer and government workers |