The Crucible by Arthur Miller Act I Quiz
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15 questions
Read each question below and choose the BEST answer. You may use your textbook and technology for assistance.
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“A word about Thomas Putnam. He was a man with many grievances…he was the eldest son of the richest man in the village. …he regarded himself as the intellectual superior of most of the people around him. His vindictive nature was demonstrated long before the witchcraft began.”
Based on the passage above, what is the BEST definition of the word vindictive?
“A word about Thomas Putnam. He was a man with many grievances…he was the eldest son of the richest man in the village. …he regarded himself as the intellectual superior of most of the people around him. His vindictive nature was demonstrated long before the witchcraft began.”
Based on the passage above, what is the BEST definition of the word vindictive?
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Giles: “It suggests to the mind what the trouble be among us all these years…wherefore is everybody suing everybody else?...I have been six time in court this year–”Proctor: “Is it the Devil’s fault that a man cannot say you good morning without you clap him for defamation?”
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word defamation?
Giles: “It suggests to the mind what the trouble be among us all these years…wherefore is everybody suing everybody else?...I have been six time in court this year–”
Proctor: “Is it the Devil’s fault that a man cannot say you good morning without you clap him for defamation?”
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word defamation?
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“Proctor…not [part] of any faction in the town…had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites. He was the kind of man– powerful in body, even-tempered, and not easily led– who cannot…support partisans without drawing their deepest resentment. In his presence, a fool felt his foolishness instantly, and a Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore.”
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word calumny?
“Proctor…not [part] of any faction in the town…had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites. He was the kind of man– powerful in body, even-tempered, and not easily led– who cannot…support partisans without drawing their deepest resentment. In his presence, a fool felt his foolishness instantly, and a Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore.”
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word calumny?
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"Political opposition, thereby, is given an inhumane overlay which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized intercourse."
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word abrogation?
"Political opposition, thereby, is given an inhumane overlay which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized intercourse."
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word abrogation?
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"There are accounts of similar klatches in Europe, where the daughters of the towns would assemble at night and, sometimes with fetishes, sometimes with a selected young man, give themselves to love, with some bastardly results."
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word klatches?
"There are accounts of similar klatches in Europe, where the daughters of the towns would assemble at night and, sometimes with fetishes, sometimes with a selected young man, give themselves to love, with some bastardly results."
Based on the passage, what is the BEST definition of the word klatches?
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Passage 1, Questions 6-10: Read the passage from Act I which begins with the opening stage directions after the long introduction ("Reverend Parris is praying now" . . . page 566 paragraph 19) and ends at the end of the narrative description of Thomas Putnam ("But we'll speak of that when we come to it" . . . page 572 paragraph 97) carefully. Then, choose the BEST answer for each question.
As it is used in Parris's statement "I cannot blink what I saw," the word "blink" is best understood to mean . . .
Passage 1, Questions 6-10: Read the passage from Act I which begins with the opening stage directions after the long introduction ("Reverend Parris is praying now" . . . page 566 paragraph 19) and ends at the end of the narrative description of Thomas Putnam ("But we'll speak of that when we come to it" . . . page 572 paragraph 97) carefully. Then, choose the BEST answer for each question.
As it is used in Parris's statement "I cannot blink what I saw," the word "blink" is best understood to mean . . .
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Parris's words to Abigail "now my ministry's at stake . . . your cousin's life" are significant primarily because they . . .
Parris's words to Abigail "now my ministry's at stake . . . your cousin's life" are significant primarily because they . . .
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Abigail's declaration that "They want slaves . . . for any of them" shows that she . . .
I. believes she is above household work II. has great insight into the women of the villageIII. regards natives of Barbados as inferior
Abigail's declaration that "They want slaves . . . for any of them" shows that she . . .
I. believes she is above household work
II. has great insight into the women of the village
III. regards natives of Barbados as inferior
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Abigail's character is developed by means of all of the following EXCEPT . . .
Abigail's character is developed by means of all of the following EXCEPT . . .
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From the last paragraph of the note about Thomas Putnam (beginning "So it is not surprising" on top of page 572), the reader can infer that some people of the time period . . .
From the last paragraph of the note about Thomas Putnam (beginning "So it is not surprising" on top of page 572), the reader can infer that some people of the time period . . .
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Passage 2, Questions 11-15: Read the passage from Act I that begins with the description of Proctor (beginning "Proctor was a farmer" . . . page 576 paragraph 165) and ends before the entrance of Reverend Hale ("I'll clap a writ on you!" . . . page 584 paragraph 304) carefully. Then, choose the BEST answer for reach question.
In the first paragraph of Proctor's description, the statement "but there is evidence to suggest" serves primarily to . . .
Passage 2, Questions 11-15: Read the passage from Act I that begins with the description of Proctor (beginning "Proctor was a farmer" . . . page 576 paragraph 165) and ends before the entrance of Reverend Hale ("I'll clap a writ on you!" . . . page 584 paragraph 304) carefully. Then, choose the BEST answer for reach question.
In the first paragraph of Proctor's description, the statement "but there is evidence to suggest" serves primarily to . . .
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The playwright's attitude toward Proctor is . . .
I. admiring II. sympatheticIII. sentimental
The playwright's attitude toward Proctor is . . .
I. admiring
II. sympathetic
III. sentimental
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In the discussion with Abigail about looking up at Abigail's window, Proctor's words "I may have looked up" show that . . .
In the discussion with Abigail about looking up at Abigail's window, Proctor's words "I may have looked up" show that . . .
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Giles Corey's first words, in response to Rebecca's admonition to "keep the quiet" show him to be primarily . . .
Giles Corey's first words, in response to Rebecca's admonition to "keep the quiet" show him to be primarily . . .
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In the second paragraph describing Rebecca Nurse, the last sentence (page 580 paragraph 226), "As for Rebecca . . . of that time" presents an example of . . .
In the second paragraph describing Rebecca Nurse, the last sentence (page 580 paragraph 226), "As for Rebecca . . . of that time" presents an example of . . .