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Explore key themes, characters, and literary devices in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" through insightful questions and answers. Gain a deeper understanding of the plot, characters, and historical context.
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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?
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.”
Answer 1 – 30 What is callous?
Question 1 - 40 After insulting his wife, the husband may make a trip to the jewelry store in an effort to the situation.
Answer 1 – 40 What is ameliorate?
Question 1 - 50 This word describes a society who is isolated and makes all of its own decisions independently.
Answer 1 – 50 What is autocratic?
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.”
Answer 2 – 10 What is conceding?
Question 2 - 20 This word is an apt synonym for “catastrophe”.
Answer 2 – 20 What is calamity?
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”.
Answer 2 – 30 • What is guile?
Question 2 - 40 This is the way a student might behave if a teacher began questioning them about whether they cheated on a test.
Answer 2 – 40 What is evasive?
Question 2 - 50 “Insolence” and “impudence” are synonyms for this word
Answer 2 – 50 • What is effrontery?
Question 3 - 10 These two female characters serve as the strongest example of foils in the play.
Answer 3 – 10 • Who are Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams?
Question 3 - 20 Miller fabricated this element of the plot that was not an actual event in the real Salem witch trials.
Answer 3 – 20 What is the relationship between Proctor and Abigail?
Question 3 - 30 Because he changes his beliefs about witchcraft drastically, Hale’s character could be described as…
Answer 3 – 30 • What is dynamic?
Question 3 - 40 Because he remains selfish and paranoid throughout the play, Parris’ character could be described as…
Answer 3 – 40 Flat, or static
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.
Answer 3 – 50 • What is situational irony?
Question 4 - 10 The point on the plot diagram where characters and events are introduced.
Answer 4 – 10 • What is the exposition?
Question 4 - 20 • Which character in The Crucible best fits the definition of antagonist?
Answer 4 – 20 • Who is Abigail Williams?
Question 4 - 30 Term used to describe two characters whose opposite traits are intended to highlight one character’s virtues
Answer 4 – 30 • What are foils?
Question 4 - 40 • The point of highest emotional intensity within a story
Answer 4 – 40 • What is the climax?
Question 4 - 50 Term used to describe an extended speech given by a character alone onstage.
Answer 4 – 50 • What is a soliloquy?
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?
Answer 5 – 10 • What is dramatic irony?
Question 5 - 20 Miller was accused of associating with this political party, and was eventually blacklisted for refusing to “name names”.
Answer 5 – 20 What is the Communist Party?
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.
Answer 5 – 30 • What is a theocracy?
Question 5 - 40 • Miller wrote The Crucible to compare Salem with this 1950’s anti-communist hysteria
Answer 5 – 40 • What is the Red Scare?
