predilection n. preexisting preference ingratiating adj. charming or flattering dissembling n. disguising one’s real nature or motives calumny n. false accusation; slander inculcation n. teaching by repetition and urging propitiation n. action designed to soothe or satisfy a person, a…
Category: The Crucible
The Crucible Vocabulary (ACT 1) Flashcard Example #65165
ideology a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture paradox a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true theocracy government of a state by immediate divine…
The Crucible: Act 4 Flashcard Example #17013
Why did Rev. Hale return to Salem? He is guilty of people who are going to get hung, and asks them to lie. What happened in Andover that’s making Parris anxious? People are being thrown out of court and riots…
The Crucible-Test Review Questions/Answers Flashcard Example #52055
What were Abigail and the girls doing in the forest when Reverend Parris saw them? The girls were dancing and some of them were not wearing clothes. There was a frog in the pot and Tituba was chanting. Why is…
The Crucible Flashcard Example #28627
In his introduction to the play, how does Arthur Miller explain what really motivated the people of Salem to accuse their neighbors, friends, and relatives of witchcraft? Arthur Miller explains that everyone in Salem wanted vengeance upon others for various…
The Crucible FINAL TEST Flashcard Example #76546
def. of Crucible a severe test or trial The girls are caught… dancing in the woods describe Tituba slave that is devoted to Betty who’s rev. Paris’s niece? Abigail Williams Why does Abigail think she got fired? She thinks Elizabeth…
The Crucible Multiple Choice Flashcard Example #24632
Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris? She is having an affair with him. She is his servant. She is his niece. She is his illegitimate daughter. she is his niece . Which of these characters is not condemned…
symbols in the crucible Flashcard Example #80498
golden candlesticks Parris asks for them, they represent money and he wants more money poppet symbolize the uneasiness of the community. A poppet was something that symbolized innocence and youth, however, because of one person’s words the poppet becomes this…
Examples of Irony in the Crucible Flashcard Example #41671
Dramatic Irony: Elizabeth denies that her husband committed adultery to try to protect him but she doesn’t know that he already confessed to it. Then she is taken away because she lied in court and John tells her he had…
The Crucible Study Guide Answer Key Flashcard Example #41041
Describe the first scene of the play? A group of ladies dancing and singing in the wood chanting boys names that they wanted over a fire until a man comes a long and scares them all away leaving a little…
Act III Crucible Study Guide Questions Flashcard Example #54764
Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth at the begginning of act III? They try to persuade the judge that their wives are not witches. What is Parris’ argument against Proctor? Parris says that Proctor is trying…
the crucible act 4 Flashcard Example #66161
Why has Reverend Hale returned to Salem? He is talking with the prisoners. What is Rev. Hale advising the condemned to do? He is encouraging them to “lie” to save themselves. What does Rev. Parris reveal about his niece Abigail?…