Unit Review: The Crucible English III Answer questions on a ...

Name _________________________________<strong>Unit</strong> <strong>Review</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Crucible</strong><strong>English</strong> <strong>III</strong><strong>Answer</strong> <strong>questions</strong> on a separate sheet of paper. Put this handout in the HANDOUTSsection of your binder; put the answers in NOTES/ASSIGNMENTS.I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS1. How many people were accused of being witches?2. How many people were executed for being witches?3. Why were woman, rather than men, usually the accused?4. Define witch-hunt.5. List 2 types of witch-hunts that still occur today.II.ARTHUR MILLER6. To whom was Miller married for 5 years?7. Why was Miller called to testify before the House Committee on Un-AmericanActivities?8. Why was Miller charged with contempt of court?9. What eventually happened to Miller’s court sentence?<strong>III</strong>.THE CRUCIBLE AND MCCARTHYISM10. Define crucible.11. What is McCarthyism?IV.CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION12. Giles Corey13. Thomas Putnam14. Rebecca Nurse15. Abigail Williams16. Reverend Hale17. John Proctor18. Reverend Parris19. TitubaV. THE CRUCIBLE20. What is Betty’s condition as the play opens?21. What were Abigail and Betty doing the night before?22. Why has Reverend Hale been brought to Salem?

23. What evidence was used to support Abigail Williams’ assertion that ElizabethProctor is guilty of witchcraft?24. What did John Proctor admit to the court concerning Abigail Williams in aneffort to save his wife’s life?25. What happened regarding Elizabeth Proctor’s testimony that led to herhusband’s sentencing and inevitably sealed his fate?26. After battling with her conscience, what does Mary Warren come to court totestify in regard to the girls’ “calling out”?27. Why does Mary Warren later change her testimony and turn on John Proctor?28. After rejoining the girls in their hysterical behavior, what accusation does Marymake about Proctor?29. How do the judges effectively discourage anyone from defending the goodcharacter or innocence of a person accused of witchcraft?30. What has happened to Abigail by the end of the play?31. What motivates Reverend Hale to seek confessions from the condemnedprisoners?32. Why does John Proctor confess? Why does he later retract his confession?33. <strong>Review</strong> reading quizzes for each act of the play.34. <strong>Review</strong> answers to <strong>questions</strong> at the end of each act of the play.VI. QUOTATION IDENTIFICATION35. “I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointyreckoning that will shudder you...”36. “More weight.”37. “You cannot hang this sort. <strong>The</strong>re is danger for me.”38. “I heard the other girls screaming and you, Your Honor, you seemed to believethem...”39. “If retaliation if your fear, know this – I should hang ten thousand that dared torise against the law.”40. “<strong>The</strong>re is blood on my head!”41. “Oh, how many times he bid me kill you, Mr. Parris...”42. “Now let me instruct you. We cannot look to superstition in this.”43. “Let you fear nothing. Another judgment waits us all.”44. “Do what you will. But let none be your judge...Forgive me, forgive me...I neverknew such goodness in the world.”45. “I have no tongue for it.”VII. LITERARY TERMS46. Dialogue47. Stage Directions48. Dramatic Exposition49. Purpose of Drama50. Allusion51. Historical Context52. Dramatic Irony53. Verbal Irony

54. <strong>The</strong>me55. Antagonist56. Protagonist57. RealismV<strong>III</strong>.ELEMENTS OF PLOTLabel the following events from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Crucible</strong> with the appropriate element of plot.Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Abigail eventually leaves town.John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are hanged.<strong>The</strong> witch-hunt hysteria in Salem escalates, andseveral people are accused of witchcraft.<strong>The</strong> slave Tituba is accused of witchcraft by severalyoung girls from Salem who claim to have beenbewitched by her and to have seen her consortingwith the devil.John Proctor is accused of witchcraft; his wife lies incourt in an attempt to save his life.