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Crucible Jeopardy
Characters Literary Terms
Plot Events Setting McCarthy Trials/Kazan and Miller
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Who is the protagonist of The Crucible?
John Proctor
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Who are the Antagonists of The Crucible?
Abigail and Danforth
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Why is Parris so afraid to have Betty
named as a witch?
He could lose his job and reputation.
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How do John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse
see the events differently from the
rest of the community?
They think the whole situation is fake and that it will just blow over after a while.
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What became of people who were considered part of the communist
party?
They were blacklisted.
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What does Rev. Hale possibly believe
regarding the guilt of people by the end of
Act 2?
Perhaps innocent people are being
accused.
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Why do people “part like the sea” when Abigail enters the
room?
They fear her power to accuse them.
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Why does Mary Warren continue to accuse
people even after first admitting that Abigail is
a fraud?
She is afraid of Abigail.
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Which character is the center of all the land
disputes?
Thomas Putnam
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Arthur Miller could best be compared to ____________
who in the play?Elia Kazan could be compared most to ____________?
Miller- Giles Corey- gave no names
Kazan- John Proctor – had an affair
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Where does The Crucible take place?
What years?
Salem, Massachusetts(the new Jerusalem)
1692-1693
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Why is the play called
The Crucible?
a severe test for the people of Salem
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What about the Puritan mindset made it possible to accept
the events of the trial?
High religious focus and the focus on the spiritual
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What can you conclude about Parris after a
dagger is thrown at him?
He is fearful for his life.Or
He was hated by the community.
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Daily Double
How does Danforth handle the accusations
against his court?
He finds reasons not to listen to evidence regarding his failing
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What can you conclude from the
references made to the town of Andover?
People have rebelled and overthrown the courts in Andover.
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Which two people would be considered
an example of a literary Foil?
Parris and Haleor
Mary Warren and Abigail
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Why is it important to Danforth and Parris
that Proctor confess?
It will prove that the court was right.
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What is the mood of the play after the
opening scene of Act 3?
Dark and Despairing
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Kazan and Miller both had parents who were hit hard by_______.
The play based on this was ____________.
The Great Depression. They lost everything.Death of a Salesman
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What event foreshadows the
accusing of Elizabeth Proctor?
The poppet with the needle.
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What is the climax of Act 3?
Proctor is accused
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Another name for the witchhunts/blacklisting was the ___________.
The Red Scare
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Why are Tituba and Goody Good some of the first characters to
be accused?
They are of lower social status
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What is HUAC?
The UnAmerican Activities Committee
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