1. The Crucible Exam Review Robinson English III

2. Crucible Jeopardy Puritan Background/ McCarthyism Literary Elements Plot Structure Characterization What Happened? $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

3. The belief that a person’s destiny is determined before birth is called

4. Predestination

5. People who were chosen, before birth, to go to Heaven

6. The Elect

7. DAILY DOUBLE!!! Term that means the church and the state are one, joined together

8. Theocracy

9. According to the Puritans, an active enemy of mankind whom sought to destroy the New World

10. The Devil

11. What type of literature is The Crucible considered to be? What is it a comparison of?

12. Allegory/McCarthyism

13. What literary element is being used? When John Proctor is reciting his commandments, he forgets the commandment about adultery

14. Situational Irony

15. What literary element is being presented here? The land disputes between all of the neighbors, such as Francis Nurse and Thomas Putnam.

16. External Conflict

17. What literary element is being presented here? John’s Proctor’s feelings of guilt and fraud

18. Internal Conflict

19. What element is being presented here? We know, as the audience, that Abigail is a fraud; however, the community holds her up as a saint.

20. Dramatic Irony

21. DAILY DOUBLE!!! What element is being presented here? “Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!”

22. Biblical Allusion

23. What is the exposition of the play?

24. Setting: Salem Massachusetts, Spring 1692 – Reverend Parris finds his niece, daughter and several other girls dancing in the woods which is sinful.

25. What initially motivates Abigail to cry witchery on Elizabeth Proctor?

26. She wants to get rid of her so she can have John.

27. List three examples of rising action that lead directly to the climax of the play.

28. 1. Elizabeth is arrested. 2. Proctor confesses his sin. 3. Abigail denies the affair. 4. Proctor tells the court Elizabeth will never lie.

29. Climax

30. Elizabeth lies in court

31. Resolution

32. The condemned refuse to confess to witchery, including Proctor, and they are hanged for their silence.

33. Concerned about his own reputation and safety above all other things.

34. Reverend Parris

35. DAILY DOUBLE!!! Proud of his authority and refuses to be challenged due to pride.

36. Deputy Governor Danforth

37. Weak, subservient character who unable to stand up to Abigail

38. Mary Warren

39. Character whose guilt associated with the trials causes him to return to Salem in the end to counsel with the accused

40. Reverend Hale

41. Character who finds a “shred of goodness” in himself in the end

42. John Proctor

43. The people accused of witchcraft can save their lives if they do what?

44. Confess

45. Daily Double! Why does Reverend Hale initially visit the Proctors’ household and what does he learn is the reason John has missed so much church?

46. 1. Hale wants to learn about those “mentioned” in court. 2. John’s wife has been ill.

47. Why does Mary Warren turn on John Proctor?

48. Because the girls begin mocking her and turn on her. She wants to save her own life.

49. What does Elizabeth take some blame for in the end, Act IV and why?

50. The affair because she wants to take some of John’s guilt away. She feels she kept a “cold house”.

51. DAILY DOUBLE!!! Why can John not allow his confession and name to be nailed to the church door? Why can John not allow his confession and name to be nailed to the church door?

52. It will make his friends look guilty and cause shame for his family.