English Midterm Review

The crucible was written by

Arthur Miller

The author of the play was once married to

Marilyn Monroe

The Crucible is an allegory for which of the following

McCarthyism

The Crucible mostly informs the reader about which of the following

The salem witch trials

The crucible was about the hysteria of witch craft which paralleled what of the 1950’s?

Communism, The Red Scare, Blacklists

The word crucible means

A severe personal test, trial, or ordeal

The opening scene of the play took place in

Parris’s home

In Act 1, who does tituba accuse of being witches

Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn

Parris has frequent conflicts with his congregation about

His salary

John Proctor had an affair with

Abigail Williams

Who said, “I want to open myself! … I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus!”

Abigail Williams

Who said, “I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation

John Proctor

In Act 1, who tries to jump out of a window?

Betty Parris

Parris sends for help from

Reverend Hale

Act 2 took place in

Proctor’s Home

When Hale questions John Proctor, he asks about all of the following except

Adultery

What duty was Mary Warren performing in the court

Official of the court

Who said, “I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem—vengeance is walking Salem.”

John Proctor

What were the charges against Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse

Martha: killing Walcott’s pigs by her books, Rebecca: killing Ann Putnam’s babies

Act 3 Took place in

The courtroom

Mary Warren was prepared to tell the court

She never saw the devil & The other girls were lying

91 people signed a deposition attesting to the good character of the following except

Ann Putnam

Who said, “they’ve come to overthrow the court, sir!”

Marshal Herrick

Ezekiel Cheever reveals these facts about John Proctor to Danforth EXCEPT

John committed adultery

John Proctor was 100% sure his wife had never had done what in her life?

Lied

Mary Warren was unable to do what in court?

Faint

Abigail pretended Mary Warren took the shape of what in the courtroom?

A bird

Who said, “a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between.”

Judge Danforth

Act 4 took place in

The jail

What was found on Parris’s door?

A dagger

What does Joh Proctor do to his confession?

Signs it, but then rips it up

Who said, “more weight”?

Giles Corey

John Proctor screams at Judge Danforth to leave him at least one shred of dignity by leaving him his

Name

Who said, “He have his goodness now, God forbid I take it from him!”

Elizabeth Proctor

“I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillows next to mine.”

Abigail Williams

“I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house!”

John Proctor

“Do you know your Commandments Elizabeth? […] And you, Mister? […] Let you repeat them, if you will.”

Reverend Hale

“I never said my wife were a witch, Mr. Hale; I only said she were reading books!”

Giles Corey

“John, it come to naught that I should forgive you, if you’ll not forgive yourself.”

Elizabeth Proctor

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! […] I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

John Proctor

What was North America like before the arrival of the Europeans?

It was a diverse land with more than 300 well-developed cultures with strongly differing customsW

Which statement is an accurate description of Native American literature?

It was a rich oral tradition focusing on creation stories and a reverence for nature

We get most of our information about pre-colonial America from

First person account of early explorers, settlers, and colonists

The world on the turtles back: the Iroquois use this myth to

explain how natural phenomena came to be

The world on the turtles back: The story tellers most likely include both the right- and the left-hand twin in the myth to

demonstrate Iroquois ideas about different facets of human nature

Read the following passage from paragraph 38 of the selection:

In the daytime, the people have rituals which honor the right-handed twin. Through the daytime rituals, they thank the master of life. In the nighttime, the people dance and sing for the left-handed twin.

This paragraph suggests that the Iroquois people

respect the balance of nature

Read this excerpt for paragraph 31

And the left-handed twin died, but he died and he didn’t die. The right-handed twin picked up the body and cast it off the edge of the earth. And some place below the world, the left-handed twin still lives and reigns.

Which statement best describes why the left-handed twin does not truly die?

The left-handed twin represents evil and darkness, which can never be completely eliminated

New Orleans: The speaker’s use of words such as destroy and buried contributes to an overall mood that is best describes as

oppressive

New Orleans: From the poem, the reader can most reasonably infer that the Creek people

welcomed DeSoto when he arrived at the city

Which quote from the poem conveys the theme that people connect to the tragedies of the past by feeling a sense of loss in the present?

There are ancestors and future children / buried beneath the currents stirred up by / pleasure boats going up and down. (lines 33-35)

Which statement best describes what New Orleans means to the speaker?

New Orleans is a reminder of how greed drove colonial expansion and resulted in tragedy for the Creeks.

Read lines 66-67 of the poem:

shops that sell black mammy dolls

holding white babies

What purpose does this allusion to slavery most likely serve in the poem?

It emphasizes for readers that New Orleans has a negative past for other groups as well as for the Creeks.

Which statement best explains why the speaker names famous New Orleans streets and landmarks in the poem?

She wants to help the reader contrast images of modern New Orleans with the violent history she is describing.

Which statement is a central idea in the excerpt from Of Plymouth Plantation?

It is important to establish rules and contracts to maintain peaceful order among individuals and groups.

Which statement best describes one difference about the way each selection characterizes Tisquantam (Squanto)?

The excerpt from Of Plymouth Plantation characterizes him as an educated man, while “Coming of Age in the Dawnland” emphasizes his ability to survive in the wilderness

Read lines 3-4 of “Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House.”

I wakened was with thund’ring noise

And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice

The language in these lines emphasizes that the fire

was noisy and frightening

This question has two parts. Part A & B

A. Because earthly things are not meant to endure, people can let go and find comfort in their loss.

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D.

Yet by His gift is made thine own;

There’s wealth enough, I need no more,

Farewell, my pelf, farewell my store.

The world no longer let me love,

My hope and treasure lies above. (lines 50-54)

Thou hast an house on high erect,

Framed by that mighty Architect,

With glory richly furnishéd,

Stands permanent though this be fled

In these lines, the poet uses a metaphor to show that

a true and eternal home waits for the speaker with God

Read lines 66-8 of “World, in hounding me…”

the only happiness I care to find

derives from setting treasure in my mind,

and not from mind that’s set on winning treasure.

Which phrase best explains why the poet uses the word treasure in both lines 7 and 8?

To contrast figurative weather with physical wealth

Read lines 9-10 of “World, in hounding me…”

I prize no comeliness. All fair things pay

to time, the victor, their appointed fee

Which statement best paraphrases these lines?

I do not value beauty; it fades with time.

Which TWO statements are themes expressed in “World, in hounding me…”?

Beauty and wealth are ultimately meaningless, because they do not last

Society trends to value physical beauty and wealth over learning and self-improvement