The Crucible Act IV
Authored by Danielle Kohlmeyer
English
9th - 12th Grade
18 Questions
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Act IV of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," targeting high school students in grades 9-12 who are studying this classic American drama about the Salem witch trials. The questions comprehensively assess students' understanding of the final act's key plot developments, character motivations, and thematic elements. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track multiple character arcs, analyze the moral complexities facing John Proctor as he wrestles with confession versus integrity, and understand the broader social commentary Miller presents about mass hysteria and moral courage. The quiz requires students to identify specific textual details such as character actions, dialogue, and setting, while also demonstrating deeper comprehension of character psychology, irony, and the play's critique of both historical Salem and McCarthyism. Students must grasp the interconnected relationships between characters like Proctor, Elizabeth, Hale, and Danforth, and understand how their individual choices drive the tragic conclusion. Created by Danielle Kohlmeyer, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for checking student comprehension after reading or viewing Act IV, functioning effectively as a formative assessment to identify which students have mastered the material before moving to higher-order analysis activities. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a quick warm-up to activate prior knowledge before class discussion, assign it as homework to ensure students complete their reading with attention to detail, or use it as a review tool before a comprehensive unit exam. The quiz's focus on factual recall and basic comprehension makes it ideal for differentiating instruction, allowing teachers to identify students who need additional support with plot comprehension before engaging in more complex literary analysis tasks. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who awaits the devil's arrival to take them south to Barbados?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which place is having riots over their witch trials?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who has secretly left town after reportedly stealing money?
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who refuses to give answers and is pressed to death with stones?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the sheriff who drinks to ward off cold weather?
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Parris mostly concerned for in Act IV?
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does Hale return to Salem in Act IV?
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
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