Crucible Characters

Quiz

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English

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

RL.9-10.3, RL.11-12.3, RL.6.3

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Renee Samuelsen

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This quiz focuses on character identification and analysis from Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," a cornerstone work in American literature curricula. Designed for 10th-grade students, the assessment requires knowledge of major and minor characters, their relationships, motivations, and roles within the Salem witch trial narrative. Students must demonstrate comprehension of character backgrounds, including John Proctor's moral complexity and affair with Abigail Williams, the Putnam family's grievances and land disputes, Reverend Parris's self-serving concerns about reputation, and the various young women caught up in the hysteria. The quiz demands students understand both explicit character details (ages, occupations, family relationships) and implicit character traits (motivations, personality types, social positions). Success requires thorough reading comprehension, attention to textual details, and the ability to distinguish between characters who share similar roles or circumstances within the play's intricate web of personal and political conflicts. Created by Renee Samuelsen, an English teacher in the United States who teaches grade 10. This character-focused assessment serves as an excellent formative evaluation tool to gauge student familiarity with the play's extensive cast before moving into deeper thematic analysis or essay writing. The quiz works effectively as a reading check after students complete Act I, ensuring they can track the numerous characters Miller introduces in the exposition. Teachers can deploy this assessment as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before class discussions, assign it as homework to reinforce reading assignments, or use it as a review tool before major tests on the complete work. The straightforward multiple-choice format allows for quick grading and immediate feedback, helping identify students who may need additional support with character tracking—a crucial skill for understanding the play's complex plot development and thematic elements. This assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3, which requires students to analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text and interact with other characters.

Crucible Characters

11 questions

farmer, middle 30s, had an affair with Abigail Williams

grudge against Reverend Parris, concerned about land, married to Ann

had many children die, so had daughter Ruth try to contact them through Tituba

minister of the town, concerned about his reputation and his salary

17-year-old niece of Reverend Parris, former servant of the Proctors

slave of Reverend Parris, from Barbados, showed the girls witchcraft in the woods

10-year-old daughter of Reverend Parris who is unconscious at the beginning of the play

current servant of the Proctors

calm, sensible grandmother

farmer in his 80's, likes to sue people

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