The Crucible - Act III (Mini-quiz Uno)

What does the following quote support thematically: "I have until this moment not the slightest reason to suspect that the children may be deceiving me."

• That boy need some MILK

• Suggests Puritan ideology accepts that children are incapable of committing heinous acts; questions the authority and integrity of religious officials

• Suggests Puritan ideology is flawless; children are innocent vessels which radiate a divine light

• Suggests Danforth is pragmatic, open-minded, and progressive with special regard to his forgiving nature

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the following quote support thematically: "[...] a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between."

• Reinforces that if one encounters a fork in the road, one should choose the path less traveled

• Reinforces how the court aligns itself with a fluid ideology

• Don't go chasin' waterfalls / Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to

• Reinforces the rigidity of the Puritan belief system; that which threatens social order must be stamped out

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Giles' assertion - "This man is killing his neighbors for their land!" - suggest about Putnam, the religious authorities, and the village of Salem? Choose TWO.

• Putnam's accusations are baseless and self-serving; the trials have become a dangerous game of vengeance

• Putnam has carefully considered the merits of witchcraft and has brought forth accusations to serve the best interests of the community

• Giles has identified a major error in the court's judgement against those who Putnam has identified as "witches"; jeopardizes the integrity of the court and of the trials

• That his palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

To confuse - "[...] we live no longer in the dusky afternoon when evil mixed itself with good and __________________ the world."

• deposited

• induced

• befuddled

• summoned

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Morally reprehensible; evil - "Excellency, you surely cannot think to let so _________________ a lie be spread in open court!"

• vile

• agape

• Gucci

• vague

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4