Puritans and The Crucible Act 1

Plain style can be distinguished from high style because plain style - -

• uses specific terminology commonly employed in farming
• emphasizes uncomplicated sentences and uses words from common speech
• was originally employed in the flat, treeless regions of the Great Plains
• employs a profound spiritual or religious tone

The ___________ were a group of English Protestants who had sought to "purify" the Church of England and return to a simpler way of worshiping.

• Protestants
• Catholics
• Purists
• Puritans

Puritans believed in which of the following?

• Predestination
• Foreordination
• Reincarnation
• Socialism

What does the term "City upon a hill" mean to Puritans?

• They need to start their colony on a high hill to avoid flooding

• They will be an example to the world because they're better than everyone and everyone will be watching them

• They built their city high on a hill for better defensive purposes

• It doesn't mean anything

Puritans believed all of the following except

• predestination

• Signs of God are in everything

• witches exist

• The Church of England is the purest form of Christianity

The setting of The Crucible is

• Salem, 1826

• Boston, 1792

• Salem, 1692

• Andover, 1684

Considering Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?

• She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishment
• She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburne in the forest and wants to tell the truth
• She is confused and talking about a dream she once had
• She doesn't like the women she names, and she hopes they will be punished

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?

• Parris feels the people of Salem will be more accepting of an outside opinion
• Hale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil
• Hale is the most skilled medical person in the region
• Parris feels utterly unprepared to deal with the issues he fears are at hand

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is Proctor's attitude toward Parris?

• He respects Parris' devotion to God
• He believes Parris is doing what is right
• he believes Parris is too interested in wealth
• he thinks Parris is too lenient in judging people

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the hysteria about witches in Salem really represent?

• Facism

• Tyranny

• Communism

• Capitalism