Crucible Act 4 Quiz 4

What was the main religious identity of the characters in "The Crucible"?

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Puritan

• Christian

Why does Proctor think that he should go ahead and confess?

• If he hangs without confessing, he's pretending to be as good of a Christian as Rebecca Nurse and the others are.

• He wants to live and rebuild a life with Elizabeth.

• He thinks that lying is a small sins, compared with his other sins.

• All of the above.

In the Bible, Daniel accurately translates mysterious writing that appears on a wall, and in doing so, he predicts the death of a king.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Investors should have seen the writing on the wall. 

• an inaccurate prediction 
• a sign with important technical information 
• a clear indication of how something will turn out 
• none of these answers are correct 

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

"Hawaii was just like the Garden of Eden. We were mesmerized the entire time." 
What is the purpose of the allusion to "Garden of Eden"? 

• To take us back in time to Adam and Eve
• To help us understand the beauty that was experienced in Hawaii 
• To give the reader a better ability to smell all the smells the characters did
• To add suspense to the novel 

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.9

From the brief scene that opens Act IV of The Crucible, choose the statement that is most likely true of Tituba and Sarah Good.

• They are to be executed for witchcraft that morning.

• They are preparing to accuse other residents of Salem.

• They have come to believe the accusations against them.

• They have persuaded Herrick that the visions they describe are real.

In Act IV of The Crucible, why does Parris hope that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will confess?

• He expects that their confessions will result in the execution of all his enemies.

• He thinks that Proctor's followers will come after him if they do not confess.

• He feels that their guilt will confirm the justice of the trials and executions.

• He believes that admitting their guilt will save their souls from damnation.

By Act IV of The Crucible, what lesson has Elizabeth Proctor learned during her three-month imprisonment?

• One should not judge human frailty too harshly.

• All people carry the seeds of evil within themselves.

• There are no meaningful standards of right and wrong.

• Human beings cannot be held responsible for their actions.

In The Crucible, Act IV, what important message about life is conveyed by Proctor’s decision to tear up the confession?

• The variability of justice is an evil in itself.

• Personal honor determines one’s self-worth.

• Government authority can be resisted single handedly.

• Forgiveness can be extended to the guilty as well as the innocent.

In Act IV of The Crucible, why does Parris urge Elizabeth to go to her husband, who is being taken off to execution?

• so that she can show that she believes the death sentence is just

• so that she can make a last appeal to the mercy of the judges

• so that she can try once more to persuade him to confess

• so that she can comfort him in his final moments

100Hale, coming to DANFORTH now: You must pardon them. They will not budge.

HERRICK enters, waits.

101Danforth, conciliatory: You misunderstand, sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just.

Which of the following people would most likely be described as conciliatory?

• a peacemaker

• an opponent

• an advisor

• a scholar