Crucible Act 2 APMC

In Act II, Hale’s words “The man’s ordained, therefore the light of God is in him” (p. 62) would be a valid, explicit syllogism if they were preceded by which of the following statements?

[NOTE: Example Syllogism – All dogs are animals. All animals have four legs. Therefore, all dogs have four legs.]

• All ministers are ordained.

• Parris is a minister.

• All ordained men contain the light of God.

• Everyone knows that the Reverend Parris is ordained.

• Parris contains the light of God.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In Act II and in context, Proctor’s inability to remember the Commandment about adultery (p. 64) serves to…

• Ironically validate Hale’s doubts.

• Characterize Proctor as a lapsed believer.

• Illustrate the joint effort of Proctor and Elizabeth in defending their name

• Setup a humorous interaction between Hale and Proctor.

• Validate that even pious believers are not all knowing.

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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.8.10

(In Act II) The charges against Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey

• Cannot be proved or disproved

• Convince Hale that the court is a sham

• Were inadvertently brought about by their own husbands

• Invalidate Elizabeth’s denial of the witches

• Are brought by people who seem to be objective and impartial

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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

Hale's question to Mary Warren, "May it be ... conjures you to say this," primarily shows Hale's

• suspicion of Mary Warren's motives

• tendency to believe the accusations of witchcraft

• refusal even to consider that the accusations might be false

• superior knowledge of the workings of witchcraft

• desire for Mary to retract her statement, even by lying

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In Act II, the tone of Cheever's response to Elizabeth's exclamation that Abigail "must be ripped out of the world" would best be described as

• incredulous

• terrified

• triumphant

• dumbfounded

• cynical

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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

In Proctor's final speech, his claim that "we are ... naked now" means that those in the community have been stripped of their

• protection

• excuses

• beliefs

• innocence

• hypocrisy

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

As she is depicted in this passage, Abigail could be described as all of the following EXCEPT

• irrational

• conniving

• spiteful

• cunning

• histrionic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.3