Eng 3 M3 Post Assessment

In January 1692, the ____ Witch Trials began when a group of young girls accused others of witchcraft.

• Winston

• Salem

• Seatle

• Raleigh

One of the causes of the trials may have been __________, which is an extreme fear that cannot be

controlled.

• Mass Hysteria

• Panic

• Anxiety

• shyness

The Crucible is a play written by ____________ about the Salem Witch Trials because he believed the

Communist Red Scare of the 1950s was a type of witch hunt.

• William Shakespeare

• Arthur Miller

• Tennessee Williams

• Martha Stewart

People who were __________ were most often accused of witchcraft.

• young

• different

• rich

• old

Character __________ are used by authors to describe a character and can be stated directly or shown

through actions.

• flaws

• traits

• rules

• methods

What character trait is being described in the sentence below?

My best friend would never talk about me behind my back or tell anyone my secrets.

• Trustworthy

• mean

• caring

• kind

The message or lesson of the story is called the _______ and it can usually be stated in a sentence.

• details

• main idea

• theme

• topic

The main theme of The Crucible is _______________.

• Reading is a sin

• Mass hysteria is dangerous

• Salem is not a friendly town

In order to have a complete sentence, you must have a verb, a subject, and ______________.

• main idea

• complete thought

• an adverb

• a period

If you are missing any one of the main sentence parts of verb, subject, and complete thought, you have

a sentence _________.

• fragment

• part

• phrase

• clause