The Crucible Vocabulary Quiz

Match the following:

• a system of Christian/ religious beliefs

• autocractic

• a special liking for something

• theocracy

• relating to a ruler with absolute power

• prediliection

• s system of ideas and beliefs

• ideology

• government where religious leaders rule

• creed

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the following

• impressively great in size or intensity

• prodigious

• dark or dull in color/tone

• subservient

• the making of defamatory statements

• calumny

• prepared to obey others unquestioningly

• somber

• hostile treatment, often based on ideas

• persecuted

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following

• relating to a church or parish

• ingratiating

• having strong desire for revenge

• vindictive

• reluctantly or resentfully

• parochial

• bring oneself into favor by flattering

• blatant

• done openly and without shame

• begrudge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following

• concealing one's true motives

• formidable

• feeling or showing annoyance

• falter

• refusing to be pursuaded

• adamant

• to lose strength or momentum

• indignant

• inspiring fear or respect through power

• dissembling

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• the voluntary giving of help

• charity

• the process of giving sworn testimony

• perjury

• making something untrue appear true

• deposition

• knowingly telling an untruth in a court

• contention

• heated disagreement

• pretense

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The fact that the Puritans created strict rules to control people in their society and it was these rules which ended up destroying their society is a ​ ​ (a)   .

• paradox
• autocractic
• theocracy
• heathen
• defamation

Giles Corey sued many people in this society, including Proctor, for ​ (a)   which he felt might damage his reputation in the society.

• defamation
• deposition
• contention
• dissembling
• manifestation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

To the Puritan Society of Salem, Sarah good, who did not attend church, appeared to be a ​ (a)   ​ .

• heathen
• persecuted
• paradox
• manifestation
• calumny

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The young girls in this society were considered ___ and so should simply obey adults.

• blatant

• pretense

• subservient

• indignant

• adamant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Many times we are told in the play that there was a ____ fear in this society. Fear of the courts, Fear of witchs, Fear of God's punishment.

• prodigious

• formidible

• indignant

• injunction

• faction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10