The Crucible Vocabulary Quiz

Match the following:

• a special liking for something

• theocracy

• relating to a ruler with absolute power

• ideology

• s system of ideas and beliefs

• creed

• a system of Christian/ religious beliefs

• autocractic

• government where religious leaders rule

• prediliection

Match the following

• dark or dull in color/tone

• persecuted

• hostile treatment, often based on ideas

• subservient

• the making of defamatory statements

• calumny

• impressively great in size or intensity

• prodigious

• prepared to obey others unquestioningly

• somber

Match the following

• having strong desire for revenge

• parochial

• relating to a church or parish

• begrudge

• done openly and without shame

• blatant

• reluctantly or resentfully

• ingratiating

• bring oneself into favor by flattering

• vindictive

Match the following

• feeling or showing annoyance

• indignant

• refusing to be pursuaded

• formidable

• concealing one's true motives

• adamant

• inspiring fear or respect through power

• dissembling

• to lose strength or momentum

• falter

Match the following

• heated disagreement

• deposition

• making something untrue appear true

• contention

• knowingly telling an untruth in a court

• pretense

• the voluntary giving of help

• perjury

• the process of giving sworn testimony

• charity

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

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

• heathen
• persecuted
• paradox
• manifestation
• calumny

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

• blatant

• pretense

• subservient

• indignant

• adamant

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