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The Crucible Vocab (and a few questions) -- Act 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Mary give to Elizabeth?

a)

poppet

b)

crone

c)

stuffed quail

d)

needle

2.

Daft means:

a)

a process of choosing a person to your team

b)

intelligent

c)

foolish & insane

d)

pretend

3.

Magistrates are:

a)

magicians

b)

civil judges in court cases

c)

witches

d)

witnesses in court cases

4.

"Flailing" in The Crucible refers to:

a)

searching for something, and being frustrated

b)

movement of arms

c)

not passing the test of a jury, and being accused as a witch

d)

in physical pain

5.

Recoiling (springing back) in dread or fear

a)

falter

b)

ameliorate

c)

pallor

d)

quail

6.

If the people of Salem find out about the affair, what will be tainted?

a)

Elizabeth and John's marriage

b)

Abigail's lie to Parris

c)

Abigail's reputation

d)

Nothing; the town will no longer be contaminated

7.

What word means: showing anger because you feel that something is unfair

a)

indignant

b)

wily

c)

pretense

d)

quail

8.

Who is the most wily character of the following?

a)

John

b)

Giles

c)

Betty

d)

Abigail

9.

A crone is:

a)

an old woman

b)

a liar

c)

a flying object

d)

a witch

10.

To become weak, unsteady, or uncertain

a)

ameliorate

b)

falter

c)

taint

d)

pretense

11.

The girl's fake fainting spells are __________________.

a)

pallor

b)

flailing

c)

pretense

d)

faltered

12.

Who is the author of The Crucible?

a)

Scott Fitzgerald

b)

Stephen Crane

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Arthur Miller

13.

How has Mary saved Elizabeth?

a)

Mary told the court she works for the Proctors and has never seen any signs of witchery

b)

Mary convinced Abigail to not bring up Elizabeth's name by saying that it was John that Abigail should be mad at, not Elizabeth

c)

Mary tells Elizabeth before the court officials come and take her -- so that Elizabeth can first escape

d)

Mary threatened Abigail to not bring up Elizabeth's name by saying that she would tell about Abigail & John's affair

e)

Mary didn't save Elizabeth because Mary wants her dead

14.

Pallor refers to

a)

a fear of witchery

b)

the name of a witch's death sentence

c)

an extreme paleness of the skin

d)

the affair

15.

Elizabeth wants John to ___________ the situation of 39 people being accused. She thinks he can make the situation better by telling the court that Abigail is lying, and she told him so. Then, those 39 people will not be killed or forced to fake a confession.

a)

falter

b)

taint

c)

crone

d)

ameliorate