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| This man was greedy for land and angered over his own poverty and misfortunes; he was the minister of the village | Parris |
| This person was wrongly accused of murdering Ann Putnam's children. | Rebecca Nurse |
| This person was the slave of Parris. | Tituba |
| This was the judge of trials. | Hathorne |
| He felt that the accused were guilty. He wanted no lawyers involved with his case. He felt to go back on the word of the courts would be to reverse the law of God. | Governor Deputy Danforth |
| This person feared the other girls, not witchcraft. This person's testimony is reversed when challenged by Abigail. She worked for the Proctors. | Mary Warren |
| Giles Corey calls this man a liar and accuses him of promising his daughter land in return for the accusation of George Jacobs. | Putnam |
| This man cries in Act IV. He realizes that his life is in danger. Formerly the leader of the church community, he has fallen from his position because of his plot to rid the community of his enemies and gain supreme power. | Parris |
| This is the author of the novel The Crucible | Arthur Miller |
| Because the man she had an affair with has dropped her for his wife, this girl begins to act destructively and she begins to falsely accuse others of witchcraft. | Abigail Williams |
| This person is the niece of Rev. Parris. She witnessed her parents’ death at the hands of the Indians. | Abigail Williams |
| This is an educated man who has come to Salem looking to witches. He has begun the play looking for the anit-Christ because he believes that the devil is in town, but later he comes to recognize that the girls are telling a lie. | Rev. Hale |
| This man is well respected in the community. He is accused of witchcraft because the girl that he had an affair with accused him after he turned away from her. | John Proctor |
| This person was crushed to death when men placed stones on his body. | Giles Cory |
| The play The Crucible parallels what event in history? | the Communist scare brought on by McCarthy |
| The play is set in ____; the event that it parallels takes place in ___. | 1692, 1950 |
| Before he came to Salem village, Parris was a ___ | merchant |
| Abigail drinks chicken blood in an attempt to ___ | put a spell on Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife |
| Proctor has not had his youngest son baptized because he | does not like Parris |
| Mary Warren gave Elizabeth Proctor a ____ that Abigail had made. Elizabeth is then accused of using this object for voodoo to inflict pain on others. | poppet, doll |
| What commandment could Proctor not remember? | Thou shalt not commit adultery. |
| In an effort to distract the deputy governor, Abigail pretends that ___ spirit is attacking her. | Mary Warren's |
| Which character in the play is the tragic hero? | John Proctor |
| Abigail Williams claims that she sees a ___in the court room. | bird |
| Proctor refuses to put his signature on the paper because he realizes that the paper will | be used to condemn his children to witchcraft;be used to condemn his name; and be posted on the door of the church |
| How has Herrick changed from Act I\? | He does not agree with the trials; in this act, he is drunk |
| Why does Rev. Hale tell the accused witches to confess? | He realizes that confessing will spare their lifes. |
| What has occurred in Andover? | there are riots and there is an overthrow of the court |
| Why does Parris say Abigail has vanished? | she is afraid of the rebellion because she has wrongfully accused the governor's wife |
| What did Abigail take with her when she left? | Parris' money |
| Why does Parris want the hangings to end? | he fears for his life and believes that he will die |
| What is the incident of the daggar? | A daggar was stuck in his front door and he fears for his life |
| Why will Danforth not speak of pardon? | He would be condemning the church were he to do so |
| True/False In Act IV, Elizabeth Proctor’s begs with her husband to change his mind and admit that he has practiced witchcraft. | False |
| What is Giles Cory’s fate? | he is crushed to death |
| Reverend Hale returns to Salem jail in Act IV | to pray with those condemned |
| Why can Elizabeth offer John no advice as he struggles over telling the court a lie? | She has discovered fault in herself which must have driven John to sin. |
| Who said the following?“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” | Proctor |
| Who said the following?“Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part; reprieve or pardon must cast doubt upon the guilt of them that died till now. While I speak God’s law, I will not crack its voice with whimpering. If realiation is your fear, know this—I should hang ten thousand that dared rise up against the law!” | Judge Danforth |
| Who said the following? Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house—a dagger clattered to the ground. . . There is danger for me.” | Reverend Parris |
| The Crucible parallels with the McCarthy Era because | ??? |
| Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of | using the witchcraft trials to steal land |
| When Proctor tries to present his deposition to Danforth, Parris accuses him of | attempting to overthrow the court |
| Of the following four men, which has the weakest convictions of witchcraft in Salem. This man wants to see the charges of witchcraft dismissed. | Rev. Hale |
| In an effort to distract the deputy governor, Abigail pretends that ___ spirit is attacking her. | Mary Warren's |
| Which character in the play was the tragic hero? | Proctor |
| In this act we learn that Elizabeth Proctor is | pregnant |
| Abigail Williams claimed that she saw a ___in the court room. | yellow bird |
| What is a deposition? | it is a written statement or testimony |
| Mary Warren's deposition states | she never saw spirits |
| Parris tells Danforth that Proctor and Francis Nurse desire to | overthrow and destroy the court |
| Elizabeth Proctor lies to save _______’s name. | her husband Proctor |
| True/False In the courtroom, Elizabeth Proctor told the court that her husband was a lecther and had an affair with Abigail Williams. | False |
| Elizabeth Proctor’s life has been temporarily spared because she claims | she is pregnant |
| In court, Proctor calls Abigail | a whore |
| Abigail threatens ___ and tells him to "Beware!" | Judge Danforth |
| Proctor tells the court that Abigail wishes him to dance | on his wife's grave |
| The girls attempt to scare Mary Warren by | mimicing her words |
| Who does Proctor grab by the hair and throw to the ground in this act? | Abigail |
| What was Emerson's opinion of society? | Society conspires to deny people their freedom. |
| Who wrote "Self-Reliance"? | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Who wrote Walden? | Henry David Thoreau |
| Who wrote "Civil Disobedience"? | Henry David Thoreau |
| Emerson states that the most sacred part of a person is | the integrity of his own mind |
| Explain the following line: "Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string." | Trust yourself and you will be strong. |
| Explain the following line: "Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks hard words again. . ." | Say what's on your mind in the strongest way you can. |
| When he wrote most of Walden, Thoreau lived at | Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts |
| Thoreau recommends that people | pursue their own courses |
| Which statement best summarizes Thoreau’s reasons for living at Walden? | He wanted to live simply and confront life’s basic truths. |
| The chief attitude toward nature that Thoreau expresses is that | it inspires us and teaches us spiritual truths |
| Transcendentalism, which began in Boston, stated that | man was basically good and driven by his intuition and his desire to do what was right |
| Which was one of the basic precepts (principles) of the essay "Self-Reliance"? | Anyone who is a man must be a non-conformist . . . because consistency destroys the individual. |
| "Civil Disobedience" was written because | Thoreau had been jailed for refusing to pay his tax |
| When Thoreau was thrown in jail, he stated that he had not been threatened by jail because | he stated that his body could be locked up, but not his mind |
| Thoreau believed that | peaceful resistance is the best recourse for an unjust government |
| Why did Thoreau wish to live deliberately in the woods? | he wanted to front only the essential facts of life |
| What was the key to Thoreau's existence at Walden Pond? | simplicity |
| When Thoreau writes of hearing “a different drummer,” he means being | a nonconformist |
| Which statement best summarizes Throeau’s reasons for living at Walden? | He wanted to live simply and confront life’s basic truths. |
| Thoreau’s primary purpose in writing “Civil Disobedience” is to persuade people to | rebel against an unjust government |
| Thoreau thinks that if people want a better government, they should | speak out about the kind of government they want |
| Emerson states that the most sacred part of a person is | the integrity of their individual mind |
| What is Emerson’s opinion of society? | Society conspires t deny people their freedom |
| John Proctor | A local farmer who lives just outside;the jaia man who hates hypocrisy town |
| Herrick | the marshall who arrests the accused |
| Abigail Williams | former servant of the Proctors |
| Reverend John Hale | an expert on witchcraft; a man who believes that Abigail Williams is lying; he believes there is no witchcraft int he town |
| Judge Hathorne | the man who presides over the trials; This is the judge of trials |
| Elizabeth Proctor | a woman who is pregnant in Act III |
| Reverend Parris | Unrequited love propels this girl to act with destructive motivations. |
| Judge Danforth | The Deputy Governor of Massachusetts |
| Giles Corey | An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem |
| Thomas Putnam | .Giles Corey calls this man a liar and accuses him of promising his daughter land in return for the accusation of George Jacobs |
| Mercy Lewis | The servant in Thomas Putnam's household |
| Parris | This man sweats when Mary Warren enters court to testify. |
| Mary Warren | This person feared her peers, not witchcraft. |
| Tom Walker was a creation of | Washington Irving |
| Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans ? | James Fenimore Cooper |
| What is the one word uttered by the raven? | nevermore |
| What was Emerson's opinion of society? | Society conspires to deny people their freedom. |
| Who wrote "Self-Reliance"? | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Who wrote "Nature"? | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Who wrote Walden? | Henry David Thoreau |
| Who wrote "Civil Disobedience"? | Henry David Thoreau |
| Emerson states that the most sacred part of a person is | the integrity of his own mind |
| According to Emerson, what makes someone a fully realized person? | following his own conscience |
| Explain the following line: "Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string." | Trust yourself and you will be strong. |
| Explain the following line: "Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks hard words again. . ." | Say what's on your mind in the strongest way you can. |
| In the narrative by Olaudah Equiano, what were Equiano's reactions when he first saw the ship and the sea? | astonishment, then terror; he had never seen either |
| Why was Equiano seldom able to eat aboard the ship? | becasue of the sickness and stench |
| On the slave ships, what did many Africans resort to as a way out of their misery? | death |
| Where did the ship eventually land? | West Indies |
| What happened to the Africans in the New World? | they were sold as slaves |
| In "Song of the Sky Loom," what does the speaker ask the Earth and the Sky to do? | to weave a garment of brightness |
| Who are the parents and children in "Song of the Sky Loom"? | the Earth is mother, Sky is father, and the Twea people are children |
| When the Taos Pueblo speaker says "I have needed death/So that my life can be, he means that | living things all gain from the earth |
| In La Relacion, in what situation were Cabeza de Vaca' crew as they approached America? | They were hungry, exhausted, lost in a storm at sea; a wave flung their boat ashore and the sailors wee abale to regain senses |
| In La Relacion, what power or ability did the native Americans think the Spaniards possessed? | the poer to heal by laying on of hands or blowing on the sick |
| In La Relacion, what did Cabeza de Vaca think of native Americans healing methods? | at first they laughed. Later he tried one method with good results |
| In La Relacion, describe what happened after the native Americans seemed to get well because of Spaniards' treatments. | the Natie Americans deprived themselves of food to feed the Spaniards; gave gifts of gratitutde |
| In La Relacion, how did Cabeza de Vaca's atttitude toward the natives change? | from mistrust to affection and respect |
| What is KendrickFritz studying? | chemistry |
| What are the main ingredients in the Hopi breat that Heat Moon eats? | blue corn flour and ashes |
| Give one of Spider Grandmother's two rules? | don't hurt other people |
| In his descriptions of the new land, Bradford reveals that his attitude toward nature is mainly one of | hostility |
| At first, the Pilgrims assume that the Native Americans will want to | harm them |
| Who does Bradford credit for the Pilgrims surviving the first violent encounter with the Native Americans? | God's will |
| Bradford does not characterize the starving time as a period in which the Pilgrims | questioned their faith |
| The terms of the peace treaty imply that the Pilgrims were not willing to | subject their actions to the judgment of another people |
| The tone of the first Thanksgiving was | hopeful |
| When Equiano is taken aboard the slave ship, his main reaction is one of | terror |
| Equiano relates how the crew deals with the fish they have caught in order to emphasize the crew's | greed |
| In his description of the slave sale, Equiano shows the most concern for | those who are separated from loved ones |
| As Equiano is loaded on the ship, his greatest worry is that he will | be killed by the crew |
| It is clear from Equiano's reaction to his experinces that he has come from a country that is | inland |
| Equiano is allowed to spend time on the deck because he is | sickly |
| Equiano's greatest objection to slavery is that it is | inhumane |
| In Blue Highway, Fritz beleives that very few white Americans view Native Americans | realistically |
| In Blue Highway,Hopi legends are full of migrations most probably because the Hopi | beleive that human existence is a series of journeys |
| In Blue Highway,according to Hopi Way, the human being's greatest task is to | be at one with the world |
| In Blue Highway,, according to Fritz, the Hopi Way encourages | harmony |
| In Blue Highway,both Fritz and Heat Moon could be described as | tolerant and open minded |
| In Blue Highway,Fritz believes that being a Hopi in the modern world is | difficult |
| By saying that "the Big Visoin made the Indian, but the white man invented him" Fritz's grandfather was making a point about the white man's | arrogance |
| In Blue Highway,Fritz plans to return to Tuba City to practice medicine because | he feels a responsibility to serve the Hopi community |
| Fritz would not describe life as | a straight line with beginning and ending points |
| In Blue Highway,, according to Hopi Way, children are born | open minded |
| In Blue Highway,, to Fritz, the Hopi Way is basically a | way of life |
| The main purpose of Angelou's journey from Accra to Dunkwa is to | escape from the city to the countryside |
| The people of Dunkwa don't consider Angelou a stranger because they believe that she | belongs to an African clan |
| The main reason Angelou doesn't tour the Cape Coast and Elmina castles is that she | can't bear it |
| When does the appearance of the moon wane? | after the full moon |
| Angelou's reaction to rejection by black Africans is one of | sorrow |
| Waht is the main thing that otivates Angelou to pull off the road and watch the "troupe of tragic players enter and exit"? | a sense of responsibilty |
| Watching the troupe of tragic players leaves Angelou feeling | calm and subdued |
| Angelou's reaction to being accepted by the people of Dunkwa is one of | pleasure |
| Wjat does Angelou reveal about the customs in Arkansas and Dunkwa | they are similar |
| Thea acceptance that Angelou finds in Dunkwa most affects her identity as | an African |
| In "The World on the Turtle's Back" waht leads to the pregnant woman's fall from the sky? | fear |
| In "The World on the Turtle's Back"the myth implies that if the right-handed twin had created the world by himself, the world would be | unbalanced |
| In "The World on the Turtle's Back"which twin was born of an unnatural method and how were they born | the left handed--from his mother's armpit |
| In "The World on the Turtle's Back" according to the myth, what characeristic of the above mentioned twin is responsible for the death of his mother? | stubbornness |
| Accoridn gto our buld background section, what does the sky loom refer to in "The Song of the Sky Loom"? | small desert rains which resemble a loom hung from the sky |
| What is the narrator's main reason for taking his pilgrimage to Rainy Mountain? | to visit his grandmother's grave |
| What is Taime? | the sacred Sun Dance doll |
