Carolan midterm

45. What development causes Mary Warren to recant her confession and rejoin Abigail and the other girls?

Abigail pretends to be attacked by Mary's spirit

34. Why does Proctor believe that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft?

Abigail wants to punish proctor for rejecting her

32. In anger, Proctor calls Hale "Pontius Pilate." What is Proctor's intention?

Accusing Hale of doing injustice by doing nothing

13. From the comments of Parris in Act I, his concern for his daughter seems primarily based on what

Anxiety about his reputation

52. Why does Parris hopes that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will confess?

Because he believes that their confession will confirm all the traits and executions

30. Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?

Because he committed adultery himself

26. When Elizabeth says to Proctor, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you," what does she mean?

Carries the knowledge of his own guilt

49. Which of the following pairs of categories would not be useful for organizing the characters in Act III?

Christians and non-christians

37. Francis Nurse tells the judges that the girls are frauds. Hathorne's response is, "This is contempt, sir, contempt!" What is this an example of?

Dramatic irony

44. What motivates Hale's attempt to intervene on behalf of Proctor?

Hale's commitment to the truth

36. Hathorne's comments to Giles Corey and Francis Nurse imply that he wants to arrest them for what reason?

He believes that they are challenging his authority

29. When Hale appears at the Proctors' door, he is described as "different now—drawn a little, and there is a quality of deference, even of guilt, about his manner now." What accounts for this change?

He has seen events go beyond his expectation in Salem

21. Describes John Proctor's words and actions in Act I. From this, what can you infer about the kind of person he is?

He is very independent and his words and actions are mostly just for himself rather than for others

31. When Rebecca Nurse is charged, Hale is troubled. What does he intend to point out by this allusion to the story that the Devil was once an angel an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.?

He says this to compare Rebecca nurse to an angel who was able to do wrong because people were defending her

14. In Act I, how does Reverend Parris's belief in the supernatural affect his response to his daughter's illness?

He seeks help from hale

54. Danforth treats Parris with contempt because

He sees that Parris motivated by fear for his own safety and reputation

12. What is Reverend Parris upset about at the opening of Act I?-

His daughters condition

53. What idea about the law is conveyed by Danforth's determination to proceed with the executions immediately?

Injustice may committed in the name of the law

43. Why is Parris's charge of conspiracy effective?

It appeals to Danforth's subversion

46. Why is the phrase "out of her infinite charity" in the following passage an example of verbal irony?

It contradicts the audience's knowledge of abigail's true nature

40. Which character represents the tactic of making personal attacks on the integrity of witnesses?

Parris

33. What is implied about human nature by the number of accusations that are brought forth?

People want to find a scapegoat when things go wrong for them

59. Which theme is reflected by Proctor's decision to tear up the confession?

Personal honor determines the worth of one's self

47. Which of the following is a consequence of Mary's going back to the side of the girls?

Proctor is arrested

58. What is the climax of Act IV?

Proctor refuses to sign the confession

24. What is the setting of Act II of The Crucible?

Proctors home eight days after the girls were accused

17. What is Mrs. Putnam's primary motivation in hunting for witches? Give examples

She has lost many children

56. What lesson has Elizabeth Proctor learned during her three months' imprisonment?

That one should not judge human frailty too harshly

55. What is ironic about calling the confessions of witchcraft "coming to God"?

The confessions are lies and therefore sins against God everything

35. What can the audience infer from Judge Hathorne's questioning of Martha Corey at the beginning of Act III?

The court presumes that anyone accused of witchcraft is guilty

50. What is the setting of Act IV?

The salemn jail the autumn after the trial

48. What does Proctor mean when he tells Danforth, "God damms our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together"?

Those who commit sins knowingly are the most guilty

57. Why does Hale want Proctor to confess to witchcraft?

To save proctor from being executed

60. After Proctor is taken off to execution, why does Parris urges Elizabeth to go to her husband?

To try once more to persuade him into confessing

25. How would you best describe the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor at the opening of Act II?

Uncomfortable with each other and aware that the other is upset and annoyed

7. Epanalepsis

a figure of speech in which the beginning of a clause or sentence is repeated at the end of that same clause or sentence

Blank Verse

a literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter.

Free Verse

a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm, and does not rhyme with fixed forms

Caesura

a pause in a line that is formed by the rhythms of natural speech rather than meter. A caesura will usually occur in the middle of a line of poetry but can occur at the beginning or the end of a line.

8. Meter

a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. It is also called a foot. Each foot has a certain number of syllables in it, usually two or three syllables.

rog, roga

ask

fer

bear; carry

cred

believe

ang

bend

mut

change

5. Polysyndenton

conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.

15. What is Thomas Putnam's attitude toward Reverend Parris?

contempt

mim

copy

19. What did Puritans associated the forest with?- disorder and evil

disorder and evil

act

do

path, pathy

feeling

pedi

foot

morph

form

greg

gather

23. Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?- hale is considered to be an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil

hale is considered to be an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil

man

hand

20. From the scene in which the girls are alone, what can be inferred as the basis of Abigail's influence over the other girls?

her social position as the ministers niece

sci

know

nom

law, order

3. Omission

leaving out of particular nonessential details that can be assumed by the reader

anim

life, spirit

fac

make; do

ment

mind

mob

movable

16. How does Mrs. Putnam justify sending Ruth to Tituba?

mrs Putnam feels she deserves to know why she has had to endure the death of seven children

nov

new

4. Parallelism

parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. It can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated.

loc

place

18. How would you describe Abigail Williams's character? -proud and manipulative

proud and manipulative

39. During the presentation of the evidence, how can Proctor's behavior toward Danforth can best be described?

respectful

sacr, sanc, secr

sacred

miss

send

22. Considering Tituba's state of mind when she began naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?

she was afraid of rev hale and thought naming names would save her from punishment

cip

take; receive

28. When Mary says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, this means what and is an example of what literary term?

that means that the entire town wanted nothing to do with her because they believed she was a witch and its an analogy

2. Juxtaposition

the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

42. Which type of figure is represented by Ezekiel Cheever?

the naive witness who harms others by cooperating in an unjust process

6. anaphora

the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech.

1. Syntax

the way words are put together to put together a phrase or clause

27. What is Mary's motive in giving the "poppet" to Elizabeth?

to frame her for witchcraft

migr

to move (from place to place)

38. What is Proctor's main purpose in bringing Mary Warren to court?

to save his wife from condemnation

mand

to send

belli

war

log, loqu

word, speak