The Crucible (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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Which classical principle involves keeping the action centred on Salem without subplots?
Which classical principle involves keeping the action centred on Salem without subplots?
Unity of Place
What 1950s American committee do the Salem witch trials allegorically mirror?
What 1950s American committee do the Salem witch trials allegorically mirror?
HUAC hearings
In Act 3, why does Elizabeth's lie become devastating through dramatic irony?
In Act 3, why does Elizabeth's lie become devastating through dramatic irony?
She denies affair Proctor confessed
Which act contains the poppet being found in Elizabeth's house, leading to her arrest?
Which act contains the poppet being found in Elizabeth's house, leading to her arrest?
Act 2
What technique involves repeated chanting of words like 'Spectral! Witch! Devil!'?
What technique involves repeated chanting of words like 'Spectral! Witch! Devil!'?
Litany repetition
What does the poppet symbolise in the play?
What does the poppet symbolise in the play?
Fabricated evidence of witchcraft
How does Miller's structure differ from traditional Shakespearean tragedy?
How does Miller's structure differ from traditional Shakespearean tragedy?
Compresses to four acts
What theatrical style amplifies emotional states in courtroom scenes?
What theatrical style amplifies emotional states in courtroom scenes?
Expressionism
What Aristotelian concept describes Proctor's reversal of fortune through his confessions?
What Aristotelian concept describes Proctor's reversal of fortune through his confessions?
Peripeteia
What does Proctor cry out when he tears up his false confession in Act 4?
What does Proctor cry out when he tears up his false confession in Act 4?
'My name!'