Plot Overview (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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In what year did Arthur Miller write The Crucible as an allegory for McCarthyism?
In what year did Arthur Miller write The Crucible as an allegory for McCarthyism?
1953
Where does Act 1 of The Crucible take place?
Where does Act 1 of The Crucible take place?
Reverend Parris' house
What was Abigail Williams' relationship to John Proctor before the play begins?
What was Abigail Williams' relationship to John Proctor before the play begins?
His former household servant
How many people had been arrested on witchcraft charges by Act 2?
How many people had been arrested on witchcraft charges by Act 2?
39 people
What object does Mary Warren give Elizabeth that becomes evidence against her?
What object does Mary Warren give Elizabeth that becomes evidence against her?
A poppet with a needle
What does Elizabeth lie about in Act 3 when questioned by Danforth?
What does Elizabeth lie about in Act 3 when questioned by Danforth?
John's adultery
What blasphemous words does Proctor shout in Act 3 that seal his doom?
What blasphemous words does Proctor shout in Act 3 that seal his doom?
God is dead!
When and where does Act 4 take place?
When and where does Act 4 take place?
Salem jail, autumn
What does Proctor do with his signed confession in Act 4?
What does Proctor do with his signed confession in Act 4?
Tears it up
What does the forest symbolize in Puritan culture according to the play?
What does the forest symbolize in Puritan culture according to the play?
Wilderness, chaos, devil's domain