Plot Overview (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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When was The Crucible written?
When was The Crucible written?
1953
What historical event does The Crucible allegorically represent?
What historical event does The Crucible allegorically represent?
McCarthyism
In Act 1, who does Tituba name as witches during her coerced confession?
In Act 1, who does Tituba name as witches during her coerced confession?
Goody Good & Goody Osbourne
Why was Abigail Williams dismissed from the Proctor household?
Why was Abigail Williams dismissed from the Proctor household?
She had an affair with John Proctor
What object does Mary Warren give Elizabeth in Act 2 that becomes evidence against her?
What object does Mary Warren give Elizabeth in Act 2 that becomes evidence against her?
A poppet with a needle in it
By Act 2, how many people have been arrested on witchcraft charges?
By Act 2, how many people have been arrested on witchcraft charges?
39 people
What does the yellow bird represent in Act 3?
What does the yellow bird represent in Act 3?
Manufactured hysteria
Why does Elizabeth deny John's adultery when questioned in Act 3?
Why does Elizabeth deny John's adultery when questioned in Act 3?
To protect John's reputation
What does Proctor declare in Act 4 when refusing to publicly display his confession?
What does Proctor declare in Act 4 when refusing to publicly display his confession?
'My name is all I have left!'
Who is executed alongside John Proctor at the end of Act 4?
Who is executed alongside John Proctor at the end of Act 4?
Rebecca Nurse & Martha Corey