Plot Summary (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who wrote the four-act play The Crucible?
Who wrote the four-act play The Crucible?
Arthur Miller
In what year did the Salem witch trials depicted in The Crucible take place?
In what year did the Salem witch trials depicted in The Crucible take place?
1692
Which historical period do the events of The Crucible comment on allegorically?
Which historical period do the events of The Crucible comment on allegorically?
1950s McCarthy era
What is Abigail Williams's relationship to Reverend Parris?
What is Abigail Williams's relationship to Reverend Parris?
She is his niece
How many infants did Ann Putnam lose shortly after childbirth?
How many infants did Ann Putnam lose shortly after childbirth?
Seven
Whose confession to witchcraft sets off a chain reaction of accusations?
Whose confession to witchcraft sets off a chain reaction of accusations?
Tituba
How much time passes between Act I and Act II?
How much time passes between Act I and Act II?
Eight days
What object does Mary Warren give Elizabeth that is later used as evidence against her?
What object does Mary Warren give Elizabeth that is later used as evidence against her?
A poppet (doll)
Why does Elizabeth lie in court when asked about John's affair?
Why does Elizabeth lie in court when asked about John's affair?
To protect John's name
Who does Mary Warren accuse of being in league with the devil in Act III?
Who does Mary Warren accuse of being in league with the devil in Act III?
John Proctor
What does John Proctor do to his confession in Act IV?
What does John Proctor do to his confession in Act IV?
He tears it up
What danger does The Crucible serve as an allegory for?
What danger does The Crucible serve as an allegory for?
Mass hysteria