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Plot DetailsCrucible Background Isn’t it Ironic? Verdad o Falso

Row 1, Col 1 The relationship of Abigail to Parris What is his niece?

1,2 The person responsible for Tituba’s gathering in the woods and why s/he called for it. Who is Goody Putnam and because she wanted them to talk to her dead children?

1,3 The commandment Proctor forgot. What is “Thou shalt not commit addultery”?

1,4 She was the first person Abigail accused. Who is Tituba?

1,5 The Putnam neighbor who Giles Corey said Putnam set his daughter on so he could get his land. Who is George Jacobs?

2,1 The real ages of Abigail and Proctor in actual historical accounts from the trial. What is Abigail was 11 and Proctor was 60?

2,2 The country where witch trials are still happening today. Where is South Africa?

2,3 The historical event in America that The Crucible was based on. What are the McCarthy trials?

2,4 The group targeted in America in a metaphorical witch hunt just a few years ago. What are Muslims?

2,5 The event in Arthur Miller’s personal life that inspired him to focus on a character like Proctor who was flawed but also heroic. What is his failing marriage/divorce?

3,1 What is false? Elizabeth is accused because she sticks a needle in the poppet Mary Warren gave Her.

3,2 What is false? Elizabeth never lies; she ends up confessing Proctor’s affair when pressed.

3,3 What is false? Giles Corey is hung for witchcraft.

3,4 What is true? Elizabeth was clearly in love with Proctor, but she also remarried four years later.

3, 5 What is false? Elizabeth was allowed by the court to return home to care for her children because she was pregnant and because her husband was arrested.

4,1 When the play informs us that Proctor can’t tolerate hypocrisy, even though we also know he himself has sinned. What is dramatic irony?

4,2 Giles: “Out of my way, Herrick! I bring evidence—” “You cannot go in there, Giles; it’s a court!” What is verbal irony?

4,3 Giles Corey’s strength at the end, his last words: “More weight.” What is situational irony?

4,4 We hear Abigail confess to both Parris and Proctor that they were only dancing in the woods when the rest of the court and town becomes convinced that they were bewitched. What is dramatic irony?

4,5 When Proctor decides to confess after arguing so passionately about how ridiculous the trials are. What is situational irony?