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Quiz by Mrs. Hands, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mrs. Hands
over 9 years ago
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Question 1
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1. The Crucible is set in_______________________.
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Jamestown, Virginia
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Salem, Massachusetts
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Beverly, Massachusetts
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Topsfield, Massachusetts
Question 2
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Tituba is from ____________.
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Africa
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Barbados
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The Bahamas
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Massachusetts
Question 3
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When asked to recite the Ten Commandments, John forgets which one?
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Making Graven Images
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Remembering the Sabbath
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Committing Adultery
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Honoring your Father and Mother
Question 4
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Because Giles will not confess to witchcraft before he dies, his sons will
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Live as outcasts
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Be punished
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Inherit their father's farm
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Be put on trial
Question 5
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At the time of the play, Salem Massachusetts’ system of government is
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Democracy
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Oligarchy
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Theocracy
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Monarchy
Question 6
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According to de Crevecoeur, what was the main reason why many Europeans were eager to leave the countries of their birth?
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They resented the taxes they had to pay
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They lived in poverty and were not respected as equal citizens
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They resented being forced to farm land
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They felt living in America would be an exciting adventure
Question 7
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What did de Crevecoeur believe was an effect of early America’s unique ethnic mix?
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Americans did not have a single identity or loyalty to the new society
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People enjoyed economic prosperity
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People felt ethnic tension
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People abandoned old prejudices and embraced new ideas
Question 8
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Who gave the speech in the Virginia Convention?
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John Adams
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Ben Franklin
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Alexander Hamilton
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Patrick Henry
Question 9
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What was the purpose of the speech in the Virginia Convention?
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to convince the Virginia Convention to seek peace with Great Britain
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to identify the problems with the Stamp Act
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to persuade the Virginia Convention that war was necessary for liberty
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to entertain the convention with his brilliant rhetoric
Question 10
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The Fireside Poets were famous because they:
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Wrote their poems while sitting around the fireplace
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Wrote poems about fires
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Wrote poems that families could read around the fireplace
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Burned their poems in the fire if they didn’t like them
Question 11
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In Mrs. Hands’ favorite story from History, Abigail Adams helped her husband become re-elected as President of the United States using:
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Letters
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Recipes
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Posters
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Stories
Question 12
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Phillis Wheatley wrote her letter to whom?
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Mayor
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Governor
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Pastor
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Husband
Question 13
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Of all things that might befall Emerson, what is the one calamity that nature could not repair?
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The loss of his sense of sight
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The loss of his sense of smell
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The loss of his sense of touch
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The loss of his sense of taste
Question 14
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According to Emerson, why do most people only superficially see the sun?
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They only see the heat and light from the sun
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They don’t look at the sun because their parents told them not to
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They see the sun as God and not for what it truly is
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They think the sun means life
Question 15
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How does Emerson describe a “lover of nature”?
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Someone who lives outdoors
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Someone who sees the world with their eyes as well as their spirit
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Someone who recycles
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Someone who hugs trees
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