Question

1. as revealed in this scene, abigails motivation is to. a. get revenge on the entire town for mistreating her for years b. convert all the young girls of the town into devil worshippers c. eliminate elizabeth proctor as romantic competition and claim him for herself d. make john proctor jealous of all the attention she is receiving 23. which of the following passages best supports your answer to number #22? a. “thank god he is, and bless the day he hangs and lets me sleep in peace again! oh, john, the world’s so full of hypocrites!” b. “oh, john, i will make you such a wife when the world is white again! (she kisses his hand.) you will be amazed to see me every day, a light of heaven in your house...” c. “you have done your duty by her. i hope it is your last hypocrisy.” d. “i used to weep for my sins when the wind lifted up my skirts; and blushed for shame because some old rebecca called me loose.” 24. what is the best synonym for the word lewd in the following sentence? abigail: i cannot bear lewd looks no more, john. my spirit’s changed entirely. i ought be given godly looks when i suffer for them as i do. a. sad b. holy c. admiring d. rude 25. what is the author’s purpose for including this scene in the original version of the play? a. to make proctor appear more sympathetic b. to make abigail appear more sympathetic c. to illustrate how insane and delusional abigail is d. to make the audience question proctor’s intentions section three: sat analysis practice: “still puritan after all these years” read the following article, written by matthew huston and originally published in the new york times on august 3rd, 2012. then answer the following questions. “i think i can see the whole destiny of america contained in the first puritan who landed on those shores,” the french political thinker alexis de tocqueville wrote after visiting the united states in the 1830s. was he right? do present - day americans still exhibit, in their attitudes and behavior, traces of those austere english protestants who started arriving in the country in the early 17th century? it seems we do. consider a series of experiments conducted by researchers led by the psychologist eric luis uhlmann and published last year in the journal of experimental social psychology. in one study, they investigated whether the work habits of today’s americans reflected the so - called protestant work ethic. martin luther and john calvin argued that work was a calling from god. they also believed in predestination and viewed success as a sign of salvation. this led to belief in success as a path to salvation: hard work and good deeds would bring rewards, in life and after.

Explanation:

1. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Abigail is in love with John Proctor and wants to get rid of his wife Elizabeth to be with him. Option C reflects this motivation.
2. Passage B shows Abigail's desire to be John Proctor's wife, supporting the answer to 22.
3. The word "lewd" means crude and indecent, similar to "rude".
4. The scene helps to show Abigail's manipulative and obsessive - nature, making her seem less sympathetic and more unhinged, so C is correct.

Answer:

1. C. eliminate Elizabeth Proctor as romantic competition and claim him for herself
2. B. "Oh, John, I will make you such a wife when the world is white again! (She kisses his hand.) You will be amazed to see me every day, a light of heaven in your house..."
3. D. rude
4. C. to illustrate how insane and delusional Abigail is