17. When Danforth says, “This is a sharp time, now, a precise time – we live no longer in the dusky after noon when evil mixed itself with good and befuddled the world” what is the most likely meaning of “sharp?” (1 point)

Question

Responses

a. crucial
a. crucial

b. amusing
b. amusing

c. unimportant
c. unimportant
Question 18
18. Which sentence most contributes to the theme of hysteria?(1 point)
Responses

a. “Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? Vengeance is walking in Salem.”
a. “Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? Vengeance is walking in Salem.”

b. “I fear there will be a riot here.”
b. “I fear there will be a riot here.”
Question 19
19. Which of the following BEST expresses the message Arthur Miller intended to communicate to his readers by writing The Crucible during the McCarthyism era of the 1950’s? (1 point)
Responses

a. Miller wanted to remind his readers that history can be dangerous.
a. Miller wanted to remind his readers that history can be dangerous.

b. Miller hoped to warn his readers about the damage that a climate of fear, suspicion, and accusations can inflict on a community.
b. Miller hoped to warn his readers about the damage that a climate of fear, suspicion, and accusations can inflict on a community.

c. Miller was accusing Joseph McCarthy of being a communist; much like people in Salem accused each other of witchcraft and devil worship.
c. Miller was accusing Joseph McCarthy of being a communist; much like people in Salem accused each other of witchcraft and devil worship.
Question 20
20. What is an allegory? (1 point)
Responses

a. A story with literal meaning and overarching symbolic meaning
a. A story with literal meaning and overarching symbolic meaning

b. A literary work that is based on historical events
b. A literary work that is based on historical events

c. A text that has characters that once existed

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions you've provided:

Question 17: When Danforth says, “This is a sharp time, now, a precise time – we live no longer in the dusky after noon when evil mixed itself with good and befuddled the world,” the most likely meaning of “sharp” is:

• a. crucial

Question 18: Which sentence most contributes to the theme of hysteria?

• a. “Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? Vengeance is walking in Salem.”

Question 19: Which of the following BEST expresses the message Arthur Miller intended to communicate to his readers by writing The Crucible during the McCarthyism era of the 1950’s?

• b. Miller hoped to warn his readers about the damage that a climate of fear, suspicion, and accusations can inflict on a community.

Question 20: What is an allegory?

• a. A story with literal meaning and overarching symbolic meaning

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