English 11

The Crucible Act III Quiz

Match the following words with their definitions:

1. daft a. bewildered, confused, perplexed
2. contentious b. to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments
3. pretense c. senseless, stupid, or foolish
4. vile d. a false show of something; make-believe; the act
of pretending
5. revelation e. insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or
artful deception
6. befuddled f. something revealed or disclosed, especially
something not realized before
7. effrontery g. strong displeasure at something considered
unjust, insulting, or offensive; righteous anger
8. confounded h. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced
audacity
9. guile i. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome;
causing controversy
10. indignation j. wretchedly bad; highly offensive or unpleasant

Fill in the correct word with the sentence.

11. I make no ______________________ of knowing everything just because I’m a teacher; I don’t know
everything.
12. Jack had to use his charm and his ____________________ when Jill caught him cheating on her with
Jennifer.
13. The shopper had the _____________________ to ask for three free samples; the clerk couldn’t believe
it.
14. Jack felt pretty ______________________ when he had to ask the teacher how to spell the word hill.
15. When the teacher tried to explain quantum physics in a Mickey Mouse voice, the students were
_______________________ because they couldn’t listen to her seriously.
16. Jill felt such _______________________ when Jack asker her where she was last night; she’s not the
one that should be questioned about her whereabouts.
17. The student had such a huge _______________________ during his tutoring in his Calculus class, he
could finally do the homework on his own.
18. Before tutoring, the student was so ______________________ every day, sitting in that Calculus class.
19. Based on the students’ persuasive essays, the teacher could say that legalizing marijuana and
abortions were very _________________________ topics to write about.
20. Eric thinks that cat vomit is the most _____________________ thing to see on the carpet when he
comes home.