Characters
The two characters had an affair several months before the start of Act 1
(Proctor and Abby)
At the end of Act I, what does Tituba do to save herself from hanging?
(confesses to witchcraft)
“I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven grandchildren, and am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief.”
(Rebecca Nurse)
100 - Fill in the black: During the Red Scare people were accused of being _____________, while in the Crucible, people are accused of being _____________.
Which character is looking for someone to blame for the deaths of her 7 children?
(Ann Putnam)
For what reason does Reverend Hale come to Salem?
(requested by Parris/to dispel rumors of witchcraft)
“I want to open myself! I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand.”
(Abigail)
200 - Who was the main accuser during the Red Scare? (Bonus, who might parallel this person in the play –100 pts)
(McCarthy) (Abigail or maybe Hale)
This character seems satisfied with the initial results of the investigation into witchcraft but begins to have doubts about the cause of Salem’s troubles by the end of Act 2
(Hale)
Elizabeth Proctor is found guilty at the end of Act II due to what piece of evidence?
(the poppet, the needle in the poppet’s stomach)
“Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again.”
(John Proctor)
What were the consequences of being labeled a Communist during the Red Scare investigations?
(Losing job, Blacklisting, Held in Jail)
Which characters during Act 1 seem most skeptical of the search for witches? (name at least 2)
(Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor)
Which commandment is Proctor unable to recall when being questioned by Reverend Hale?
(Thou shalt not commit adultery)
"What victory would the Devil have to win a soul already bad? It is the best the Devil wants, and who is better than the minister?”
(Rev. Hale)
Name two parallels between the Salem Witch Trials and Red Scare that highlight the injustice in the investigation methods of each situation
(Confirmation bias, Confess and be saved, Pointing the finger at others to save oneself, targeting marginalized groups, accusing others for personal gain or personal vendetta / revenge, loyalty tests, irrelevant evidence)
Which character in Act 1 initially does not want to find witches, but at the end, seems to support the search for more witches?
(Parris)
Why is John Proctor reluctant to go to Parris’ sermons?
(He feels that Parris preaches hellfire instead of the word of God, he thinks that Parris is overly concerned with material wealth/pride, he doesn’t see the “light of God” in him)
500 - “She’ll kill me for sayin’ that! Abby’ll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!”
(Mary Warren)
What groups of Americans were vulnerable targets during the Red Scare and why? Name at least two
(Anyone who expressed any interest in Socialism because it was associated with Communism; African Americans involved in the Civil Rights movement, because Black Americans had fewer rights; closeted gay and lesbian government workers because it was feared they could be susceptible to blackmail)