Characters 1
Who is Reverend Parris' daughter?
Betty
Reverend Parris' niece
Abigail
The name of the town in which the play takes place
Salem, MA
What did Mary Warren give to Elizabeth that later caused trouble?
a doll/poppet
What is John Proctor's profession?
Farmer
This person taught the girls to cook "a stew" in the woods.
Tituba
Who asked Tituba to "conjure spirits" of her dead siblings?
Ruth Putnam
The year the play takes place
1692
What is Giles Cory's profession?
Farmer
This whole issue started when Parris caught Tituba and the girls doing what?
Dancing / creating a love potion for Abigail in the woods
The investigator of all things witchy in Massachusetts.
Reverend John Hale
He plows his farm on Sunday and has an unbaptized son.
John Proctor
Tituba is not from Africa; she was taken from where?
Barbados/Caribbean
Why was Giles Corey killed?
He wouldn't give up the name of his "witness" (or any other information)
Why was John Proctor killed, despite the fact he confessed to withcraft?
He wouldn't sign his name to a written confession.
This character stuck the needle in the doll for "safe keeping"
Mary Warren
A follower of Abigail who doesn't get to do much else in the play.
Mercy Lewis
The wealthiest family in the town/village (and getting wealthier with each guilty verdict ...)
Putnam
The court will not execute a guilty convict who has this "health condition."
Pregnancy
How did Abigail and the girls get Mary Warren back on their side in the courtroom?
They pretended that Mary Warren was bewitching them.
The name of the Judge in charge of the trials.
Danforth
Described as a cold woman whose "justice would freeze beer." Her husband goes to someone else for warmth.
Elizabeth Proctor.
What is the name of the play's author?
Arthur Miller
What does investigator Hale do as the trial is coming to an end ?
He speaks out against the trial / leaves town
What is this play saying about modern government, the court system, or rule by majority? (Both teams have an opportunity to discuss this question for no more than 1 minute- the best reasoned answer, as determined by your lovely teacher, will get the points).
multiple responses acceptable