Vocab
Of the following, this word means silly or foolish.
Conciliatory, adamant, daft, adamant, evasive, faction
daft
This is the first person we know to be "affected" by witchcraft.
Betty
Parris wanted Danforth to postpone the executions because...
he was afraid that people would blame him; he had found daggers on his porch
Identify the speaker, audience, and significance.
"You'll be clapped in the stocks before you're twenty."
a) Proctor
b) Abigail
c) he thinks she sinned by dancing
Explain Mary Warren's dilemma regarding the poppet.
If she says she (Mary) put the needle in, she herself could be in trouble (and would be calling Abigail a liar).
If she says nothing, she'll be hinting that Elizabeth is the witch.
Of the following, this word means a small, organized group
contemptuous, faction, effrontery, ameliorate, affidavit, calumny
faction
This man, the minister, is very worried about his reputation
Parris
Who takes Proctor's side (and the side of the others), even though he/she was initially in opposition?
Rev. Hale
"A child's spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back"
a) Rebecca Nurse
b) Putnam, Proctor, Parris
c) this is why Rebecca says she can't wake the children up
How does Elizabeth fail to save her husband? There are two possible right answers.
1) she doesn't admit he committed adultery, which would have saved him
2) she doesn't convince him to confess in order to live for their children
Of the following, this word means shameless boldness.
calumny, misgiving, lechery, effrontery, iniquity, prodigious
effrontery
Pressed to death; dies a Christian
Giles Corey
What does Hale attribute Proctor's willingness to hang to?
pride/vanity
Identify speaker, listener, significance
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!
a) Betty
b) Abigail
c) this is the first time we (the audience) know that Abigail was involved in something she's not telling the truth about
Proctor says that his purpose in court is to __________ but not ______________
free his wife, not undermine or overthrow the court
This word means soothing or showing effort to reconcile.
daft, contemptuous, prodigious, effrontery, conciliatory, vindictive
conciliatory
Eventually gives in and says that he/she sees the fictional bird in the court room
Mary Warren
girls dancing
chanting
naked person
pot
Identify speaker, audience, significance.
"Last night-- Mark this-- I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly- mark this- I could pray again!"
a) Giles Corey
b) Rev. Hale
c) this ends up getting Martha Corey in trouble for being a witch
Why does Hale say that the devil would choose Parris's house?
the devil wants the hardest victory-- the minister
Of the following, this word means wickedness
iniquity, base, effrontery, wily, vindictive, pretense
iniquity
Person who MOST tries to get Proctor to sign a confession
Danforth
What does Ann Putnam reveal to Parris about Tituba?
She can speak to the dead.
Identify speaker, location, and what the speaker is referring to.
"Mr. Danforth, I gave them all my word that no harm would come to them for signing this"
a) Proctor
b) courtroom
c) he has a document saying Martha, Rebecca, and Elizabeth (his wife) are all innocent
How is The Crucible similar to McCarthyism?
frenzy/hysteria; trials; lack of proof