Act 1
The Crucible is set in this now famous New England town.
What is Salem, Massachusetts.
The Crucible is inspired by the fear of communism that permeated American society during this period.
1950s (The Second Red Scare)
This word refers to a person who is not religious. It is considered an insult.
Heathen.
This character is lying in bed at the beginning of Act 1.
Who is Betty?
This character is a highly educated man who is brought to Salem to perform an exorcism.
Reverend Hale
In Act 1, Abigail and the other girls are said to be dancing in the forest for this reason.
To conjure the spirits of Ruth's dead sisters.
This Republican senator is responsible for the mass hysteria and communist paranoia that occurred during the Second Red Scare.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This word means to have anxiety or fear that something bad will happen.
What is apprehension?
This character discovered Abigail, Tituba, and other girls dancing in the forest.
Who is Reverend Parris?
This character had seven babies die in childbirth.
Mrs. Putnam
This character is known to preach nothing but hellfire and damnation during his sermons.
Who is Reverend Parris?
These people were a group of Protestants with a strong belief of God and a constant fear that the Devil was trying to corrupt people.
Who are the Puritans?
This word means a thing that causes disgust or hatred.
What is abomination?
This character had an affair with Abigail Williams
Who is John Proctor?
This character is an eighty-three year old man who loves to sue people. He suspects his wife might be a witch.
Giles Corey
In Act 1, John Proctor warns Reverend Parris about the dangers of bringing this man to Salem to investigate witchcraft.
Who is Reverend Hale?
This is the author of The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
This word refers to a judge in a court of law.
Magistrate
Mrs. Putnam suspects this character is responsible for the deaths of her infant children.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
This character drank a blood charm to kill John Proctor's wife.
Abigail Williams
This character is an eighty year old farmer who is constantly trying to sue his neighbors.
Who is Giles Corey?
The Salem Witch Trials occurred during this year in American history.
What is 1692?
This word means lacking the ability to move.
What is inert?
This character is an enslaved woman from Barbados and a servant to Reverend Parris.
Who is Tituba?
This character is a thirty-five year old farmer who is a self-proclaimed sinner. He does not always attend church on Sundays.
John Proctor