Characters
Who was Parris' slave woman from Barbados. She went with the girls into the forest and was accused of conjuring spirits and being a witch?
Tituba
What happened between John Proctor and Abigail?
An affair
Act 2 takes place in
A. The church
B. The Proctor household
C. The Putnam household
D. The Parris household
B. The Proctor household
Why is John Proctor not ready to go right away and expose Abigail Williams as a fraud.
He still has feeling for her.
Where does the play take place?
Salem, Massachusetts
What mission did Thomas Putnam have?
A. To right the wrongs that had been done to him and his family.
B. To get Reverend Paris's land.
C. To help capture the witches.
D. To have his daughters brought back to life.
E. To frame Reverend Paris for witchcraft.
A. To right the wrongs that had been done to him and his family.
What does Parris see in the woods?
A group of girls dancing, one of which is naked.
What strange gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
A poppet
What is Ann and Thomas' motivation behind the suggestion that Betty is bewitched?
A. Revenge
B. Moral support
C. Happiness
D. None of the above
A. Revenge
Who wrote the Crucible?
Arthur Miller
Who worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction?
Reverend Parris
Parris send for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because
A. They are good friends.
B. Hale went to Harvard.
C. he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty.
D. Hale is an authority on witches.
D. Hale is an authority on witches.
When reciting the Ten Commandments to Reverend Hale, which one did John Proctor forget?
A. No graven images
B. Honor thy mother and father
C. Keep the Sabbath holy
D. Adultery
D. Adultery
What conclusion can you draw about Abby's discharge from the Proctor's?
A. Abby was a lazy servant.
B. Goody Proctor was too demanding.
C. Abby left the Proctor's on good terms.
D. Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby.
D. Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby
What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
1682
Who is a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”?
Rebecca Nurse
How do we know John Proctor still has feelings towards Abby Williams?
A. He looks up at her bedroom window.
B. He kisses her in Betty's room.
C. He asks her to wait for him.
D. He tells her to kill his wife so they can marry.
A. He looks up at her bedroom window.
The central point of this internal battle of John Proctor's is the fact that he could potentially end the witch hunt by discrediting Abigail. Why doesn't he?
He would also incriminate himself for having committed adultery.
Why are a lot of the people in the town going along with the witch trials?
They do not want to be accused of being a witch as well.
John Proctor stops going to church because he thinks Reverend Parris is a corrupt minister. This type of conflict is known as?
Man vs. Man
Who are the first two people named as witches in the story?
Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne
What is the argument between Putnam and Proctor about?
A. Lumber and land- Putnam's grandfather willed land he did not own
B. Salary- Reverend Hale is getting paid too much for his services
C. Abigail- her behavior and if she was a witch
E. Nothing- they are really good friends
A. Lumber and land- Putnam's grandfather willed land he did not own
Which three women are arrested at the end of Act II (clue: this signifies a power shift in the town of Salem)
Rebecca Nurse
Elizabeth Proctor
Martha Corey
Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch by stabbing herself with a needle. Why does she use this method?
She sees Mary Warren put her needle in the poppet and know it is going to Elizabeth; therefore, there will be proof in the house that 'witchcraft' was happening.
What is another 'Witch Hunt' that came after the Salem Witch Trials in America? Hint: 1950
The Red Scare-a form of public hysteria provoked by fear of the supposed rise of leftist ideologies in a society, especially communism.