Characters
Who is the minister of Salem’s church?
Who is Reverend Parris
Where does the play take place?
What is Salem, Massachusetts
lacking the power to move
What is INERT
Who wrote The Crucible?
Who is Arthur Miller
Who says: “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!”
Who is John Proctor
Who had an affair with John Proctor?
Who is Abigail Williams
What were the girls caught doing in the forest?
What is dancing and pretending to conjure spirits
to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation
The play is an allegory for what historical event in the 1950s?
What is McCarthyism/Red Scare
“There is a prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits.”
Who is Rebecca Nurse
Who is known for accusing many people to gain land?
Who is Thomas Putnam
What happens to Elizabeth Proctor when she is accused?
What is she is arrested but spared for being pregnant
Likely to cause disagreement or argument
What is CONTENTIOUS
What were people accused of being during the Red Scare?
What is communists
“You drank blood, Abby! You didn’t tell him that!”
Who is Betty Parris
Who is the Proctors’ servant who joins the girls in court?
Who is Marry Warren
What evidence is found that leads to Elizabeth’s arrest?
What is a poppet (doll) with a needle in it
an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership
What is EXCOMMUNICATION
What was the name of the senator who led the anti-Communist movement?
Who is Joseph McCarthy
“I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” — What does this reveal about Proctor?
What is him valuing his reputation and integrity
Which character tries to stop the trials but is accused of witchcraft himself?
How does John Proctor die?
What is he is hanged for refusing to confess to witchcraft
feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
What is PENITENCE
Why did Miller write The Crucible during this time?
What is to criticize the hysteria and fear of McCarthyism
“More weight.” — Who says this and what does it mean?
Who is Giles Corey and he refuses to confess and is crushed to death bravely