Puritans & Witch Hunts
The Crucible Act 1
The Crucible Act 1
The Crucible Act 1
The Crucible Act 1
100

What is the title "goody" short for?

goodwife

100

Who was the first person accused of withcraft?

Tituba

100

Who admits to dancing with the devil and writing in his boook at the end of Act 1?

Abigail

100
How is Rebecca Nurse portrayed?
She is the voice of reason and thought highly of in the community.
100

Rebecca nurse advises Reverend Hale to go back to his village for this reason

She knows that when he is in Salem, because he has a reputation of working in demonic arts, people will be scared and it will spread hysteria. 

200
What time period was the Puritan era? Why did they travel to America?
Late 16th and 17th century They traveled to America to seek relief form religious persecution, and to freely practice their religion.
200

Who did Abigail drink a charm to kill?

Elizabeth Proctor

200

"The Crucible" is an allegory for...

McCarthyism

200
What does Elizabeth Proctor think of Abigail?
She thinks she is soiled or dirty.
200

Why do most people confess to withcraft even if they know they are not guilty?

They fear they will be hanged.

300

Name three Puritan Beliefs.

The belief in Predestination-Sunday "Sabbath" was important -Bible studied daily

300

She lost 7 babies and only has one child living--Ruth

Goody (Anne) Putnam
300

Define the word crucible.

A place or occasion of severe test or trial.

300
What is the relationship between John and Abigail?
They recently had an affair. Abigail still loves John. John doesn't love her.
300

Tituba does this to make herself look good to Reverend Parris and to the community

Claims the devil told her to kill Parris

400
What place did the Puritans of Salem fear?

the forest

400

Thomas Putnam treats this man with anger because he is jealous of his position in town.

Reverend Parris

400

What factors influenced people of Salem to react the ways they did?

superstition, judement on others, essays on witche that were popular at the time

400
What started the accusations in the town?
Girls were seen dancing and chanting around a fire in the woods in the middle of the night.
400

The main ideas of Act 1

Desire for authority; deception; greed

500
Who were the people most often accused of Witchcraft?

Women, healers, people disenfranchised (isolated) from mainstream society

500

Who sees himself as a fraud and a hypocrite, but is good at pointing out the hypocrisy in others?

John Proctor

500

During McCarthyism, who was the government going after in American society?

alleged communists

500
Why does Abigail start to accuse other people?
To get the attention off of her.
500

How many people are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1?

11

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