Characters
________ is a scholarly preacher from out of town who is called to Salem to rid the town of demonic forces.
Who is Reverend Hale
________ hopes to replace Elizabeth Proctor as John Proctor's wife.
Who is Abigail Williams
What two things does Proctor dislike about Parris's sermons?
What is bloody Hellfire & money
What is the evidence brought forward against Elizabeth Proctor?
What is a poppet with a needle stuck in it
The Puritan population was constantly looking for whether or not they were _______.
What is "elect" - selected to acceptance into Heaven
_______ is a very superstitious woman who has lost seven children in childbirth and sends her daughter Ruth to Tituba to conjure the dead.
Who is Goody (Ann) Putnam
_______ wishes to acquire more land and status in Salem.
Who is Thomas Putnam
This character was accused of witchcraft on grounds that she was "bewitching" and kill his pigs.
Who is Martha Corey.
What is the difference between Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam's affliction?
What is Betty lays in bed without moving, Ruth walks around but as if in a trance.
Why did the Puritans break from England?
What is to get back to the literal word of God; they believed the Catholic Church had strayed.
_______ is a respected, pious old woman who has often acted as a midwife and been a grandmother many times.
Who is Rebecca Nurse
_______ is constantly worried about the town's opinion of him and is worried of a split in the church.
Who is Reverend Parris
This character changes significantly; considers himself/herself an "authority of a the court."
Who is Mary Warren.
In the court, Abigail is threatened by Mary Warren's deposition. She then pretends to see who/what on the rafters?
What is a "yellow bird"
The Crucible and actions of the Puritans during the Salem Witch Trials is written by Arthur Miller as an allegory for what?
What is the Red Scare/McCarthyism
_________ is the elderly, fiery man who asks a question that nearly incriminates his own wife.
Who is Giles Corey
_______ is a homeless old woman who is accused of "cursing" Mary Warren, but claims to have been only "saying her Commandments."
Who is Goody Osburn
For what two reasons does Giles Corey refuse to give up the name of the man who told him of Thomas Putnam's ulterior motives
What is to protect this friend from persecution AND from causing suspicion toward his wife, Martha
What is the "evidence" that Giles Corey presents to the judges?
What is a statement from a man who heard Putnam say "his daughter gift him a fair piece of land" the day she cried out against George Jacobs.
The Puritans looked both to understand God logically and __________. (Experiential Faith)
What is emotionally.
Upon his signature, 400 have been put in jail, 72 of which have been set to hang.
Who is Judge Danforth
_______ puts Mary Warren to a test and asks her to prove that she is capable of pretend-fainting.
Who is Judge Hathorne.
Why does Elizabeth Proctor lie to the court about her husband's affair and claim he did not "turn from her"?
What is to protect his reputation and excommunication from the church.
In the deposition Francis Nurse, Giles Corey and John Proctor bring forward, how many people signed, attesting to the upstanding nature of their wives?
*All are going to be called in for questioning.
What is 91
Which of the Five Puritan Characteristics dealt with looking inward in order to understand God's plan?
What is Introspection.