CHARACTERS
Q: Who is the minister of Salem?
A: Reverend Parris
Q: What were the girls doing in the forest when Parris found them?
Q: Which character says, “Because it is my name!”?
A: John Proctor
Q: What type of government does Salem have?
A: Theocracy
Q: In Act I, why does Tituba confess?
She thinks it will save her life.
Q: Who is the farmer who had an affair with Abigail?
A: John Proctor
Q: What does Mary Warren give Elizabeth in Act II?
A: A little doll (poppet)
Q: Who says, “He have his goodness now”?
A: Elizabeth Proctor
Q: Who is the top authority in the trials?
A: Judge Danforth
Q: In Act II, which commandment does Proctor forget?
A: “Thou shalt not commit adultery”
Q: Who is Parris’s niece?
A: Abigail Williams
Q: Why is Elizabeth not hanged right away?
A: She is pregnant
Q: Who says, “Here is all the invisible world, caught, defined, and calculated…”?
Reverend Hale
Q: Why do many accused people confess to witchcraft?
A: People who confess aren't killed.
Q: In Act III, what does John Proctor admit to in order to expose Abigail?
A: His affair with her
Q: Who is the Proctors’ servant who gives Elizabeth a doll?
A: Mary Warren
Q: Why is Giles Corey arrested?
He refuses to name people.
Q: Who says, “I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep…”?
A: Abigail
Q: Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings?
A: It would make him look like a bad Judge.
Q: In Act IV, why does Parris fear for his life?
A: He found a knife stuck in his door
Q: Who is the respected older woman falsely accused of witchcraft?
A: Rebecca Nurse
Q: What happens to John Proctor at the end of the play?
A: He is hanged.
Q: Who says, “A person is either with this court or against it”?
Judge Danforth
Q: Why do the girls pretend that Mary Warren is “bewitching” them?
A: To protect themselves and keep their lies going
Q: What is one theme of The Crucible?
Answers will vary.