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100
In what year did the play take place?
What is 1692?
100
What mission did Thomas Putnam have?
What is to right the wrongs that had been done to him and his family?
100
When Reverend Hale questions Tituba, what is her response?
What is "That she did not truck with no devil"- (She does not associate with the Devil.) She later breaks down and confesses and names supposed witches of Salem.
100
Who is John Proctor? What is his relationship to Mary Warren? What is his relationship to Abigail? How does he feel about his relationship with Abigail?
What is A.) a farmer B.) Mary is his servant. C.) He had an affair with her. D.) He wishes he had not had an affair with her. He says he would "cut off his hands" before touching her again.
100

What is Reverend Parris' main concern?

What is protecting his reputation?

200

Who is the first to suggest that the girls' sickness has nothing to do with witchcraft?

Who is Rebecca Nurse?

200

How has Mary Warren changed between acts I & II?

In act I, Mary Warren was shy and obedient, but in act II, she is empowered as an official of the court.

200

Who "suggests" the first women that Tituba may have seen with the Devil?

Who are The Putnams?

200

How does Reverend Hale influence the answers provided by the people he questions?

Give an example of this.

He makes suggestions that would "explain" the events they are being questioned about.

He suggests to Mary Warren that her memory of what happened with the poppet may not be her "natural memory".

200

Why does Reverend Hale go to the Proctors house to question them?

He claims to be gathering evidence about their "Christian character" (to see if they are good Christians).

300
What were Betty and Abigail doing in the forest when Reverend Paris frightened them?
What is dancing and conjuring spirits with Tituba?
300
Why did Mrs. Putnam send her daughter to Tituba?
What is to have her conjure the spirits of the 7 dead Putnam babies?
300

What similarities exist between the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare of the 1950s?

People avoided suspicion by accusing others of wrongdoing without real evidence/proof. Both events created fear and hysteria and ruined people's lives.

300

What was Abigail William's old job?

She was a servant in the Proctor home.

300

What are some reasons why Reverend Hale is suspicious of the Proctors?

What is they haven't been to church, one of their children hasn't been baptized...etc.

400

What do the Putnams and Reverend Parris have in common?

What is both have sick or bewitched daughters?

400
Who did Betty call for when she awakened, and what did she try to do?
What is her dead mother/ fly out of the window?
400

Why was Martha Corey accused of being a witch?

She told one of her neighbors who purchased a pig from her that if he didn't feed the pig, it would die. After that, the man struggled to keep his pigs alive.

400
Who wrote The Crucible?
Who is Arthur Miller?
400
Mary Warren tells John Proctor that this person has been accused of witchcraft.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
500

What mission did Abigail have concerning the wife of John Proctor?

What is to kill her by drinking a charm (potion) made by Tituba?

500

Why do people keep confessing to things they did not do?

What is so they they wouldn't be hanged. They would only be jailed for some time.

500

What drastic action does Abigail take to convince the town to believe that Elizabeth Proctor is, in fact, a witch?

While at home, she stabs herself with a needle after observing Mary Warren sew a doll for Elizabeth while they were in court.

500

What genre is The Crucible?

What is a drama/play?

500
What does Abigail say Elizabeth Proctor is doing to her?
What is blackening her name in the village?