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Act 3 Plot
Act 4 Plot
Mad Times
Miscellaneous
100
This man's wife is accused of witchcraft. He is held in contempt of court and pressed to death with large stones.
Who is Giles Corey?
100
She is asked to testify that the girls are faking everything but the pressure grows too strong and succumbs.
Who is Mary Warren?
100
Abigail Williams stole money from this person to leave town.
Who is Rev. Parris?
100

Why do Giles and Francis want to see Danforth?

  • They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women.
100
The name of the people with strict moral code who rebelled against the Church of England and fled to America to establish their own church.
What are The Puritans?
200
The judge who presides, along with Hathorne, over the Salem witch trials. He is convinced he is doing the right thing by rooting out witchcraft.
Who is Judge Danforth?
200
John Proctor confesses to this before the court.
What is adultery?
200
Danforth will not pardon the prisoners for this reason.
What is creating doubt in Salem.
200

What does Mary tell Danforth?

  • The girls have been lying.
200
True or False: John Proctor sold out his friends when asked if he saw them with the devil.
What is False?
300
The person who confirms the affair between John Proctor and Abigail Williams.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
300
John Proctor learns that his wife is in this condition.
What is pregnant?
300
These were Giles Corey's last words.
What is "more weight"
300
  • He thinks it is caused by the cows.

What explanation does Cheever give for Parris' "mad look"?

300
Proctor's evidence before the court that Abigail's accusations were fraudulent and that she wanted his wife dead.
What is Proctor's confession of adultery?
400
The person who tries to persuade the accused to make a false confession in order to save their lives.
Who is Reverend Hale?
400
The girls "experience" whose spirit inside the courtroom?
Who is Mary Warren?
400
The reason why Proctor retracts his confession.
What is to keep his name?
400
  • He tore up his confession.

What did Proctor do after he signed the confession?

400
According to Rev. Hale, this is God's most precious gift.
What is life?
500
The 3 men who appear before the court in the beginning of Act 3 pleading to release their accused wives.
Who is Giles Corey, Francis Nurse, and John Proctor?
500
At the end of Act 3, this person quits the court after witnessing the complete nonsense in Salem.
Who is Rev. Hale?
500
Proctor was asked if he saw the other prisoners with this person.
What is the devil?
500

Who has secretly left town after reportedly stealing money?

  • Abigail Williams
500
Hale urges Proctor to do this when facing death.
What is confess even though he is innocent--lie!