ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
CHARACTERS
100

Who is the primary antagonist in Act 1?

Who is Abigail Williams

100

What is John Proctor's relationship with Abigail Williams?

What is a previous affair/adultery/cheating

100

Who is the main accuser in Act 3?

Who is Abigail

100

What is the overall mood in Act 4?

What is tense, dark, and desperate

100

Who is the protagonist of "The Crucible"?

Who is John Proctor

200

What event in Act 1 sparks the witch trials in Salem?

What is the girls' dancing in the woods

200

How does Mary Warren contribute to the tension in Act 2?

What is bringing a poppet

200

What is John Proctor's confession in Act 3?

What is confessing to adultery

200

How does Giles Corey die?

What is pressed via stone to death

200

Who is the judge/governor overseeing the witch trials?

Who is Deputy Governor Danforth

300

Who is the first person accused of witchcraft in Act 1?

Who is Tituba

300

Why is Elizabeth Proctor suspicious of her husband in Act 2?

What is because he was alone with Abigail

300

What happens to Giles Corey in Act 3?

What is he is arrested for contempt of court

300

Who does Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris plead Danforth and Hathorne to talk to John Proctor to confess?

Who is a pregnant Elizabeth Proctor

300

Who is the Reverend in charge of Salem's church?

Who is Reverend Parris

400

How does Abigail manipulate the court in Act 1?

What is by pretending to see spirits and accusing others

400

What role does Reverend Hale play in Act 2?

What is he comes to the Proctor house to investigate

400

How does the court treat Mary Warren in Act 3?

What is they turn against her and accuse her of witchcraft

400

What does John Proctor choose to do after being told that his confession with his name written will be posted to the church doors for everyone to see?

Who is he decides to tear the confession

400
Who is the couple that had seven deceased babies?

Who is Mr. and Mrs. Putnam

500

Reverend Parris is in conflict with several members of the community. Name one specific character with whom he is in conflict, and briefly explain the nature of that conflict.

Who is John Proctor (Conflict: Proctor dislikes Parris's emphasis on material wealth and his preoccupation with his reputation rather than spiritual matters.)

500

Who was accused of witchcraft because she "owned" a poppet?

Who is Elizabeth Proctor

500

Who does Mary Warren accuse of witchcraft after the girls try to accuse her of witchcraft?

Who is John Proctor

500

How does the play "The Crucible" conclude, and what is the fate of the main characters?

What is the execution of John Proctor, and the uncertain fate of others in the community

500

Who is the character torn between loyalty to her friends and fear for her life?

Who is Mary Warren