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Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
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Who is Reverend Parris's niece and vindictive?
Abigail
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What did Reverend Parris catch Abigail and Betty doing?
Dancing in the woods
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What happened to a person who did not confess?
He/she was hanged
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What does John Proctor confess to?
Having an affair with Abigail
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What does Parris say that Abigail and Mary have done?
Stolen his money and run away
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Who is from Barbados and the black slave of Parris?
Tituba
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When Parris says "your name in town - it is entirely white, is it not" what does he mean?
Abigail's name is purely white in the town.
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What is the motivation of the court?
Doing the work of the Bible
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What does Danforth reveal to Proctor about Elizabeth?
She is pregnant
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What does Proctor do after signing the confession?
rips it up
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Who is a good Christian woman that is looked up to by most of the people in Salem?
Rebecca Nurse
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Why does Abigail want Goody Proctor dead?
So that she can have John.
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During their first conversation, what is revealed about the relationship between the Proctors?
It is strained due to a lack of trust and honesty
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How does Danforth check Proctor's story?
He calls Elizabeth in to back it up
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What is Danforth's reason why they must be hanged?
12 before them hanged so it would not be fair
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Who is the judge at the witch trials and the deputy governor of Massachusetts?
Judge Danforth
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Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?
Due to the Red Scare happening at the time
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What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?
Murdering Mrs. Putnam's babies
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How does Mary Warren react when the girls pressure her?
She breaks down and says the John Proctor is contracted with the Devil
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What does Parris request?
That the hangings are postponed
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Who is the clerk of the court during the witch trials?
Ezekiel Cheever
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What did the witch-hunt give the Puritans the chance to do that they could not do previously?
Speak of revenge
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What does the metaphor "The promise that a stallion gives a mare I gave that girl!" suggest about Proctor and Abigail's relationship?
It was only physical; he did not ever promise he would marry or have children with her
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What does Giles Corey mean when he says that he has "broke charity" with his wife?
He has broken the trust between them
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What does Parris say about John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse?
They are thought highly of in the community, it would be different if they were hanging people who were outcasts in the town already