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General
Characters
Motives
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
100
Mrs. Putnam wants to know why she has lost seven of her children.
Why does Mrs.Putnam send Ruth to Tituba?
100
Proud and manipulative
What are adjectives that describe Abigail Williams?
100
The reason for Reverend Parris's emotional upset at the beginning of the play
What are rumors of witchcraft in the community?
100
Friendly, Peaceful
What is amicable?
100
The parallel between the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism
What is an extended metaphor?
200
The year of the Salem Witch Trials
What is 1692?
200
Outspoken and independent
What are adjectives that describe John Proctor?
200
The reason for Reverend Parris's concern about his daughter at the beginning of the play
What is concern for his reputation?
200
Craven
What is afraid or cowardly?
200
Mary says the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel.
What is an allusion to the Bible?
300
A character who does not fit into one of these categories: accuser, accused, court official: Danforth, Proctor, Hale, Abigail.
Who is Reverend Hale?
300
An expert in matters of witchcraft and the Devil
Who is Reverend Hale?
300
The emotion/reason behind Mrs. Putnam's hunt for witches
What is anger at having lost her children?
300
Intimation
What is a hint?
300
People look for scapegoats when things go wrong for them
What is a theme of The Crucible?
400
Those in power tend to act in the interest of preserving power
What is a theme of The Crucible?
400
Known for her goodness even beyond Salem
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
400
The emotion that moves Tituba to name witches at the end of Act I
What is fear of Reverend Hale?
400
One who does something eagerly
What is avidly?
400
Judge Hathorne says "This is contempt, sir, contempt!" when Francis Nurse tells the judges that the girls are frauds.
What is dramatic irony?
500
"Your Justice would freeze beer" who said it?
What is John Proctor?
500
Proctor believes this character is too concerned with wealth
Who is Reverend Parris?
500
Mary plants evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth's house?
What is Mary's motive in giving the poppet to Elizabeth?
500
Someone who is confounded
What is confused or puzzled?
500
The court assumes that anyone accused of witchcraft is guilty
What is a logical fallacy?