| Question | Answer |
| Who wrote The Crucible? | Arthur Miller
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Who is the first child we see affected with the inexplicable disease? | Betty Parris
| Who is the first to suggest witchcraft as the cause? | the doctor
| Who is the first to be accused as a witch? | Tituba
| Who leads the girls in the accusations? | Abigail
| Why is Reverend John Hale called to Salem? | He is an expert in the field of witchcraft
| Reverend Hale has come to examine which two characters? | Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam
| What strange habit does Giles Corey tell Hale his wife has? | she reads strange books at night
| Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris? | her parents were killed
| From his comments in Act 1, it can be inferred that Parris’s concern for his daughter is primarily based on his: a. terror of the Devil, b. fear for the fate of her soul, c. anxiety about his reputation, d. great love for his only child. | c
| What were the girls found doing in the forest? | dancing and/or boiling something in a pot (either would work)
| Why was Abigail Williams dismissed from working in the Proctor household? | Elizabeth Proctor accused her of having an affair with John Proctor
| Which character had an affair, but refuses to continue with it? | John Proctor
| Which character wants to continue an affair that has ended? | Abigail Williams
| Who is a slave from Barbados? | Tituba
| Who is Tituba’s owner? | Reverend Parris
| According to Mrs. Putnam, what happened to her other children? | they were killed by the witch Goody Osburn
| What commandment does John Proctor forget in Act 2? | Thou shalt not commit adultery
| What does Mary Warren make Elizabeth Proctor during the trials? | a poppet
| What evidence is used to arrest Elizabeth Proctor? | her possession of the poppet with a needle in its stomach (Abigail had a needle in her stomach, too)
| Who accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft? | Abigail Williams
| Besides Elizabeth Proctor and Tituba, who else is arrested as a witch at the end of Act 2? | They may name any of the following: Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey
| What does John Proctor order Mary Warren to do after his wife is arrested? | go to the court and tell them it is all a lie
| Who does John Proctor blame for his wife’s arrest? | himself and his guilt
| Who is the Proctors’ current servant? | Mary Warren
| What does Abigail do at the end of play? | steals Parris’ money and runs away
| How do Abigail Williams’ parents die? | killed by Indians
| In Act 1, what is John Proctor’s primary complaint against Reverend Parris’ sermons? | they focus too much on fire and brimstone rather than positive messages
| Why does Goody Putnam send Ruth to Tituba? | to see if she can conjure her dead sisters and see who killed them
| Which character is more concerned with his reputation than anything else? | Reverent Parris
| Who is the wealthy landowner that is eager to blame the illness on witchcraft? | Putnam
| What does Putnam gain from those who are convicted of witchcraft? | he buys their land at auction for a reduced price
| At the beginning of the trials, how do the townspeople treat Abigail? | they greatly respect her
| What motivates Abigail to keep persecuting witches? | her need for power
| What is the penalty for those who are accused, do not confess and are found guilty? | hanging
| How can the accused “witches” escape hanging? | by confessing
| What did Abby do in the forest that she does NOT admit to and threatens the girls never to reveal? | she tried to put a curse on Proctor’s wife
| Which character has 26 grandchildren and, in the first act, is able to calm Betty when no one else can? | Rebecca Nurse
| According to Rebecca Nurse in Act 1, when will the children stop acting afflicted? | when they grow tired of pretending
| Who are the four judges brought to Salem for the trials? | Judge Danforth, Judge Hathorne, Judge Sewell, Judge Stoughton
| What is the reason Abigail claims she was discharged from the Proctors’ employment? | she would not be Elizabeth Proctor’s slave and Elizabeth is bitter and hates her for it
| Why is Parris concerned with his reputation? | his enemies will try to remove him from the church (he would lose his job)
| Why does Abigail drink blood? | to kill Elizabeth Proctor
| Why is the Proctors’ relationship strained? | he had an affair
| At the beginning of Act 3, who is on the stand and of what is she accused? | Martha Corey, reading fortunes
| How many people signed the deposition in act three? | 91
| By act three, how many death warrants has Hale signed? | 72
| Who is the lead magistrate (judge) of the trials? | Judge Danforth
| Which girl “only watched” the happenings in the forest according to her conversation with Abby in Act 1? | Mary Warren
| How does Abby keep the other girls from telling the truth? | threatens them and/or accuses them of being a witch
| What does Cheever say Proctor did when they took Elizabeth away? | damned the court and ripped the warrant
| What does Proctor confess in Act 3? | his affair with Abigail
| Why does Proctor want the magistrates to ask Elizabeth to corroborate his story in act three? | she will never lie
| Why does Elizabeth lie about John’s affair in act three? | to protect him
| What does Hale want the judges to allow John to do during Act three? | get a lawyer
| What do the girls pretend to see in the courtroom during Act Three? | a bird
| Who is supposedly controlling the bird in Act Three? | Mary Warren
| Why do the girls blame Mary Warren as the bird in Act Three? | because she tries to tell the court they are all lying
| Whom does Mary Warren accuse at the end of Act Three? | John Proctor
| What does Hale do at the end of Act Three? | denounce the court
| What happens to the farms and animals of the town of Salem when their masters are arrested? | they become overgrown and the animals wander freely
| Who runs away with Abigail? | Mercy Lewis
| What happened in the town of Andover? | they revolted against the court
| What does Parris suggest Danforth do in Act Four? | postpone the hangings
| Why does Parris ask Danforth to postpone the hangings? | he fears riot
| How much money does Abigail take from Parris? | 31 pounds
| Why does Parris fear for his life in Act 4? | there was a knife stuck in his door
| Why are the executions in Act 4 different than previous executions? | they are of upstanding citizens that the town respects and the others were not
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| | Why does Proctor want to confess? | because he feels guilty and cannot pretend to be a saint by not confessing
| Why does Proctor change his mind about confessing? | his pride wants him to protect his name
| Why is Parris so worried about the evidence of witchcraft being discovered in his own house? | Parris wants to remain minister and fears any evidence may harm his reputation.
| Why is Mrs. Putnam so eager to prove there is witchcraft in the village? | She has lost all but one of her children and wants someone to blame.
| What is the source of conflict between Parris and Proctor? | Proctor questions Parris’ beliefs and morals.
| How does Abigail feel about John’s wife Elizabeth? | Abigail is jealous and dislikes her.
| Who is Reverend Hale? | a reverend who is summoned to Salem to identify witches.
| Why does Tituba confess? | she is threatened with whipping and hanging.
| Who is the only person to be crushed to death? | Giles Corey
| Why does Hale come to see the Proctors in Act Two? | he wishes to investigate the role of Christianity in their home since Elizabeth was mentioned in court
| What happens to Elizabeth in Act Two? | she is arrested and put in jail
| Why will Elizabeth’s life be spared for at least a year? | she is pregnant
| What happens to Reverend Parris at the end of the play? | His reputation is destroyed and he is fired
| Why does Hale return to Salem in Act Four? | to convince the accused to confess and save their innocent lives
| Explain Proctor’s last speech in Act Three. | It is about the corruption of the Puritan church, he cries that God is dead and that they are worshipping a whore.
| In Act Three, of what does Giles Corey accuse Thomas Putnam? | of telling his daughter to accuse Corey’s wife of witchcraft so that Putnam could buy Corey’s land.
| How does Reverend Hale change as the proceedings progress? | He begins to see that Salem’s court and church are corrupt
| Besides Abigail, name at least three other girls who are accusers. | Any three of the following: Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Betty Parris, Ruth Putnam, Mary Warren
| Whose dress did Reverend Parris see in the forest in Act One? | Mercy Lewis
| For what is Rebecca Nurse charged in Act Two? | “For the marvelous and supernatural murder of Goody Putnam’s babies”
| According to Proctor in Act Two, what is “walking Salem”? | vengeance
| At the end of Act Two, whom does Mary Warren fear most when she is forced to confess her lies? | Abigail |
