The Crucible Review

Parris is too concerned with money and expensive items for the church, and spends too much time talking hell-fire and damnation

Proctor does not like Rev. Parris because he thinks that...

Parris's slave from Barbados

Who is Tituba?

Parris's niece

Who is Abigail?

Parris's daughter

Who is Betty?

she has lost seven babies in the first few days of life

Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem?

1. His candidate for minister had been rejected
2. He considered himself an intellectual superior to most people in Salem, yet he often did not get his own way
3. His attempt to break his father's will had failed

What are the reasons why Thomas Putnam is bitter in Act 1?

they had an affair

What happened between John Proctor and Abigail prior to the opening of the play?

she cannot stand to hear the Lord's name

What was the "sign" that Betty was bewitched, according to Mrs. Putnam?

an expert in witchcraft

Who is Rev. John Hale?

Ann Putnam

What is NOT the name of someone the girls had seen with the devil?

Abigail

Identify the speaker: "I want to open myself... I want the light of God...I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book...I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osborn with the Devil!" (Act 1)

undone

Parris says, "Oh Abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now I am ___!" (Act 1)

Abigail

When the girls discuss the activities they did in the woods, who says, "Oh, we'll be whipped!"

John Proctor

Which character fits the following description: strong and fit, full of authority and confidence, a farmer.

they were kind and respected neighbors of the community

Describe Francis and Rebecca Nurse.

old land disputes

Why didn't the Putnam's like the Nurses?

she thinks the girls have made up their story to get some attention; it's a phase

What is Rebecca's explanation of the girls' behavior?

wheels, wheels, fires, fires

Mrs. Putnam says, "There are ___ within ___ in this village and ___ within ___." (Act 1)

He doesn't like Parris because he thinks he is too concerned with material wealth, and his sermons deal with fire and brimstone too much instead of God

What are the reasons for John Proctor's absence at church services lately?

Firewood, a salary of sixty pounds, and the deed to his house

What does Parris want as compensation for his position?

lumber

What do Putnam and Proctor argue about in Act 1?

Goody Putnam

Which character lost seven babies at birth?

Mary Warren

Which character is currently a servant in the Proctor's household?

America in the 1690s

This play is set in

he wanted to question them prior to seeing them in court

In Act 2, why did Hale come to Proctor's house?

she will tell that they had an affair, charging him with lechery

What will happen if Proctor tries to discredit Abby to the court?

Mary Warren

Identify the speaker: "I'll not be ordered to bed no more, Mr. Proctor. I am eighteen and a woman..." (Act 2)

Giles Corey

Identify the speaker: "I will not give you no name. I mentioned my wife's name once and I'll burn in hell long enough for that. I stand mute" (Act 3).

Danforth

Identify the speaker: "...a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between" (Act 3).

she wants him to go into Salem to tell the authorities that the girls are lying

In Act 2, where do Elizabeth want John to go, and what does she want him to do there?

a poppet

What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?

she believes that Abby wants to take her place as John's wife

Why does Elizabeth think Abigail wants to kill her?

if she is accused of being a witch, she cannot believe in witches

In Act 2, Hale asks Elizabeth if she believes in witches. What is her reply?

the murder of Goody Putnam's babies

On what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?

he comes to arrest Elizabeth

Why does Cheever come to the Proctor house in Act 2?

her possession of the doll with a needle in it

What is the deciding factor in Elizabeth's arrest in Act 2?

she is afraid of Abigail

Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll in Act 2?

they want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women

Why do Giles and Francis want to see Danforth in Act 3?

Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court

What is Parris's argument against Proctor in Act 3?

the girls have been lying

What does Mary tell Danforth in Act 3?

she said she was pregnant

Why did Danforth grant Elizabeth extra time in Act 3?

Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha were all good, upstanding, God-loving citizens

What did the paper that ninety-one people signed say?

"Do that which is good, and no harm will come to thee."

What quote did Proctor use to help Mary remain brave in Act 3?

he begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent

What is Hale's problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth in Act 3?

he asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom

In Act 3, Hawthorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it?

She was dissatisfied with Abigail, and she also thought that Abigail and John fancied each other

In Act 3, what does Elizabeth say are the reasons Abigail was released from her service?

they pretend that her spirit is coming to get them

In Act 3, what do the girls do to Mary?

Proctor does not go to church regularly, the youngest son has not been baptized, Proctor could not remember all of the commandments

In Act 2, what is something "suspicious" about Proctor and his family, according to Hale?

he accuses Putnam of killing his neighbors for their land

Of what does Giles accuse Putnam in Act 3?

he thinks it is caused by the cows

In Act 4, what explanation does Cheever give for Parris' "mad look"?

Abigail stole money from Parris and disappeared

In Act 4, what did Abigail do?

Parris

Identify the speaker: "You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me" (Act 4).

Rather than admit that the court could have been wrong and therefore admit the others may have been hanged unjustly, he thought it better to continue hanging people so all accused would get the same treatment from the court.

In Act 4, what was Danforth's stated reason that a pardon would not be a good idea? (Think of the reason Danforth explicitly gave, not what you believe his true intention might have been.)

to encourage the accused to confess and save their lives

In Act 4, why has Hale come back to Salem?

convince Proctor to confess

In Act 4, what does Hale want Elizabeth to do?

he was pressed to death during questioning

In Act 4, what happens to Giles?

she feels she is also responsible for his affair with Abigail.

In Act 4, what "confession" did Elizabeth make to John?

he tore it up

In Act 4, what did Proctor do after he signed the confession?

McCarthy Hearings/Trials

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as a comparison/response to what was going on in America at the time. What was going on?

Communists

Who were Americans afraid of in the 1950s?

1950s

In what decade did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?

John Proctor

What character is most at peace with him- or herself at the end of Act 4?

was where the Devil resided

The residents of Salem believed that the forest at the edge of the town...

the actions taken to unify Salem led to its disunity

Miller considers it a paradox that...

respect for rules

When Proctor says to Putnam, "You cannot command Mr. Parris. We vote by name in this society, not by acreage," he is appealing to his...

Rebecca Nurse

Which character shows the most awareness, sensitivity, and concern for others' needs?

she won't tell him what she is reading

Martha's reading makes her husband, Giles, feel uneasy because...

to protect his name and honor

Elizabeth Proctor denies that her husband had an affair...

Ezekiel Cheever

The character who best represents unquestioning loyalty to authority is...

Elizabeth denies he was having an affair

Proctor's attempt to prove his innocence backfires when...

make people fearful of speaking the truth

Danforth's order for the court to bring in the people who signed a testament to the good character of Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Martha Corey will...

he believes in God but not in the need to practice his faith in a church

What are John Proctor's religious beliefs?

she doubts the Devil could possess a pious woman's soul

Elizabeth states that she cannot believe in witches because...

I did not say anything because I did not expect others to believe these accusations.

Proctor replies to Hale's question "Why did you keep this?" by saying "I never knew until tonight that the world is gone daft with this nonsense." What is a paraphrase of this?

letting him know he does not believe him

Hale responds to Proctor's report that Abigail invented the story about witches by...

fears physical retaliation after they are hanged

The main reason Parris asks the judge to postpone hanging Proctor and Rebecca Nurse is that he...

it would reflect badly on his credibility and suggest he is weak

What is the most likely reason Danforth refuses to pardon Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor?

has lost all chance of gaining Proctor's affections

Abigail flees the town because she...

protagonist

In a play, the major character who faces conflict and drives the action forward is the...

internal conflicts

The doubts and fears that a character battles are called...

an attempt to acquire land

Giles Corey claimed that Putnam's motive for accusing others of witchcraft is...

desire for recognition, which the convictions will bring him

Danforth is motivated by his...

has doubts about the guilt of the condemned

Reverend Hale urges the judge to consider new evidence because he...

suspects he is not a good Christian

Hale asks Proctor to say the Commandments because he...

greed

What does Proctor believe motivates Parris, in general?

considers the church a higher authority than the court

From Herrick's explanation that he allowed Hale into the jail because "Why, Mr. Parris command me, sir. I cannot deny him," you can conclude that Herrick...

wants to ward off suspicion

Abigail is deferential (acts like she obeys) to her uncle because she...

to have power over them

Abigail's motivation for frightening Mary Warren, Mercy, and Betty is...

make him lose credibility and look ridiculous

Danforth believes that Mary's confession will...

has gained a sense of power through her role in the witch trials

From Mary Warren's transformation from a timid, mousy woman to an assertive woman, you can conclude that she...

Proctor is trying to please Elizabeth, but she distrusts him

What conclusions can you draw about Elizabeth and Proctor's relationship?

believes only God can judge a person

From Proctor's statement to his wife, "Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. But you're not, you're not, and let you remember it," you can conclude*that John...