Crucible Act I

Rev Hale shows his education and authority by

bringing books with him to Salem

Further increasing the conflict in the plot of the drama in Thomas Putnam’s

insistence that witchcraft exsists in Salem

You can draw conclusions that Abigial Williams thinks she knows more about the world than the other women in the village know from

her conversation with John Proctor

what do these lines tell you about Abigail Williams

her uncle, Rev. Parris, makes her nervous

What problem in Salem encourages the people to turn against each other

some people are quick to take offense and sue others in court

what conclusion can you draw about Hale from the lines in the dialogue

he wants no one to question his authority

Rev Parris’s main concern about his niece Abigail is that

her actions will reflect badly on him

what does Rev. Parris see in the forest

the girls dancing and Tituba waving

what does Rebecca nurse say will cure the girls apparent illnesses

the girls tiring of their silly behavior

Ann Putnam sends her daughter Ruth to Tituba to

speak to Ann’s dead babies

Rev. Parris sends for Rev. Hale of Beverly because

hale is an authority on witches

the dialogue between Parris, Proctor, Putnam, and Corey in which they disagree about matters of money and real estate emphasizes

the overall atmosphere of greed and frustration

Abigail might accuse Tituba of conjuring the devil

to remove suspicions from herself

What do the Putnam’s and Rev. Parris have in common

both have sick and bewitched daughters

the crucible is an allegorical tale that relates most strongly to which contemporary event for arthur miller

the McCarthy hearings

at first Rev. Hale cautions everyone

against being led by superstition

who did betty call for when she awakened and what did she try to do

her dead mother and fly out the window

what victory would the devil have to win a soul already bad

it foreshadows the eventual charges against respectable citizens such as Rebecca Nurse

in what year did the action in the play take place

1692

which of the following girls is the daughter of Rev. Parris

betty

what conclusion can you draw about Abigail’s discharge from the Proctor’s

Goody Proctor suspected the relationship her husband and Abigail

Rev. Parris fears the villagers’ response to the rumor that his daughter has come under a spell because

it could cost him his ministry and his daughter her life

how does Goody Putnam move the plot along

she blatantly attributes Betty’s illness to witchcraft

what is the likely reason old Giles cannot say his prayers

he is forgetful and barely knows his prayers

why did mrs putnam send her daughter to tituba

to have her conjure the spirits of her deceased children

why does proctor say that most people within the community have slacked off from Rev. Parris’s service

they’re tired of hell and brimstone sermons

when rev. parris sees his daughter and the other girls dancing in the forest, he concludes that they

are engaging in witchcraft

Abigail appears to have had an affair with which of the following gentleman

John Proctor

what is the argument between Putnam and Proctor about

lumber

when describing abigail, the phrase “endless capacity for dissembling” suggests what about Abigail

she lies frequently and convincingly

at the close of act 1 rev hale shouts for the marshal to bring irons because he

is also caught up in the frenzy of the accusations

why does abigail williams live with rev parris

she is his niece

according to dr griggs what is a possible cause of rev parris’s daughter’s illness

unnatural causes

while in the forest, the girls did all of the following except

cursed goody Putnam

silly

true

goody good

true

rev parris

true

crucible

true

miller died

true

probing

true