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The Crucible
A review for the Crucible
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is Reverend John Hale summoned? | He is an expert on witchcraft and can help Salem. |
| What does Abigail Williams believe about her dismissal from the Proctor's service? | John Proctor did not fire her, but Elizabeth Proctor did. |
| The best definition of the word "crucible" as it applies to the play is | a severe test or trial |
| Who is Reverend Parris's niece? | Abigail Williams |
| Before the action of the play begins, Betty Parris and her friends | have been caught dancing in the woods |
| Betty is likely to be in a trancelike state because | she fears punishment for being caught dancing in the woods |
| Abigail accuses Goody Good and Goody Osburn of witchcraft because | she can persuade Mrs. Putnam and not be punished |
| What is Ann Putnam's greatest grief? | Seven of her children dies in infancy. |
| Arthur Miller gives us valuable information about Abigail's character when he says in a stage direction that she | has a great capacity for lying |
| Which of the following statements best describes Tituba? Responses | She is a slave from Barbados who is devoted to Betty. |
| A possible motive for later accusations of witchcraft is suggested be all the following except Responses | Hale's statement that Betty is a witch |
| When Abigail threatens Betty, Abigail is motivated by her | fear of the villagers knowing everything they did in the woods |
| Giles Corey says that his wife has been reading strange books because he | wants to ask about something he thinks is important |
| Hale comes to the Proctor house | to ask the Proctors some questions |
| Mary Warren's motivation for joining the girls in their accusations of witchcraft is | that she is a lonely girl who craves friends and attention |
| The people who have been accused of being witches by the court may save themselves from hanging by | confessing to being witches |
| Marshal Herrick is shamefaced when he appears at the Proctor's house because he | comes to take away Elizabeth |
| Ezekiel Cheever is | the clerk of the court |
| What is Hale's advice to the Proctor's as he prepares to leave their house? | He tells them to go to church and baptize their youngest child. |
| When he comes in from planting, what suggestion does John Proctor make to his wife concerning the house? | He suggests that she bring in some flowers. |
| What is unusual about the doll that Mary Warren makes for Elizabeth? | It has a needle stuck in its stomach. |
| What reason does John Proctor give Reverend Hale for his absence from Church? | He does not think Reverend Parris is godly. |
| Which commandment does John forget when Hale asks him to recite the Ten Commandments? | Thou shalt not commit adultery. |
| Mary Warren | claims that she is an official of the court trying witches |
| As Elizabeth is led away to jail, what does John demand of Mary Warren? | that she inform the court that Abigail in lying |
| One of the chief conflicts established in Act Two is between | John Proctor and Ezekiel Cheever |
| Elizabeth says that Abigail accuses her of being a witch because Abigail | wants to get rid of Elizabeth so she can have John |
| Elizabeth is afraid that her husband | is still interested in Abigail Williams. |
| Who is the richest man in the village who can afford to buy the land forfeited by George Jacobs if Jacobs hangs as a witch? | Thomas Putnam |
| Deputy Governor Danforth | seems proud and does not like his authority challenged |
| What does John tell the court about his wife? | She will not lie. |
| What does Abigail Williams do as soon as Danforth begins to question her? | She threatens Danforth. |
| When John Proctor appears at the General Court with evidence that the accusations are frauds | Ezekiel Cheever says that John plows on Sundays |
| Abigail triumphs for all of the following reasons except | John denounces the trials |
| In Act Three the person who begins to have doubts about the rightness of the witch trials is | Reverend John Hale |
| What does Judge Hathorne ask Mary Warren to do in court that she cannot do? | faint |
| What secret does John Proctor reveal to prove that the girls are lying? | He says that Abigail seeks vengeance. |
| Elizabeth's motivation for lying about John's affair with Abigail is that | she loves John and wants to protect him |
| Parris's concerns about the depositions presented suggest all of the following except that he Responses | wants to see justice |
| How do the girls in the courtroom terrorize Mary Warren? Responses | They repeat everything that she says. |
| Who is taken to jail at the end of Act Three? | Giles Corey and John Proctor |
| What is the deal that Danforth tries to make with John Proctor? | If he will drop charges, Danforth will not try Elizabeth for a year. |
| Danforth does not want to find out the girls' accusations are false because he | will be blamed for the deaths of innocent people |
| At the opening of Act Four Ezekiel Cheever reveals that | there is much confusion and disagreement in the town |
| In his confession John admits to | seeing the Devil |
| What does John want from Elizabeth? | her approval for his confession to witchcraft |
| Why does Elizabeth refuse to influence John's decision whether to confess? | She feels he must face his own conscience and make his own decision. |
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