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The Crucible test
A study aid for The Crucible test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Giles Corey say as he is pressed to death? | "More weight" |
| Who is the ringleader of the girls? | Abigail |
| What grieves Ann Putman? | The deaths of her babies |
| Who is the expert on witchcraft who is asked to come to Salem? | Rev. Hale |
| Why does Abigail accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft? | Abigail wants Elizabeth's husband |
| Who is depicted as a "land grabber"? | Thomas Putnam |
| When Tituba confesses, how does she reveal her true feelings concerning Rev. Parris? | She says the devil tells her to kill him. |
| How did the girls in the courtroom sway Mary Warren back to supporting them? | They mocked her. |
| Hale and Parris agree on what issue in Act IV? | The trials and hangings should be postponed. |
| Why does Abigail believe she was fired from the Proctor household? | Elizabeth didn't like her and thus fired her. |
| Who is Tituba? | She is Parris's slave from Barbados. |
| Who does not want to believe that the girls could be lying? | Danforth because he does not want to be guilty of innocent blood. |
| It is most shocking that this character is accused. | Rebecca Nurse |
| Who is a contentious man who has been in court over 30 times? | Giles Corey |
| What can Elizabeth Proctor not do according to John? | Tell a lie. |
| Why does John tear up his confession? | He doesn't want his lie to be made public. |
| Who steals Rev. Parris's money and runs away in Act IV? | Abigail and Mercy Lewis |
| What does Rebecca Nurse say about Betty's and Ruth Putnam's condition in Act I? | They will quit as soon as they are tired of acting. |