crucible review

Question 1

crucible story takes place in which town and century

Answer 1

salem, massachusetts, 17th century

Question 2

crucible author?

Answer 2

arthur miller

Question 3

why was it written?

Answer 3

discussing the injustices of the “red scare”

Question 4

crucible written in this decade?

Answer 4

1950’s

Question 5

who did elizabeth proctor fire for being soiled

Answer 5

abigail williams

Question 6

who is a silly old man who started to go to church and blamed his wife for not being able to say his prayers

Answer 6

Giles Corey

Question 7

town reverend and asked for money for his house

Answer 7

Reverend Parris

Question 8

this couple lost 7 babies and blames others for their misfortune

Answer 8

mister and mrs putnam

Question 9

one of the oldest and most well respected woman in the town, never lost a single child or grandchild

Answer 9

Rebecca Nurse

Question 10

demonology expert from Beverly and come to investigate claims of witchcraft

Answer 10

Reverend Hale of Beverly

Question 11

affair with teen girl who worked for him and now feels guilty and trying to live better life

Answer 11

John Proctor

Question 12

slave from Barbados and works for reverend parris

Answer 12

tituba

Question 13

drank blood in the woods one night

Answer 13

abigail williams

Question 14

girl works for proctor house

Answer 14

mary warren

Question 15

not happy with church since snow flew

Answer 15

john proctor

Question 16

abigail age is? proctor age is?

Answer 16

abigail is 17, proctor mid 30’s

Question 17

how did abigails parents die

Answer 17

indians

Question 18

abigails reason for being in the woods

Answer 18

practice witchcraft with the other girls

Question 19

2 characters who hate each other

Answer 19

parris and proctor. proctor calls out parris for being too soft of a preacher and doesn’t preach God at all

Question 20

what year did the salem witch trials take place?

Answer 20

1692

Question 21

which one of the ten commandments does John forget?

Answer 21

You shall not commit adultery

Question 22

what is a poppet?

Answer 22

a puppet or doll.

Question 23

whos accused of having the doll

Answer 23

elizabeth because she found the needle inside the doll

Question 24

whos really in charge of the poppet

Answer 24

mary warren

Question 25

what crime was rebecca nurse accused of

Answer 25

murder of the putnam babies

Question 26

wife of which man was accused of cursing a farmers pigs

Answer 26

giles corey

Question 27

what does elizabeth want john to tell the court?

Answer 27

john committed adultery and flirting with abigail

Question 28

why is it difficult for john to tell the court?

Answer 28

he doesnt want to get caught and he’ll get punished to death

Question 29

name of proctors servant and starts to act rebellious because she is an official of the court

Answer 29

mary warren

Question 30

why will sarah good be saved from execution?

Answer 30

she didnt do witchcraft, it was mary warren

Question 31

name of rebecca nurses husband

Answer 31

francis nurse

Question 32

two men who arrest elizabeth, works for court

Answer 32

ezekiel cheever and marshal herrick

Question 33

most important judge of all of salem

Answer 33

judge danforth

Question 34

why is elizabeth’s hanging delayed

Answer 34

she’s pregnant

Question 35

why wouldn’t john proctor stop his attack on the court

Answer 35

court is threatening the wives of his friends

Question 36

why was giles corey arrested?

Answer 36

he wouldn’t reveal his ‘inside’ source

Question 37

why cant mary warren prove she does witchcraft?

Answer 37

she pretend to be afflicted and is afraid that the other girls will tell on her

Question 38

what does abigail lie about

Answer 38

not knowing john proctor

Question 39

what does mary warren lie about john proctor

Answer 39

he’s a witch