Crucible Test Flashcards
What has happened to Abigail in the end
She has ran away
When Abigail Williams and the other girls are brought to the courtroom to answer for Mary Warrens claim, what does Abigail do
she claims that there is no truth to it, and suddenly says its cold
What does a person accused of witchcraft have to do to avoid being hanged?
Confess to having practiced witchcraft
In examining the play as an allegory for the McCarthy era and the Red Scare, Danforth refusing to exonerate the last few good people can be equated with the US government:
realizing it has gone too far, but finding itself unable to turn back for fear of admitting its own mistakes
Judge Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it?
He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom.
Reverend Parris suggests to Danforth he postpone these hangings for a time, why?
he fears the backlash from the community when upstanding citizens are executed
Who was crushed to death instead of hung?
Giles Corey
Danforth further illustrates his hypocritical yet resolute stance by refusing to pardon or even to delay the executions of the remaining seven prisoners because:
it would be unfair to those already hung
Elizabeth says “He has his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” What does she mean by this?
by refusing to lie on others, he has redeemed himself
Which of the Ten Commandments does John Proctor forget when asked to recite them by Reverend Hale?
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Whose transformation is fulfilled in the Act 3 courtroom scene, as he finally sees through the manipulation of Abigail and the falseness of the accusations?
Reverand Hale
Mary Warren first returns from court in an emotional state. What is the reason for this?
The true consequences of the girls’ actions is becoming apparent to her
What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
He begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.
What test does Reverend Hale use to determine whether John and Elizabeth Proctor are truly God-fearing people?
He asks them to recite the Ten Commandments
Reverend Hale has been attempting to get those accused to confess their crimes to God in order to be saved.
True
When Judge Danforth questions Elizabeth as to whether or not her husband cheated on her, she:
refuses to slander her husband and answers that he is innocent
