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  • What little creature does Abigail and the other girls "see" claiming it is Mary Warren's spirit coming after them?
    A little Yellow Bird
  • Who was the Putnam's neighbor being accused by Ruth Putnam so her father Thomas could buy the land after the trial?
    George Jacobs
  • What is a hypocrite?
    a person who pretends to do something they don't actually do ("A criminal who doesn't
  • This is the name of Parris' daughter
    Betty
  • What year does this story take place?
    1692
  • This girl made a poppet during the court sessions and gave it to Elizabeth Proctor as a gift.
    Mary Warren
  • What is the type of culture described in the play? (Hint: Starts with a P)
    Puritan
  • Which sweet old woman had 11 kids and 26 grandkids?
    Rebecca Nurse
  • What is theology?
    The study of religion.
  • Who was the recorder/secretary of the court? (He carried writing materials around)
    Mr. Cheever
  • What did they find stuck in the poppet's belly?
    A needle
  • This is the number of people hanged as a result of the trials.
    19
  • What happened to Abigail's parents?
    They were murdered by natives
  • What is the name of the judge who asks Mary Warren to pretend to faint? He also asks Martha Corey how if she doesn't know what a witch is, how does she know she is not one.
    Judge Hathorne
  • Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail Williams?
    Abigail had an affair with her husband
  • Which character was accused of witchcraft for reading strange books and "witching" a neighbor's pigs.
    Martha Corey
  • What happened to Abigail at the end of the play?
    She stole Parris' money and sailed away with Mercy Lewis
  • This is what "crucible" actually means.
    1) A pot for melting metal 2) A severe test or challenging experience
  • Which girl had an affair with John Proctor?
    Abigail
  • This character is from Beverly and has a lot of knowledge about witchcraft.
    Reverend Hale
  • Who is the father of Betty and uncle of Abigail?
    Reverend Paris
  • This woman was unable to say her commandments in court and was later hanged as a witch.
    Goody Sarah Osburn
  • Who tries to fly out the window to their mother?
    Betty
  • How many Salem witches were burned at the stake?
    0 (they hanged them)
  • Who is Reverend Parris mostly worried about throughout the play?
    Himself
  • Which female character lost seven babies at childbirth?
    Anne Putnam
  • What is the name of the man who was pressed to death?
    Giles Corey
  • What character(s) were talked about a lot, but never show up in the Play?
    The Devil and God
  • What does Abigail threaten the other girls with when Betty says she drank blood?
    That she would cut their throats in their sleep. ("A pointy reckoning")
  • What is the name of Parris' slave woman?
    Tituba
  • Why didn't the Proctors have their youngest child baptized yet?
    They didn't like Mr. Parris
  • Where is Tituba originally from?
    Barbados
  • What does Mr. Parris discover stuck in his door? It actually fell to the ground.
    A dagger/knife
  • Who was said to have never told a lie?
    Elizabeth Proctor
  • What is "pressing" all about? It happened to Giles Corey.
    Laying stones on a person's chest to get them to confess.
  • What made Giles Corey's death rather clever?
    He doesn't confess or plead innocent, so he dies as a Christian and does not lose his land.
  • This time period during the 1950s was the inspiration for Arthur Miller writing The Crucible
    The red scare of communism - McCarthyism
  • What is the name of the village the play takes place in?
    Salem
  • This man was murdering his neighbors for their land by getting his daughter to cry witch on others.
    Thomas Putnam
  • Which commandment does John Proctor fail to remember?
    Thou shalt not commit adultery
  • What is hysteria?
    extreme emotions such as fear, excitement, anger, etc.
  • What do Abigail and Mercy Lewis take from Rev. Parris?
    His life savings, 31 pounds
  • What is the name of the author of The Crucible?
    Arthur Miller
  • What is dramatic irony? Where can we see it in the play?
    When the audience has more information than the characters on stage.
  • What is the name of the deputy governor presiding over the trials who would hand 10,000 people if he had to??
    Judge Danforth
  • Who is a farmer with three sons, who also refused to give up his good name in the end?
    John Proctor
  • What does Abigail say jumped in the kettle as they were dancing in the woods?
    A Frog
  • Which character comes back to Salem saying they are doing the devil's work by asking Christians to lie?
    Reverend Mr. Hale
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