the crucible

Question 1

reverend parris

Answer 1

a minister in Salem

• he believes that a faction plans to force him to leave Salem
• uses the witch trials to strengthen his authority

Question 2

betty parris

Answer 2

parris’s daughter

• her father discovers her dancing in the wood
• she later accuses other individuals of witchcraft

Question 3

abigal williams

Answer 3

parris’s neice

• she instigates the witch trials by falsely accusing others of witchcraft
• pretends to see witches and instructs other girls to also

Question 4

tituba

Answer 4

parris’ black slave

-parris discovers her casting spells and making potions with the girls in the woods

Question 5

mrs. ann putnam

Answer 5

wife of thomas putnam

• believes that a witch is responsible for the deaths of her seven infant children
• jealousy of rebecca nurse leads her to accuse goody nurse of being a witch

Question 6

thomas putnam

Answer 6

a greedy landowner in salem

-accuses his neighbors of witchcraft so that he can purchase their lands after they hang

Question 7

ruth putnam

Answer 7

the putnam’s daughter

• accuses individuals of practicing witchcraft
• a witness claims to have heard putname say ruth’s accusations helped her father

Question 8

mary warren

Answer 8

servant to the proctors

• she goes along with abigail and the girls by also accusing other of witchcraft
• however she later admits that she was lying

Question 9

mercy lewis

Answer 9

servant to the putnams and friend to abigail

• she participates in the witch trials by pretending to see spirits
• also accuses others

Question 10

john proctor

Answer 10

salem farmer and former lover of abigail

-openly denounces parris and does not attend church

Question 11

elizabeth proctor

Answer 11

wife of john proctor

• she is decent and honest
• dismissed abigail because of her affair with john proctor

Question 12

reverened hale

Answer 12

minister in Beverly

• is summoned to investigate betty’s condition and determine if witchcraft is responsible
• supports the witch trials, but later denounces when he learns that abigail is lying

Question 13

rebecca nurse

Answer 13

wife of francis nurse

• very respected individual due to her kindness and charity
• argues against the trials
• accused by mrs. putnam

Question 14

francis nurse

Answer 14

farmer and landowner in salem

-he is respected member of the community and often settles disagreements in the community

Question 15

susanna walcott

Answer 15

friend to abigail

-she also takes part in the trials, and falsely accuses people of witchcraft

Question 16

giles correy

Answer 16

elderly inhabitant of salem

• he challenges the court in an attempt to defend his wife
• pressed to death as a result

Question 17

sarah good

Answer 17

beggar in salem

-she is the first individual accused

Question 18

deputy governor danforth

Answer 18

a special judge serving in salem

• he signs death sentences for those accused of witchcraft
• refuses to delay any execution for fear of seeming weak

Question 19

ezekial cheever

Answer 19

assisted by the court to assist with arresting individuals

Question 20

marshall herrick

Answer 20

appointed by the court to arrest accused individuals

Question 21

hopkins

Answer 21

the jailer

Question 22

what is the purpose of explaining the historical events and people based on in the play?

Answer 22

to set the story, and the culture around it

-so we can understand and imagine

Question 23

what is ABIGAIL’s motivation for taking part in witchcraft

Answer 23

to kill John Proctors wife, so that she can continue having an affair with John

Question 24

describe salem

Answer 24

• white wash tomb example
• seem suspiscious of other people who aren’t doing their job
• very isolated and strict
• theocracy > christianity

Question 25

how is there no justice in the court of salem

Answer 25

people can then confess for a crime they didn’t commit to escape punishment
-guilty until proven innocent
people being punished are the ones pleading innocent

Question 26

how does john proctor feel about Rev Parris

Answer 26

does not like at all, has very different beliefs in in (why he stays home from church)

Question 27

what evidence does cheever find in the proctor house

Answer 27

a doll (presented as a voodoo)

Question 28

how did the evidence get in the proctor house

Answer 28

Mary Warren give it to elizabeth, abigail instructed her too and she did it with innocence

Question 29

why is the evidence considered witchcraft

Answer 29

it is considered a voodoo doll

-there is a needle in the doll where abigail ends up being stabbed

Question 30

how does rev hale change throughout the story

Answer 30

at the beginning he wants to help, and declare people taking part of witchcraft

• in the middle he becomes suspiscous and isn’t the one accusing people of witchcraft
• near the end he quits the court due to the injust accusations of people taking part of witchery, doesn’t believe

Question 31

who does Rev Parris side with throughout the story

Answer 31

ultimately he sides with himself, he is continously trying to fight the faction he’s built in his vanity.
-literally he sides with Abigail to further benefit himself, saying the girls aren’t pretending

Question 32

why does Giles Corey refuse to reveal the names of his witnesses

Answer 32

because he will loose his plot of land just how Putnam intends him too
-and the last time he dropped a name in court they got arrested (wife)

Question 33

what are sara and tituba planning to do in jail

Answer 33

escape to barbados

Question 34

what are puritians

Answer 34

a society where government and society are combined together -theocracy
-have rigid social norms, and are driven by fear and control

Question 35

what is mccarthyism

Answer 35

fear of communism (that fear forces people to act irrationably and accuse others, destorying their reputation)

Question 36

cold war

Answer 36

was after WII between the USSR and USA, a race for power

Question 37

what does the title of the book “the crucible” really mean

Answer 37

a crucible is a melting pot where metals or other substances are put in at very high temperatures (melting pot)

Question 38

theocracy

Answer 38

combination of state and religous power

-creates exclusion

Question 39

character foil

Answer 39

two opposite characters who contrast/parallel each other

example - Abigail and Elizabeth