Crucible Review - Part 1

What does Reverend Parris see in the forest? 

• He sees John and Abigail kissing.
• He sees Ruth Putnam and Tituba conjuring up the dead.
• He sees his daughter, niece, and several girls dancing around a fire, and one of the girls is naked.
• He sees Giles Corey taking wood from the Putnams' land.

What do the stage directions tell you about Abigail Williams?
Parris: Child. Sit you down.
Abigail: (quavering as she sits) I would never hurt Betty. I love her dearly.

• She is nervous and has something to hide.
• She is sick from being attacked by a spirit.
• She is worried about Betty.
• She sees John in the distance and is excited.

Why does Ann Putnam send her daughter Ruth to Tituba?

• She wants Tituba to heal Ruth.
• She wants Tituba to drink blood to put a curse on Goody Nurse.
• She wants Tituba to teach her how to sing and dance.
• She wants Tituba to speak to her 7 dead children to find out who murdered them.

Where do we learn that Abigail Williams thinks she knows more about the world than the other woman in the village know?

• When she dances around a fire with Tituba.
• When she speaks with John Proctor about their affair.
• When she pretends to be attacked by Mary's spirit.
• When she falls to the ground and finds a needle in her stomach.

How does Reverend Hale show his education and authority?

• He brings books about witchcraft with him.
  
• He carries a medal that certifies him as a witch hunter.
• He speaks with authority.
• He is also the Deputy Governor of the Province.

What is Reverend Parris’s main concern about his niece Abigail?

• That she is also afflicted with the same illness as Betty.
• That she is no longer a virgin.
• That she is the cause of Betty's illness.
• That her reputation is bad, and will look bad on him.

What problem(s) in Salem encourage(s) the people to turn against each other?

• John Proctor dislikes Parris’ preaching. The Putnams don’t like Proctor because he doesn’t go to church often. Giles Corey doesn’t like that Parris wants more money. Mrs. Putnam disagrees with Rebecca Nurse about what’s wrong with the children.
• Abigail is jealous of how much attention Betty gets. Ann Putnam dislikes Parris for not believing their is witchcraft.
• Giles Corey is upset at Proctor and is suing him. Mr. Putnam doesn't like that George Jacobs has more land than him.

What does Rebecca Nurse say will cure the girls’ apparent illnesses?

• She says let them sleep for a few more days.
• She says run after them until they get tired.
• She says to give them time and they’ll grow out of this.
• She says call for Reverend Hale.

What conclusion can you draw about Hale from the following lines of dialogue? Hale…The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone, and I must tell you all that I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of hell upon her.

• He doesn't believe in witchcraft.
•             He wants them not to question his authority, and that he does not want to start a panic.
• He is putting on a show of authority so he can get them to pay him a lot of money for his services.
• That he is a parochial man who does not let anyone question his authority.

What does Elizabeth explain to Proctor will happen if people confess to witchcraft?

• They will hang.
• They will be pressed with stones.
• They will be drowned.
• They will not hang.