The Crucible Review

Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?

• Parris feels the people of Salem will be more accepting of an outside opinion
• Hale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil
• Hale is the most skilled medical person in the region
• Parris feels utterly unprepared to deal with the issues he fears are at hand

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Considering Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?

• She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishment
• She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburne in the forest and wants to tell the truth
• She is confused and talking about a dream she once had
• She doesn't like the women she names, and she hopes they will be punished

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At the beginning of Act II, John and Elizabeth Proctor are uncomfortable with each other. By the end of the play, however, their relationship changes. How would you describe their relationship in Act IV?

• They seem ill at ease with each other
• They seem not to care about each other
• They are warm and affectionate (for Puritans)
• They are hostile and bitter towards each other

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Proctor's comment to Mary Warren, "It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women," implies he thinks Mary is:

• cruel
• hypocritical
• cowardly
• silly

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What is Mary's motive in giving the "poppet" to Elizabeth?

• she wants to make friends with Elizabeth
• she wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl
• she wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth's house
• she wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her

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Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?

• He has a guilty conscience
• He has never properly learned the commandments
• He believes that is an unfair commandment
• He is afraid of revealing his wife's sin

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Initially, why does Giles Corey talk to Reverend Parris about Martha?

• Giles thinks Martha is reading strange books
• Martha is torturing Betty Parris
• Martha accused Elizabeth
• Martha is filing for divorce against Giles

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Why is Rebecca Nurse arrested?

• She is accused of killing the neighbor's pigs
• She is homeless and begs for food
• She is accused of murdering Goody Putnam's babies
• She is accused of giving Mary Warren a stomachache

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According to Reverend Hale, "________ is God's most precious gift."

• truth
• life
• a child
• forgiveness

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Giles Corey is killed by

• hanging
• drowning
• piling stones on his chest
• shooting