The Crucible

What is the most important development in the character of Reverend Hale?

• He comes to Salem to investigate witchcraft.

• He ends up regretting his role in the witchcraft trials.

• He regrets not taking Parris's job from him.

• He pleads with John Proctor to admit his guilt

What drives Mary Warren to betray John Proctor at the conclusion of Act Three?

• A crisis of faith: she realizes that the truth is that she has been bewitched by John Proctor and needs to tell the truth.

• Reverend Hale's continuous reminders that the trials need hard proof.

• Peer pressure applied by the girls in the form of mimicking and harrassment.

• Reverend Parris's amazing skills at making everything all about himself, thus convincing Mary that she needs to admit to everything and make it easy for everyone.

What BEST describes Deputy Governor Danforth?

• He has ultimate authority over the direction of the witchcraft trials.

• He has questions about whether the witchcraft trials are legitimate.

• He mostly listens to what Judge Hathorne tells him to do.

• He's a follower without his own ideas.

What does Deputy Governor Danforth represent in the play?

• That when people believe in witches, everything goes awry.

• That women in the courts have historically not gotten their fair trials.

• That too much power concentrated into one person is bad for everyone.

• That the political atmosphere of the Puritan colony required him to uphold the supremacy of the law beyond all else.

What detail does Cheever use to show Deputy Governor Danforth how serious the situation has become in Salem?

• He has been assaulted by the people for his role in the witchcraft.

• There was a dagger on his door.

• There is rebellion already starting, and the city is rioting.

• There are cows wandering the roads of Salem because their masters are in jail.

Which statement best describes Reverend Hale's role in the play.

• He's looking for a new job, and he's hoping it will be in Salem.

• He's a traveling reverend who happens to come to Salem accidentally.

• He's a vampire hunter on the side who's called to Salem because witches and vampires are both "unnatural" entities.

• He specializes in the study and identification of witchcraft.

What is the purpose of Reverend Hale questioning John Proctor's theological practices when he visits the house in Act II?

• He's trying to convert John Proctor to join his team.

• He's trying to get information about the books Giles Corey's wife is reading.

• He's trying to equate nonconformity with the practices of witchcraft.

• He's hoping to learn how to be a better farmer while also being a good minister.

What is different about John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse from previously accused witches?

• They have a higher standing, which means they have better lawyers.

• The evidence used against them is much stronger and they are more clearly guilty.

• They have a higher standing, which means their confessions will have more effect on others.

• They worked together on their defense, so they ended up with less punishment.

Who can we trace the hysteria of the witch trials back to ultimately in the play? (That is, who starts it)

• Abigail Williams because she accuses Tituba instead of answering for her own misdeeds.

• John Proctor because he has a relationship with Abigail.

• Elizabeth Proctor because she kicks Abigail out of the house, thus making her drink the charm to kill Goody Proctor.

• Giles Corey because he's always taking people to court, and so everyone is mad at him.

By the end of Act I all the characters seem to believe there is witchcraft at work (or at least they're pretending it is)... who is the only one of this list who does not think that?

• Reverend Parris

• Ann Putnam

• John Proctor

• Abigail Williams

• Reverend Hale