Crucible Character Identification Quiz

Who is John Proctor?

• A court official delivering warrants

• A respected farmer who had an affair and dislikes authority

• A greedy landowner seeking revenge

• A reverend investigating witchcraft

Who is Abigail Williams?

• Reverend Parris’s niece, manipulative and vengeful

• A judge in the Salem court

• A timid girl who confesses

• Elizabeth Proctor’s cousin

Who is Elizabeth Proctor?

• A young girl struck by illness

• The wife of a reverend

• John Proctor’s wife, accused because of Abigail’s jealousy

• A girl who leads the other accusers

Who is Reverend Parris?

• A minister who values truth above all

• A reverend from Beverly

• Salem’s minister, obsessed with his reputation

• A merchant who spreads rumors

Who is Reverend Hale?

• A traveling merchant

• A reverend from Beverly who investigates witchcraft

• Abigail’s uncle

• The judge of the Salem court

Who is Tituba?

• A servant girl working for the Putnams

• A respected elder of Salem

• A slave from Barbados who confesses to witchcraft

• A girl caught dancing in the forest

Who is Betty Parris?

• A Proctor child

• Reverend Hale’s niece

• Reverend Parris’s daughter, who pretends to be ill

• Abigail’s sister

Who is Mary Warren?

• The Putnams’ servant

• The Proctors’ current servant, nervous and easily manipulated

• A girl who accuses Abigail

• A cousin of John Proctor

Who is Thomas Putnam?

• A farmer trying to clear his name

• A respected elder who defends his wife

• A land-hungry villager who encourages accusations

• The minister of a nearby town

Who is Ann Putnam?

• Abigail’s aunt

• A woman who lost seven babies and believes in witchcraft

• A servant accused of cursing livestock

• Elizabeth’s best friend