The Crucible

What kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible = Theocracy

What is Parris’s position in Salem = Minister
Before the play begins, what did Parris catch his daughter and other girls doing = Dancing in the
forest
Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail = Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor
As the play opens, whom has Parris asked to come to Salem = Reverend Hale
What is John Proctor’s chief complaint against Parris’s sermons = They focus too much on fire
and brimstone.
What does Mrs. Putnam blame on witchcraft = The death of seven of her children in infancy
Who is the first person that Abigail claims practiced witchcraft = Tituba
what does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor when she returns home from the trials = A
little doll
What news does Mary Warren bring from Salem = That someone accused Elizabeth of
witchcraft
Which commandment does John Proctor forget when Reverend Hale quizzes him = Thou shalt
not commit adultery.
Whom do Ezekiel Cheever and Herrick, the marshal, come to the Proctor home to arrest =
Elizabeth Proctor
To what does John Proctor convince Mary Warren to testify = That the girls are only pretending
to be possessed
Who is in charge of the court = Danforth
Why will Elizabeth not be hanged if she is found guilty = Because she is pregnant
On what charge is Giles Corey arrested = Contempt of court
When Mary Warren testifies against them, what do Abigail and her troop of girls do = They claim
that Mary is bewitching them.
What does John Proctor do, in a desperate attempt to foil Abigail = He tells the court about his
affair with her.
Who is brought in to corroborate John Proctor’s claims about Abigail = Elizabeth Proctor
What does Elizabeth do when called upon to testify = Tells a lie
What does the court do with John Proctor = It arrests and tries him for witchcraft.
When John Proctor is facing death, what does Hale urge him to do = Confess, even though he
is innocent
Why does Proctor retract his confession = Because the officials demand that he sign his name
to it
What does Abigail do at the end of the play = She flees Salem, after robbing her uncle.
What ultimately happens to John Proctor = He is hanged.