The Crucible Final

“Let either of you breathe a word,...about the other things, and I will come... shudder you.”

Because she wants to know why her seven children have died, Ann Putnam

Reverend Hale first becomes uneasy about the trials when

“Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!”

Reverend Parris sees the girls dancing in the woods

Elizabeth Proctor condemns herself by

How did McCarthyism affect Arthur Miller?

“Man, we must look to cause proportionate. Were there murder...strikes upon the world.”

minister who fears there is a conspiracy against him

Proctor confesses to an affair with Abigail Williams to

Early 20th Century playwright began to focus on

man whom Abigail hopes to marry after his wife is hanged

When asked to recite the Commandments, Proctor forgets the one about

comes to Salem to determine if witchcraft is really involved

Abigail Williams accuses Elizabeth Proctor

has a pride of specialization or special knowledge

Proctor destroys his written confession

When Mary Warren gives her deposition disclaiming any dealings with the Devil, the other girls

In the final scenes of the play, Danforth is unwilling to pardon Proctor because

_____was the play that made Arthur Miller a star

slave who believes in voodoo magic

carries secret sin

guilty of land greed

When he first comes to Salem, Reverend John Hale’s mood is

guilty of limitless dissembling (lying)

During the witch trials, the people of Salem band together as a community

“I should have roared you down... But you’re not, you’re not, and let you remember it!”

According to Betty Parris, Abigail drank a charm to kill

Aside from Arthur Miller, the most notable post-World War II playwright was

worthy woman put to death as a witch

Which of the following characters helps instigate the investigations and later condemns them?

John Proctor’s vocation (job) is

“I will not give you no name. I mentioned my wife’s name once.... I stand mute.”

Abigail admits placing a needle in the poppet that Mary Warren gave to Elizabeth Proctor

desires to possess a man

“Abigail brings the other girls into the court ... crowd will part like the sea for Israel.”

slave who confesses to witchcraft

Giles Corey escapes being labeled as a witch by the court by

Mary Warren withdraws her testimony against the other girls because

Hale is a devoted supporter of the trials throughout the play

tries to stop the trials, then turns and accuses John Proctor

“…every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house.”

John Proctor frequently absents himself from church because he

Because of his interest in children, Reverend Parris devotes his ministry to them.

paranoid of threats to legal authority

uses the witch trials to carry out personal vengeance against neighbors

desires to learn how babies died

What was the Red Scare?

“You will look far for a man...why am I persecuted here?”

Parris desperately wants Proctor to confess because

The tradition of strict social control breaks down in Salem during the trials

has a history of public failures

believes he/she is persecuted by a party of enemies

old man who unwittingly accuses his wife of witchcraft

“Remember Cain were an upright man, yet he did kill Abel”

Elizabeth is suspicious that John had an affair with Abigail but does not know for certain

girl who leads the accusations

Elizabeth Proctor’s execution is postponed because

“Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in heaven.”

Ann Putnam believes Tituba can speak to the dead

tolerates no challenge to his legal authority

An accused witch can escape execution by