The Crucible
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sarahgreene on December 12, 2007
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Theocracy | What kind of government does Salem have in the Crucible? |
| Minister | What is Parris's position in Salem? |
| Dancing in the forest. | What did Parris catch his daughter and other girls doing? |
| Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor. | Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail? |
| Reverend Hale | As the play opens, whom has Parris asked to come to Salem? |
| They focus too much on fire and brimstone | What is John Proctor's chief complaint against Parris's sermons? |
| The death of seven of her children in infancy | What does Mrs. Putnam blame on witchcraft? |
| Tituba | Who is the first person that Abigail claims practiced witchcraft? |
| A little doll | What does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor when she returns home from the trials? |
| That someone accused Elizabeth of witchcraft | What news does Mary Warren bring from Salem? |
| Thou shalt not commit adultery | Which commandment does John Proctor forget when Reverend Hale quizzes him? |
| Elizabeth Proctor | Whom do Ezekiel Cheever and Herrick, the marshal, come to the Proctor home to arrest? |
| That the girls are only pretending to be possessed | To what does John Proctor convince Mary Warren to testify? |
| Danforth | Who is in charge of the court? |
| Because she is pregnant | Why will Elizabeth not be hanged if she is found guilty? |
| Contempt of court | On what charge is Giles Corey arrested? |
| They claim that Mary is bewitching them | When Mary Warren testifies against them, what do Abigail and her troop of girls do? |
| He tells the court about his affair with her | What does John Proctor do, in a desperate attempt to foil Abigail? |
| Elizabeth Proctor | Who is brought in to corroborate John Proctor's claims about Abigail? |
| Tells a lie | What does Elizabeth do when called upon to testify? |
| It arrests and tries him for witchcraft | What does the court do with John Proctor? |
| Confess, even though he is innocent | When John Proctor is facing death, what does Hale urge him to do? |
| Because the officials demand that he sign his name to it | Why does Proctor retract his confession? |
| She flees Salem, after robbing her uncle | What does Abigail do at the end? |
| He is hanged | What ultimately happens to John Proctor? |
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