the crucible

QUESTIONS - The Crucible
Act One
1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their
New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in
that statement?
2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge."
3. Identify Tituba, Abigail, and Betty.
4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem?
5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter?
6. Parris says, "Oh, Abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now I am undone!" What does that mean?
7. What is Mary's argument to Abby?
8. Describe Proctor.
9. What happened between Abigail and John Proctor prior to the opening of the play?
10. What was the "sign" that Betty was bewitched?
11. Identify Francis and Rebecca Nurse.
12. Explain the political relationship between the Putnam and Nurse families.
13. What did Rebecca do to Betty?
14. What is Rebecca's explanation of the girls' behavior?
15. "There are wheels within wheels in this village and fires within fires." Explain.
16. What is Proctor's reason for his not regularly attending church?
17. What does Parris want?
18. Giles says, "Think on it now, it's a deep thing, and dark as a pit." To what is he referring
literally and symbolically?
19. What do Putnam and Proctor argue about? What does this show?
20. Who is Rev. John Hale, and why does he come to Salem?
21. Hale says, "They [the books] must be [heavy]; they are weighted with authority." What is the
significance of this remark?
22. To what did Tituba confess? Why?
23. What do the girls do at the end of Act One?


Act Two
1. Where does Elizabeth want John to go, and what does she want him to do there?
2. What is John's response to her prodding?
3. What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?
4. What was the "evidence" against Sarah Good?
5. Why doesn't Proctor want Mary to go back to court?
6. Why does Elizabeth think Abigail wants to kill her?
7. Why did Hale come to Proctor's house?
8. What things are "suspicious" about Proctor and his family?
9. Hale asks Elizabeth if she believes in witches. What is her reply?
10. On what charge(s) was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
11. Why does Cheever come to the Proctor house?
12. Explain the significance of the needle in the "poppet."
13. What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby?
14. Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll?

Act Three
1. Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth?
2. What is Parris's argument against Proctor?
3. What does Mary tell Danforth?
4. When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow?
5. What paper did ninety-one people sign?
6. ". . . a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road
between." Explain the importance of Danforth's statement.
7. What quote did Proctor use to help Mary remain brave?
8. Of what does Giles accuse Putnam?
9. What is Hale's problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
10. Hawthorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it? Can she do it? Why or why not?
11. Proctor calls Abigail a whore, and he confesses his lechery. Danforth tests Proctor's statement
by calling for Elizabeth and asking her why Abigail was dismissed. What does Elizabeth say?
Why?
12. What do the girls do to Mary? What is her response?
13. What happens to Proctor?
14. What does Hale do?

Act Four
1. What explanation does Cheever give for Parris' "mad look"?
2. What did Abigail do?
3. Parris says, "You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me." What "sort" does he mean,
and what is the danger to him?
4. Explain Danforth's reason that a pardon would not be just.
5. Why has Hale come back to Salem?
6. What does Hale want Elizabeth to do?
7. What happened to Giles?
8. Proctor says, "My honesty is broke, Elizabeth, I am no good man." Explain.
9. What "confession" did Elizabeth make to John?
10. What did Proctor do after he signed the confession? Why?
11. "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" Explain.
12. "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" What does Elizabeth mean?
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the crucible
SHORT ANSWER - The Crucible
Act One
1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their
New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in
that statement?
2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge."
3. Identify Tituba, Abigail, and Betty.
4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem?
5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter?
6. Parris says, "Oh, Abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now I am undone!" What
does that mean?
7. What is Mary's argument to Abby?
8. Describe Proctor.
9. What happened between Abigail and John Proctor prior to the opening of the play?
10. What was the "sign" that Betty was bewitched?
11. Identify Francis and Rebecca Nurse.
12. Explain the political relationship between the Putnam and Nurse families.
13. What did Rebecca do to Betty?
14. What is Rebecca's explanation of the girls' behavior?
15. "There are wheels within wheels in this village and fires within fires." Explain.
16. What is Proctor's reason for his not regularly attending church?
17. What does Parris want?
18. Giles says, "Think on it now, it's a deep thing, and dark as a pit." To what is he referring
literally and symbolically?
19. What do Putnam and Proctor argue about? What does this show?
20. Who is Rev. John Hale, and why does he come to Salem?
21. Hale says, "They [the books] must be [heavy]; they are weighted with authority." What is the
significance of this remark?
22. To what did Tituba confess? Why?
23. What do the girls do at the end of Act One?
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Crucible Study Questions Page 2
Act Two
1. Where does Elizabeth want John to go, and what does she want him to do there?
2. What is John's response to her prodding?
3. What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?
4. What was the "evidence" against Sarah Good?
5. Why doesn't Proctor want Mary to go back to court?
6. Why does Elizabeth think Abigail wants to kill her?
7. Why did Hale come to Proctor's house?
8. What things are "suspicious" about Proctor and his family?
9. Hale asks Elizabeth if she believes in witches. What is her reply?
10. On what charge(s) was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
11. Why does Cheever come to the Proctor house?
12. Explain the significance of the needle in the "poppet."
13. What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby?
14. Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll?
Act Three
1. Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth?
2. What is Parris's argument against Proctor?
3. What does Mary tell Danforth?
4. When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow?
5. What paper did ninety-one people sign?
6. ". . . a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road
between." Explain the importance of Danforth's statement.
7. What quote did Proctor use to help Mary remain brave?
8. Of what does Giles accuse Putnam?
9. What is Hale's problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
10. Hawthorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it? Can she do it? Why or why not?
11. Proctor calls Abigail a whore, and he confesses his lechery. Danforth tests Proctor's statement
by calling for Elizabeth and asking her why Abigail was dismissed. What does Elizabeth say?
Why?
12. What do the girls do to Mary? What is her response?
13. What happens to Proctor?
14. What does Hale do?
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Crucible Study Questions Page 3
Act Four
1. What explanation does Cheever give for Parris' "mad look"?
2. What did Abigail do?
3. Parris says, "You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me." What "sort" does he mean,
and what is the danger to him?
4. Explain Danforth's reason that a pardon would not be just.
5. Why has Hale come back to Salem?
6. What does Hale want Elizabeth to do?
7. What happened to Giles?
8. Proctor says, "My honesty is broke, Elizabeth, I am no good man." Explain.
9. What "confession" did Elizabeth make to John?
10. What did Proctor do after he signed the confession? Why?
11. "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" Explain.
12. "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" What does Elizabeth mean?

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Rules and Regulations:
You will be expected to successfully complete reading and other assignments outside of class. Plus, you will have day-to day work
Cheating and/or plagiarism
Cheating and/or plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated in any
form. It can and will result in a failing grade on that assignment. .
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C. You must be well behaved.
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E. Forgo listening devices, cell phones, or IPODS(This means failing.)
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B. Classwork/Participaton (DO NOWS, group work, listening, handouts, everything being done in the class…) 30%
D. Homework 20%-
III MATERIALS
8 x 11 loose-leaf binder, Pens- standard blue or black ink, only. & a folder

Student's signature________________________________________

Parent's/Guardian's signature_______________________________

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. List some ways life in the Dominican Republic may be different from life in the United States.

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. List some ways life in the Dominican Republic may be different from life in the United States.

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7. What is the meaning of the expression “Someone is coming to steal your lap…”? (Pg. 17)

8. How does Negi feel about the impending birth of her new brother or sister

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“She [Yolanda] has sat back quietly, hoping she has learned, at last, to let the mighty wave of tradition roll on through her life and break on some other female shore. She plans to bob up again after the many don’ts to do what she wants.” (Pg. 9)

What “wave of tradition” is Yolanda planning to ignore? What is the literary term used in the above quotation?