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The Crucible Study Guide
Mrs. Stevens—Hon. English III
Directions: Your exam will take place on Friday, September 10th, 2010. Before your
exam, the following study guide will be due to me. It is worth 50 points.
1. Who is the author of The Crucible?
2. The play is allegorical and likens the Salem Witch Trials to Arthur’s experience
with what group?
3. What senator seemingly began the anti-Communist movement in the US?
4. You can infer that the citizens of Salem thought dancing was…?
5. Tituba most likely confessed with meeting with the devil because she…?
6. Describe John Proctor.
7. Describe Abigail Williams.
8. Describe Mary Warren.
9. Describe Elizabeth Proctor.
10. Describe Giles Corey.
11. Describe Samuel Parris.
12. Describe Reverend Hale.
13. People “part like the seas” for Abigail because they…?
14. Why is there tension between Elizabeth Proctor and her husband?
15. Abigail stuck a needle in her stomach in order to…?
16. What does John Proctor mean when he says, “My wife will never die for me”?
17. When Abigail says to Danforth, “Think you be so mighty that the power of Hell
may not reach your wits? Beware of it!’ she is doing what?
18. Elizabeth Proctor did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she did
not want to do what?
19. What can you conclude from the references made in Andover?
20. Why is it important to Danforth and Parris that Proctor confess?
21. Why does Elizabeth say of John at the end of the play, “He have his goodness
now?”
22. What is Parris’ real reason for wanting Proctor saved?
23. Giles Corey can best be described as…
24. Cows are wandering loose on the roads of Salem because…?
25. You can infer that Abigail and Mercy have left Salem because…?
26. The real cause of the troubles in The Crucible was…?
27. What did Hale mean when he said, “Can you not see the blood on my hands?”
28. What commandment does John Proctor ironically forget?
29. In the final act of the play, Reverend Hale returns to Salem to do what?
30. John Proctor believes he cannot “mount the gibbet” with Rebecca Nurse
because…?
31. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John’s letchery?
32. Proctor’s weakness as a tragic hero is…?
33. When Betty falls ill in the first act, Parris sends for a doctor. What does the doctor
say?
34. What occurs in the woods with the girls?
35. Why does Giles claim Ruth Putnam accused her neighbor of witchcraft?
36. What animal does Martha Corey sell?
37. Who was hanged in the play?
38. What animal does Abby claim to see that is the embodiment of Mary Warren?
39. When a person testifies that they were “attacked” by a spirit, what is this called?
40. What mode of transportation does Parris believe Abby and Mercy took at the end
of the play?
Directions: Match the following characters to their descriptions:
41. Abigail Williams
a. Honest woman
42. John Proctor
b. Wanted golden candlesticks upon the alter
43. Elizabeth Proctor
c. Accused Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft
44. Samuel Parris
d. Had an affair with Abigail Williams
45. Giles Corey
46. Martha Corey
47. Rebecca Nurse
48. Betty Parris
49. Tituba
50. Sarah Good
e. Yells for her dead mother
ab.Originally from Barbados
ac. Crushed to death
ad. Sold pigs for a living
ae. Good, righteous, elderly woman
bc. Sat in the jail with Tituba in Act Four