The Crucible Jeopardy
Question 1…
• This moral group began the
new colony in New
England…
The Puritans
Question 2…
This is the reason why
women were more likely
to be accused of
witchcraft than men…
Because women were more
susceptible to the Devil’s
influence
Question 3…
This is the reason why
Arthur Miller wrote
The Crucible…
Question 4…
This time in U.S. History was filled
with paranoia and fear of
communists. Random people
were accused of being involved in
the communist party, and then
they were prosecuted with little
or no evidence…
The Red Scare
Question 5
This is the reason the
Puritans left England…
What is…to escape
religious persecution?
Question 6…
Because of his belief in the
supernatural, Reverend Parris
does this when his daughter
falls ill…
What is…he calls upon
Reverend Hale?
Question 7…
This is Reverend Parris’s
main concern throughout
the novel…
What is…his reputation
and money?
Question 8…
This character is viewed as a pagan
from the beginning of the novel
based on her status within
Salem…
Who is…Tituba?
Question 9…
This is the reason Mrs.
Putnam is so adamant
about hunting witches in
Salem…
What is…she believes that a
witch murdered her 7
babies?
Question 10…
This is the most
manipulative character in
the entire play…
Who is…Abigail
Williams?
Question 11…
This describes the Puritan
perception of the “forest…”
What is…negative, it is
filled with disorder and
evil?
Question 12…
We learn this about
Abigail’s past through
her threat to the
other girls…
What is…she saw her
parents murdered by
Indians?
Question 13…
This character shows his
independence from the
rest of the congregation
in Act I…
Who is…John
Proctor?
Question 14…
This is the first complaint
about John Proctor, and it
shows us how important it
is to the Puritans in Salem…
What is…he does not
go to church every
Sunday?
Question 15…
This couple seems
uncomfortable with one
another in Act II…
Who are… Elizabeth
and John Proctor?
Question 16…
“It’s strange work for a Christian
girl to hang old women.” – This
quote describes what kind of
behavior…
What
is…hypocritical?
Question 17…
This character is the
most gullible in the
play…
Who is…Mary Warren?
Question 18…
This is the reason Mary gives
the “poppet” to Goody
Proctor…
What is…She wants to make
peace with Goody Proctor
after disobeying her?
Question 19…
Proctor believes that Parris
is too interested in money.
This is his excuse for what…
What is…not regularly attending
church?
Question 20…
Ironically, Proctor forgets
this commandment…
What is…adultery.
Question 21…
This is the reason Abigail
accuses Elizabeth of
witchcraft…
What is…She thinks
that John will marry
her if Elizabeth is
hanged?
Question 22…
Proctor brings this person to
court to testify…
Who is Mary Warren?
Question 23..
Elizabeth learns this lesson
in her three months’
imprisonment…
What is…that she judged
John too harshly.
Question24…
This is the definition of a
tragic hero…
What is…a character who
dies even though he or she
made the right decision or
prevailed against evil.
Question 25…
This character’s actions
contrast most strongly with
Parris’s, who blames
everyone but himself…
Who is John Proctor?
Question 26…
This character says:
“There is no rebellion in
Andover.”
Who is…Danforth?
Question 27…
This character says: “I come to
counsel Christians they should
belie themselves.”
Who is…Reverend Hale?
Question 28…
This character says: “I saved her
live today!”
Who is Mary Warren?