The Crucible Test Review ACTUAL
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Reverend Parris - CORRECT ANSWER - A minister in Salem who is more worried about
his reputation than the life of his daughter or the lives of his parishioners
Betty - CORRECT ANSWER - Parris' young daughter; lies inert at the beginning of the
play; among the girls who "cry out" at the trial
Tituba - CORRECT ANSWER - Parris' Barbados slave; first accused witch
Abigail Williams - CORRECT ANSWER - Niece of Parris; orphan; mistress of Proctor;
leads "crying out" at the trial
Susanna Walcott - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctor's messenger: among the girls who "cry
out" at the trial
Ann - CORRECT ANSWER - Wife of Thomas Putnam; first plants the idea that Betty has
been bewitched
Thomas Putnam - CORRECT ANSWER - Vindictive, bitter villager who believes he has
been wronged and cheated(pig); leading village voice against the witches, takes advantage of the
situation for persoanl gain.
Ruth - CORRECT ANSWER - Daughter of the Putnams; among the girls who "cry out" at
the trial
Goody Osburn - CORRECT ANSWER - Midwife at birth of three Putnam babies who
were born dead; accused witch
, Mercy Lewis - CORRECT ANSWER - Putnam's servant; also involved with accusations
of witches; among the girls who "cry out" at the trial; danced naked in the woods
Mary Warren - CORRECT ANSWER - Proctor's servant; an easily swayed young girl who
plants the evidence of witchcraft on Elizabeth; among the girls who "cry out" at the trial
John Proctor - CORRECT ANSWER - Good man with human frailties and a hidden
secret; often the voice of reason in the play; accused of witchcraft
Giles Corey - CORRECT ANSWER - Old, often angry villager; unintentionally causes his
wife to be accused
Reverend Hale - CORRECT ANSWER - A minister from the town of Beverly who is
recognized authority on witchcraft; tries to save the accused at the play's end
Elizabeth - CORRECT ANSWER - wife of John Proctor, an upright woman who at first
cannot forgive her husband's mistake; an accused witch
Francis Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - Husband of Rebecca; had land dispute with the
Putnams
Ezekiel Cheever - CORRECT ANSWER - Given job of arresting the witches
Marshal Herrick - CORRECT ANSWER - also given the job of arresting the witches; acts
as jail-keeper
Judge Hathorne - CORRECT ANSWER - one of the judges for the trials, second, not open
minded at all
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Reverend Parris - CORRECT ANSWER - A minister in Salem who is more worried about
his reputation than the life of his daughter or the lives of his parishioners
Betty - CORRECT ANSWER - Parris' young daughter; lies inert at the beginning of the
play; among the girls who "cry out" at the trial
Tituba - CORRECT ANSWER - Parris' Barbados slave; first accused witch
Abigail Williams - CORRECT ANSWER - Niece of Parris; orphan; mistress of Proctor;
leads "crying out" at the trial
Susanna Walcott - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctor's messenger: among the girls who "cry
out" at the trial
Ann - CORRECT ANSWER - Wife of Thomas Putnam; first plants the idea that Betty has
been bewitched
Thomas Putnam - CORRECT ANSWER - Vindictive, bitter villager who believes he has
been wronged and cheated(pig); leading village voice against the witches, takes advantage of the
situation for persoanl gain.
Ruth - CORRECT ANSWER - Daughter of the Putnams; among the girls who "cry out" at
the trial
Goody Osburn - CORRECT ANSWER - Midwife at birth of three Putnam babies who
were born dead; accused witch
, Mercy Lewis - CORRECT ANSWER - Putnam's servant; also involved with accusations
of witches; among the girls who "cry out" at the trial; danced naked in the woods
Mary Warren - CORRECT ANSWER - Proctor's servant; an easily swayed young girl who
plants the evidence of witchcraft on Elizabeth; among the girls who "cry out" at the trial
John Proctor - CORRECT ANSWER - Good man with human frailties and a hidden
secret; often the voice of reason in the play; accused of witchcraft
Giles Corey - CORRECT ANSWER - Old, often angry villager; unintentionally causes his
wife to be accused
Reverend Hale - CORRECT ANSWER - A minister from the town of Beverly who is
recognized authority on witchcraft; tries to save the accused at the play's end
Elizabeth - CORRECT ANSWER - wife of John Proctor, an upright woman who at first
cannot forgive her husband's mistake; an accused witch
Francis Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - Husband of Rebecca; had land dispute with the
Putnams
Ezekiel Cheever - CORRECT ANSWER - Given job of arresting the witches
Marshal Herrick - CORRECT ANSWER - also given the job of arresting the witches; acts
as jail-keeper
Judge Hathorne - CORRECT ANSWER - one of the judges for the trials, second, not open
minded at all
