The Crucible Acts 1 and 2 Study Questions and answers. 100% Accurate. Graded A+

The Crucible Acts 1 and 2 Study Questions and answers. 100% Accurate. Graded A+ Why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins? - Betty is sick What does Parris question his niece Abigail about? - Of what happened in the forest and were dealing with the devil What did Parris see in the woods the previous night? - A dress, someone naked, the girls dancing and Tituba waving her hands over the fire What does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors? - She hated Mrs. Proctor What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? - Abby drank blood saying that she was doing witchcraft What threat does Abigail make to the other girls? - to stab them in the middle of the night, to kill them if they say what happened What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail ? How do each of them feel about it now? - They had an affair, she wanted to be with him but he told her that it meant nothing and its over. How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris? - Dislikes him because he's not talking about God anymore only about hell, money What is the dispute between John Proctor and Thomas Putnam ? - who owns the piece of land with timber What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? - He is worried because his wife is reading strange books at night. one night he couldn't pray until she stopped reading a book. (witchcraft) When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale, who does she blame? What proof does she offer? - She blames that Tituba made her drink blood, comes to her in her dreams and makes her laugh during prayer What ultimatum is Tituba given ? - Confess to being a witch or be wiped until you die (wiped to death) Who does Tituba accuse of being a witch? - Sarah Good and Goody Osburn/Sarah Osburn Why does Abigail start accusing people at this point ? - When Tituba saves herself by "confessing". Which makes Abigail decide to do the same. Why does Betty Parris start accusing people? - she follows Abigail's and Tituba's example Define Dissembling - concealing one's true motives Define Propriety - acting correctly in a situation Define Deference - is couteous respect or regard Define Compromise - to endanger the reputation or interests of ; to expose to suspicion Define Pretense - a false show or appearance, especially for the purpose of deceiving ; falseness Define Contention - Verbal argument or struggle ; quarreling Define Prodigious - amazing Define Canny - sharp, clever, and careful in one's dealings with others Why has Mary Warren disobeyed her employers and gone to Salem? - She is an official of the court, accusing people of being witches. What did Abigail Williams reveal to John Proctor? Elizabeth reminds him of this. - to tell them that Abigail said that what they did had nothing to do with witchcraft.