The Crucible-Test Review ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What were Abigail and the girls doing in the forest when Reverend Parris saw them? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The girls were dancing and some of them were not wearing
clothes. There was a frog in the pot and Tituba was chanting.
Why is Parris so worried about the evidence of witchcraft being discovered in his own house?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Parris wants to remain minister and fears any evidence that
may harm his reputation in the town.
What does Rebecca Nurse think is wrong with the girls? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅She
thinks that the girls are faking witchcraft to get attention.
Why is Mrs. Putnam so eager to prove there is witchcraft in the village? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅She has lost all but one of her children shortly after they were born and
wants someone to blame (a scapegoat).
What is the source of the conflict between Parris and Proctor? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Proctor questions Parris's beliefs and morals. He sees that Parris is more
concerned with keeping his position as minister than with practicing his true religion and
devotion to God.
What is the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅John cheated on Elizabeth, his wife, with Abigail once. Abigail is now
obsessed with John and wants to be his wife, but John feels guilty after committing adultery.
How does Abigail feel about John's wife, Elizabeth? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abigail is
jealous of Elizabeth and thus despises her.
What is unusual about Giles Corey? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅He never attended church
before he married his wife. He reports that his wife reads books that he does not know about.
Also, he files lawsuits regularly.
, Why is Thomas Putnam such a bitter man? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅He wants more
land and therefore, more power.
Who is Reverend Hale, and what does he accomplish? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅He is a
reverend who is summoned to Salem to identify witches. He puts the majority of Salem in
jail, but later realizes that there is no witchcraft in Salem-only corruption. He leaves and
returns later.
Why does Tituba confess so readily? What does her confession initiate? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅She confesses because she is being whipped. Her confession causes the
women to begin accusing others.
What is the source of the tension in the Proctor household? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Elizabeth knows that John committed adultery and she cannot forgive him
for that.
What does Elizabeh fear about Abigail? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅She fears Abigail's
instability and thinks that she will do anything to get her out of the way so that she can have
John for herself.
What is the only way a person accused of witchcraft can save his or her own life? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They must confess to witchcraft.
How does Mary "save" Elizabeth's life, but later cause her to be accused? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Initially, Mary told the court that she never saw any evidence that Elizabeth
Proctor was a witch. Later, the "poppet" Mary gave Elizabeth was used as evidence against
her.
According to Proctor, what concerns Parris more than his duty to God? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Parris is more concerned with keeping his position as minister. He purchased
gold and candles.
Why does Hale come to see the Proctors? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They were not
attending church and there was a needle found in Abigail's abdomen
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What were Abigail and the girls doing in the forest when Reverend Parris saw them? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The girls were dancing and some of them were not wearing
clothes. There was a frog in the pot and Tituba was chanting.
Why is Parris so worried about the evidence of witchcraft being discovered in his own house?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Parris wants to remain minister and fears any evidence that
may harm his reputation in the town.
What does Rebecca Nurse think is wrong with the girls? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅She
thinks that the girls are faking witchcraft to get attention.
Why is Mrs. Putnam so eager to prove there is witchcraft in the village? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅She has lost all but one of her children shortly after they were born and
wants someone to blame (a scapegoat).
What is the source of the conflict between Parris and Proctor? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Proctor questions Parris's beliefs and morals. He sees that Parris is more
concerned with keeping his position as minister than with practicing his true religion and
devotion to God.
What is the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅John cheated on Elizabeth, his wife, with Abigail once. Abigail is now
obsessed with John and wants to be his wife, but John feels guilty after committing adultery.
How does Abigail feel about John's wife, Elizabeth? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abigail is
jealous of Elizabeth and thus despises her.
What is unusual about Giles Corey? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅He never attended church
before he married his wife. He reports that his wife reads books that he does not know about.
Also, he files lawsuits regularly.
, Why is Thomas Putnam such a bitter man? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅He wants more
land and therefore, more power.
Who is Reverend Hale, and what does he accomplish? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅He is a
reverend who is summoned to Salem to identify witches. He puts the majority of Salem in
jail, but later realizes that there is no witchcraft in Salem-only corruption. He leaves and
returns later.
Why does Tituba confess so readily? What does her confession initiate? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅She confesses because she is being whipped. Her confession causes the
women to begin accusing others.
What is the source of the tension in the Proctor household? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Elizabeth knows that John committed adultery and she cannot forgive him
for that.
What does Elizabeh fear about Abigail? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅She fears Abigail's
instability and thinks that she will do anything to get her out of the way so that she can have
John for herself.
What is the only way a person accused of witchcraft can save his or her own life? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They must confess to witchcraft.
How does Mary "save" Elizabeth's life, but later cause her to be accused? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Initially, Mary told the court that she never saw any evidence that Elizabeth
Proctor was a witch. Later, the "poppet" Mary gave Elizabeth was used as evidence against
her.
According to Proctor, what concerns Parris more than his duty to God? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Parris is more concerned with keeping his position as minister. He purchased
gold and candles.
Why does Hale come to see the Proctors? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They were not
attending church and there was a needle found in Abigail's abdomen
