As the play begins, why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor? His daughter Betty is “sick” – as if in a coma What advice does the doctor send back? That he can find no medical reason for her illness,…
Category: The Crucible
Crucible Act 3 Questions Flashcard Example #9274
What type of evidence does Giles Corey bring forth to save his wife? Giles says Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land with these witch trials. Who seems like a harsher individual…Hawthorne or Danforth? Why? Hawthorne seems harsher because he…
The Crucible Unit Test Flashcard Example #52250
Mary Warren John Proctor’s Servant; she later became an official of the court Rebecca Nurse is considered to be one of the most saintly women in the village; she and her husband own a great deal of land Abigail Williams…
The Crucible – Act 4 Quiz Questions Flashcard Example #77908
He knows that if they confess, they will be released from jail. Why does Reverend Hale try to get the prisoners to confess? Their confessions would help make other imprisoned people to confess. Why are Danforth and Hathorne so intent…
The Crucible Act 1 Quiz Flashcard Example #62652
In what year did the play take place? 1692 Why is Reverend Parris reluctant to let people know of Betty’s illness? He feels that his enemies will destroy his reputation What were Betty and Abigail doing in the forest when…
The Crucible: Act 4 Questions Flashcard Example #11782
What explanation does Cheever give for Parris’ “mad look”? He thinks it is caused by the cows. In other words, the cows are left wandering since theirmasters are in jail, and there is much contention in the town about ownership…
The Crucible: Act 1 Flashcard Example #54660
Why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins? Betty won’t wake up What advice does the doctor send back? to look for unatural sources What does Parris questoin his niece Abigail about? why they were dancing…
The Crucible Act 3 and 4 Flashcard Example #26600
As this act opens, what accusation does Giles Corey make? Why is he not allowed to present his evidence in court? Putnam is killing his neighbors by accusing them to gain land. What news do we learn about Rebecca Nurse?…
The Crucible Cast of Characters Flashcard Example #89168
Reverend Parris a windowed in his mid-forties who has been the minister at Salem for three years; he is materialistic and obsessed with social position, considered materialistic and greedy Tituba the minister’s slave from Barbados in the West Indies; familiar…
Act 4 Study Guide Crucible Questions Flashcard Example #4283
What explanation does Cheever give for Parris’ “mad look”? He thinks it is caused by the cows. The cows are left wandering and there is much contention about ownership. In act 4 what does Abigail do? Where does she go?…
The Crucible Act Three Questions Flashcard Example #80151
Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth? To show them evidence, their deposition,that their wives are innocent What is Parris’s argument against Proctor? That a Christian would come to church more than once a month What does…
the crucible: act III Flashcard Example #26215
As this act opens, what accusation does Giles Corey make? To kill all people to get land What news do we learn about Rebecca Nurse? Rebecca Nurse was found innocent, and subsequently found guilty in the Salem witch trials. She…