The Crucible Act Test Questions and
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Who is the author of "The Crucible Act?" ✔✔Arthur Miller
What is the definition of "crucible"? ✔✔A severe test or trial
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 unnatural sources
What does Parris question his niece Abigail about? ✔✔why they were dancing
What is Parris' main concern? ✔✔his reputation
What did Parris see in the woods the previous night? ✔✔the girls dancing
What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail? ✔✔her soul is tainted
,Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors? ✔✔they wanted a slave
What rumors have circulated the town about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that "proves"
that she is a witch? ✔✔that she was flying; someone saw her
Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba? ✔✔to talk to her dead babies
Whom does Abigail accuse of conjuring spirits at this point? ✔✔Tituba
What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? ✔✔Abigail drank blood
What threat does Abigail make to the other girls? ✔✔if they tell she will kill them
What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail? How do each of them feel about it
now? ✔✔an affair; Proctor denies; and Abigail wants
What is the function of Rebecca Nurse in the play? ✔✔voice of reason
, How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris? ✔✔he doesn't like him at all
What is the dispute between John Proctor and Thomas Putnam? ✔✔over land
Why is Reverend Hale in Salem? ✔✔to look for witches
What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? ✔✔that his wife is reading books
When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale, whom does she blame? What proof does she
offer? ✔✔Tituba; makes her laugh in church
What ultimatum is Tituba given? ✔✔confess or die
Whom does Tituba accuse of being a witch? ✔✔Sarah Good
Why does Abigail begin accusing people at this point? ✔✔no more blame on her
Answers Rated A+
Who is the author of "The Crucible Act?" ✔✔Arthur Miller
What is the definition of "crucible"? ✔✔A severe test or trial
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 unnatural sources
What does Parris question his niece Abigail about? ✔✔why they were dancing
What is Parris' main concern? ✔✔his reputation
What did Parris see in the woods the previous night? ✔✔the girls dancing
What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail? ✔✔her soul is tainted
,Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors? ✔✔they wanted a slave
What rumors have circulated the town about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that "proves"
that she is a witch? ✔✔that she was flying; someone saw her
Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba? ✔✔to talk to her dead babies
Whom does Abigail accuse of conjuring spirits at this point? ✔✔Tituba
What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? ✔✔Abigail drank blood
What threat does Abigail make to the other girls? ✔✔if they tell she will kill them
What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail? How do each of them feel about it
now? ✔✔an affair; Proctor denies; and Abigail wants
What is the function of Rebecca Nurse in the play? ✔✔voice of reason
, How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris? ✔✔he doesn't like him at all
What is the dispute between John Proctor and Thomas Putnam? ✔✔over land
Why is Reverend Hale in Salem? ✔✔to look for witches
What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? ✔✔that his wife is reading books
When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale, whom does she blame? What proof does she
offer? ✔✔Tituba; makes her laugh in church
What ultimatum is Tituba given? ✔✔confess or die
Whom does Tituba accuse of being a witch? ✔✔Sarah Good
Why does Abigail begin accusing people at this point? ✔✔no more blame on her
