The Crucible Study Guide

an old person who challenges the court and is pressed to death with heavy stones

• Abigail Williams

• John Proctor

• Judge Danforth

• Giles Corey

• Rebecca Nurse

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Who is falsely accused of witchcraft despite having a reputation for being a moral and helpful member of the community?

• Tituba

• Susanna Walcott

• Rebecca Nurse

• Sarah Good

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Giles takes people to court a lot – 33 times in his life to be exact.

• true

• false

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becomes a key witness in the witch trials; is an official of the court

• Elizabeth Proctor

• Reverend John Hale

• Reverend Parris

• Tituba

• Mary Warren

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According to Proctor, what is the true motivation behind the witchcraft accusations?

• greed

• immaturity

• fear

• vengeance

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What motivates Mary Warren to turn against Proctor in Act III?

• hatred

• regret

• fear

• self-consciousness

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What leads the people of Salem to so easily believe the witchcraft accusations?

• their trust in Reverend Parris

• their reliance on scripture

• their previous experiences with witches

• their lack of education

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Cheever finds several dolls in Elizabeth Proctor’s house when he investigated.

• true

• false

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People in town throw a knife in Reverend Parris’s door as a threatening warning to Parris.

• true

• false

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tries to do the right thing by telling the court that Abigail is lying, but loses their courage

• Reverend Hale

• Mary Warren
• Tituba
• Judge Danforth
• Elizabeth Proctor

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