2. Crucible Jeopardy Characters Literary Terms Plot Events Setting McCarthy Trials/Kazan and Miller 100 200 300 400 500

3. Who is the protagonist of The Crucible?

4. John Proctor Back

5. Who are the Antagonists of The Crucible?

6. Abigail and Danforth Back

7. Why is Parris so afraid to have Betty named as a witch?

8. He could lose his job and reputation. Back

9. How do John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse see the events differently from the rest of the community?

10. They think the whole situation is fake and that it will just blow over after a while. Back

11. What became of people who were considered part of the communist party?

12. They were blacklisted. Back

13. What does Rev. Hale possibly believe regarding the guilt of people by the end of Act 2?

14. Perhaps innocent people are being accused. Back

15. Why do people “part like the sea” when Abigail enters the room?

16. They fear her power to accuse them. Back

17. Why does Mary Warren continue to accuse people even after first admitting that Abigail is a fraud?

18. She is afraid of Abigail. Back

19. Which character is the center of all the land disputes?

20. Thomas Putnam Back

21. Arthur Miller could best be compared to ____________ who in the play? Elia Kazan could be compared most to ____________?

22. Miller- Giles Corey- gave no names Kazan- John Proctor – had an affair Back

23. Where does The Crucible take place? What years?

24. Salem, Massachusetts (the new Jerusalem) 1692-1693 Back

25. Why is the play called The Crucible?

26. a severe test for the people of Salem Back

27. What about the Puritan mindset made it possible to accept the events of the trial?

28. High religious focus and the focus on the spiritual realm; belief that children cannot lie. Back

29. What can you conclude about Parris after a dagger is thrown at him?

30. He is fearful for his life. Or He was hated by the community. Back

31. Daily Double

32. How does Danforth handle the accusations against his court?

33. He finds reasons not to listen to evidence regarding his failing court. Back

34. What can you conclude from the references made to the town of Andover?

35. People have rebelled and overthrown the courts in Andover. Back

36. Which two people would be considered an example of a literary Foil?

37. Parris and Hale or Mary Warren and Abigail Back

38. Why is it important to Danforth and Parris that Proctor confess?

39. It will prove that the court was right. Back

40. What is the mood of the play after the opening scene of Act 3?

41. Dark and Despairing Back

42. Kazan and Miller both had parents who were hit hard by_______. The play based on this was ____________.

43. The Great Depression. They lost everything. Death of a Salesman Back

44. What event foreshadows the accusing of Elizabeth Proctor?

45. The poppet with the needle. Back

46. What is the climax of Act 3?

47. Proctor is accused Back

48. Another name for the witchhunts/blacklisting was the ___________.

49. The Red Scare Back

50. Why are Tituba and Goody Good some of the first characters to be accused?

51. They are of lower social status Back

52. What is HUAC?

53. The UnAmerican Activities Committee Back