The Crucible Study Guide, Exercises of Performing Arts

Download The Crucible Study Guide and more Exercises Performing Arts in PDF only on Docsity! SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Crucible Act One 1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Identify Tituba, Abigail, and Betty. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Parris says, "Oh, Abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now I am undone!" What does that mean? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is Mary's argument to Abby? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Describe Proctor. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 9. What happened between Abigail and John Proctor prior to the opening of the play? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 10. What was the "sign" that Betty was bewitched? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 11. Identify Francis and Rebecca Nurse. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________