1. The Crucible Jeopardy
American Literature

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3. Main Characters 100
A sly, deceitful girl who will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.

4. Main Characters 100
Abigail Williams
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5. Main Characters 200
A strong, moral man who is hiding a very big secret

6. Main Characters 200
John Proctor
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7. Main Characters 300
A man who is primarily concerned with his reputation

8. Main Characters 300
Parris
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9. Main Characters 400
Woman who has been unable to forgive her husband for a past mistake.

10. Main Characters 400
Elizabeth Proctor
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11. Main Characters 500
A servant girl who is repeatedly bullied into giving different testimonies

12. Main Characters 500
Mary Warren
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13. Main Characters 600
A “chaser of devils,” this man has a change of heart over the course of the play

14. Main Characters 600
Reverend Hale
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15. Secondary Characters 100
This character is the first whom Abigail accuses of practicing witchcraft.

16. Secondary Characters 100
Tituba
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17. Secondary Characters 200
He is in charge of the court during the witch trials.

18. Secondary Characters 200
Danforth
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19. Secondary Characters 300
After questioning John Proctor, what does the court decide to do?

20. Arrest him and try him for witchcraft
Secondary Characters 300
Arrest him and try him for witchcraft
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21. Secondary Characters 400
Betty Parris falls ill when her father discovers her, Abigail, and the other girls doing what?

22. Secondary Characters 400
Dancing in the woods
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23. Secondary Characters 500
When Mary Warren states that they are liars, what do Abigail and her gang of girls claim?

24. Secondary Characters 500
They claim that Mary has bewitched them/is sending her spirit out to attack them.
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25. Secondary Characters 600
This character blames her seven dead infants on witchcraft.

26. Secondary Characters 600
Mrs. Putnam
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27. What is Parris’s position in Salem?
Life in Salem 100
What is Parris’s position in Salem?

28. Life in Salem 100
Minister/Reverend
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29. What is John Proctor’s complain about Parris’s sermons?
Life in Salem 200
What is John Proctor’s complain about Parris’s sermons?

30. They are too full of “fire & brimstone”
Life in Salem 200
They are too full of “fire & brimstone”
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31. Life in Salem 300
Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail Williams?

32. Because Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor.
Life in Salem 300
Because Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor.
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33. Who is in charge of the court in Salem?
Life in Salem 400
Who is in charge of the court in Salem?

34. Life in Salem 400
Judge Danforth
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35. Who eventually flees Salem?
Life in Salem 500
Who eventually flees Salem?

36. Life in Salem 500
Abigail Williams
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37. Life in Salem 600
Though technically under British rule, the town of Salem can best be described as having this kind of government.

38. Life in Salem 600
Theocracy
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39. The Accusations 100
Mary Warren brings news from Salem that this person has been accused of witchcraft.

40. The Accusations 100
Elizabeth Proctor
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41. The Accusations 200
In order to foil Abigail’s accusations, John Proctor admits what?

42. That he had an affair with Abigail
The Accusations 200
That he had an affair with Abigail
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43. The Accusations 300
After his adultery is confessed, what happens to John Proctor?

44. The Accusations 300 He is arrested for witchcraft.
Yeah I don’t see the logic either.
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45. The Accusations 400
When Mary Warren accuses the girls of falsifying their accusations, what do they do to her?

46. The Accusations 400 Accuse her spirit of trying to attack them.
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47. The Accusations 500
If found guilty, Elizabeth Proctor will not hang immediately for this reason.

48. The Accusations 500
She is pregnant
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49. The Accusations 600
Who does Parris bring to town to deal with the witchcraft accusations?

50. The Accusations 600
Reverend Hale
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51. The Trials 100
What is John Proctor’s ultimate fate in the play?

52. The Trials 100
He is hanged.
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53. The Trials 200
When John Proctor is facing death, what does Hale encourage him to do?

54. Confess (even though he is innocent)
The Trials 200
Confess (even though he is innocent)
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55. The Trials 300
What is Abigail’s fate at the end of the play?

56. She flees Salem after robbing her uncle
The Trials 300
She flees Salem after robbing her uncle
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57. The Trials 400
When brought in to testify about her husband’s adultery, what does Elizabeth Proctor do?

58. She says nothing/is silent.
The Trials 400
She says nothing/is silent.
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59. Why does Proctor retract his confession?
The Trials 500
Why does Proctor retract his confession?

60. Because the officials demand he sign his name to it.
The Trials 500
Because the officials demand he sign his name to it.
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61. The Trials 600
During the trials, to what does John Proctor get Mary Warren to testify?

62. That the girls are only pretending to be possessed and see demons.
The Trials 600
That the girls are only pretending to be possessed and see demons.
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