| A | B |
|---|
| miller's theme | one must never compromise his beliefs to save his own life |
| miller's purpose | to create an allegorical play that relates to the events in the 1950's surrounding McCarthyism |
| gained sensibility | Rev. Hale--awoke to the fraud of the trials, but couldn't make those in authority believe him |
| passed "the test" | Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, George Jacobs, John Proctor |
| Failed "the test" | Abigail, Rev. Parris, Danforth, Rev. Hale, Elizabeth Proctor, Tituba |
| The conflict between “witches” and Christians is compared to | Communism vs. Capitalism |
| An accused “witch” could escape execution by | a. confessing to the charge |
| What factor(s) contributed to the witch hunt? | resentment among neighbors, social instability, theocratic leadership in Salem |
| Why do the people part like the sea when Abigail walks into court? | b. People respect the work that Abigail is doing. |
| Why will Goody Osburn hang but not Goody Good? | c. Good confessed, but Osburn did not. |
| How does Mary Warren feel at first about her role in the court? | b. She enjoys the new power and status she has in the village |
| Reverend Hale doubts John Proctor’s religious faith mainly because Proctor | a. doesn’t attend church regularly and one son is not baptized. |
| What does Proctor mean when he says that his wife will never die for him? | b. He knows that his adultery with Abigail has caused Elizabeth to be jailed. |
| Giles Corey is arrested because | c. he refused to name the person who accused Putnam of grabbing land. |
| Which event seems to have shaken Hale’s commitment to the trials? | listening to John Proctor |
| Which two emotions dominate Proctor? | guilt and outrage |
| Which line best expresses the most likely truth behind the trials? | c. “…private revenge is working through this testimony!” |
| Why does Hale denounce the proceedings of the court? | c. He believes that Proctor and Mary are telling the truth. |
| Why is Danforth so willing to discredit Mary’s testimony against the girls? | a. If they have lied, then he has sentenced innocent people to death. |
| Why does Proctor tear up his confession and condemn himself to death? | d. He has found new strength and refuses to justify the witch trials. |
