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| At the beginning of Act I, Parris appears angry with his niece Abigail because | he discovered her dancing in the forest |
| What were Abigail and her friends doing in the forest at the beginning of Act I? | casting spells, conjuring spirits, trafficing with the devil, learning their forturne |
| What was the political structure of Salem village? | church and state are one; it is a theocracy |
| What was the relationship of Abigail to Parris? | she is his niece |
| True/FalseAbigail wanted to put a hex (spell) on Elizabeth Proctor. | True |
| True/False John Proctor and Abigail did have an affair. | True |
| True/False John Proctor told Abigail that their affair never happened and that they never touched. | True |
| True/False Abigail Williams is in love the John Proctor. | True |
| True/False John Proctor is a young man of approximately 24 years old. | False |
| True/ False John Proctor wants to end the affair. | True |
| True/False Rev. Parris does not want Rev.John Hale's services, | True |
| Before he came to Salem village, Parris was a ___ | merchant |
| Name some of the reasons that the Salem Witch Trials occurred. | pirate raids, fungus on crops, blight, Indian attacks, little support from England, hard winters, disease |
| When did the Salem Witch Trials occur? | 1692 |
| Abigail Williams had been a servant in home of whom? | John and Elizabeth Proctor |
| the current servant in the home of John and Elizabeth is | Mary Warren |
| True/False The Puritans all advocated slavery and accepted Parris' slave. | False |
| Who is Tituba? | she is the slave for Rev. Parris |
| Who does Thomas Putnam blame for his poverty? | He blames the Nurse family because they have land (some of which formerly belonged to his family). He is angry at his stepbrother and would gladly accuse him of stealing his land. |
| What does Ann Putnam believe happened to her children? | they were murdered |
| Why is John Proctor considered a hypocrite? | He hates lies, but he is forced to live a lie. He wants to deny that the affair with Abigail ever occurred. |
| Why did some people in Salem village dislike Rebecca Nurse? | she had land and she did not attend their church |
| Topsfield and Rebecca Nurse’s name are mentioned. What was Topsfield? | a church that the Nurse family started |
| One character states that Abigail drank _____ in the forest. | blood |
| How much education does Reverend Parris have? | he completed college at Harvard |
| Who is the Reverend Hale? | a minister and an exorcist |
| When Hale had attempted to try (in a court of law) a witch at a previous date, he discovered that | the "victim” was simply misunderstood and the witch was not really a witch |
| Rebecca Nurse thinks Betty Parris’s illness is | the typical behavior of a young child |
| Giles Corey questions an action of his wife. What does he question? | reading of books |
