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Literature
The Crucible - Understanding The Text
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Q.1
What is the obstacle facing Mary when she wishes to set the record straight?
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If she admits that the girls have been pretending, she also admits to lying in court
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Mary cannot keep track of all of the lies she and the other girls have told
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Mary is not considered to be a trustworthy witness
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Mary cannot clearly remember any of the events
Q.2
What does the text present as motivations for the various accusations of witchcraft?
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Jealousy and lust
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Grief and the desire to blame
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Greed for land and property
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All of the above
Q.3
Why does John Proctor refuse to sign his confession?
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Signing the confession means that he consents to all of the lies
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Signing the confession will make him a coward unfit to set a good example to his children
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Signing the confession condemns as liars and witches the others who hang
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All of the above
Q.4
Why does Reverend Parris ask Susanna Walcott not to speak of any "unnatural causes" of Betty's illness?
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He does not believe in "unnatural causes"
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He is afraid of the witches in Salem
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He believes that the people are superstitious and he does not wish to frighten them
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He is afraid that he and his family will lose respect in the town
Q.5
Why is the poppet given by Mary to Elizabeth considered evidence of witchcraft?
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The poppet has a needle stuck in its belly
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Cheever understands that all witches own poppets
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Cheever expects Elizabeth to use the poppet to poison Abigail
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The poppet has been passed from one accused woman to another
Q.6
Why is Reverend Parris afraid during the final act of the play?
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He is afraid of God's judgment
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He is afraid that the townspeople have turned against him
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He is afraid that the spirits of the dead will haunt him
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All of the above
Q.7
Why are the girls afraid to admit to their activities in the forest?
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They will be punished and probably accused of witchcraft
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They will cause Tituba to be sold away from Salem
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They will be sent away from home
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The people of Salem will laugh at them
Q.8
When does the audience first realize that Betty is pretending?
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When Tituba comes into her room to see how she is
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When Mercy suggests that Abigail threaten to beat her
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When Abigail tells Betty that she has admitted all of their behavior to Reverend Parris
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When John Proctor comes to find Mary Warren
Q.9
Why does Reverend Parris fear that Salem will become restless and might even riot?
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Salem is a notoriously lawless place
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Respectable citizens have begun to hang for witchcraft
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The people have become more religious
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The people have become less religious
Q.10
Why did Abigail lose her position as a servant in the Proctor household?
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She preferred to wander around Salem and neglected her duties
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Elizabeth Proctor discovered that she was having sex with John
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Elizabeth decided that she did not need a servant
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Abigail left the Proctor home because she was offered another job elsewhere
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