Question

crucible
matching match each character with the proper description.

1. old man who is crushed with stones a. thomas putnam
2. girl who leads the accusations b. reverend samuel parris
3. worthy woman put to death as a witch c. abigail williams
4. slave who teaches the children about \spirits\ d. john proctor
5. comes to salem to help with witch problem e. rebecca nurse
6. uses the witch tales to carry out personal vengeance f. reverend john hale
7. tries to stop the trials, then charges proctor g. tituba
8. man whom abigail hopes to marry after his wife is hanged h. giles corey
9. tolerates no challenge to his authority i. judge danforth
10. minister who fears there is a conspiracy against him j. mary warren

true-false mark each statement either true or false.

1. because of his interest in children, reverend parris devotes his ministry to
2. the witch - hunt becomes an opportunity for the people of salem to band a community.
3. ann putnam believes tituba can speak to the dead.
4. reverend parris sees the girls dancing in the woods.
5. abigail admits placing a needle in the poppet that mary warren
6. elizabeth proctor believes that her husbands affair with abiga of elizabeths imagination.
7. abigail williams accuses elizabeth proctor of being a witch
8. the tradition of strict social control breaks down in salem

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Explanation:

This is a matching and true - false question set about "The Crucible". For the matching part, we need to recall the characteristics of each character in the play:

1. Giles Corey is the old man crushed with stones, so 1 - h.
2. Abigail Williams leads the accusations, so 2 - c.
3. Rebecca Nurse is the worthy woman put to death as a witch, so 3 - e.
4. Tituba is the slave who teaches children about "spirits", so 4 - g.
5. Reverend John Hale comes to Salem to help with the witch problem, so 5 - f.
6. Thomas Putnam uses witch tales for personal vengeance, so 6 - a.
7. Mary Warren tries to stop the trials then charges Proctor, so 7 - j.
8. John Proctor is the man Abigail hopes to marry, so 8 - d.
9. Judge Danforth tolerates no challenge to his authority, so 9 - i.
10. Reverend Samuel Parris fears a conspiracy against him, so 10 - b.

For the true - false part (some statements are incomplete but based on the play):

1. Reverend Parris is more concerned with his reputation than children, so this is false.
2. The witch - hunt divides the community, so this is false.
3. Ann Putnam believes Tituba can speak to the dead, so this is true.
4. Reverend Parris sees the girls dancing in the woods, this is true.
5. Abigail does not admit placing the needle, so this is false.
6. Elizabeth Proctor knows about her husband's affair, so this is false.
7. Abigail Williams does accuse Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, so this is true.
8. The strict social control does break down in Salem during the witch - hunts, so this is true.

Answer:

Matching:

1. h. Giles Corey
2. c. Abigail Williams
3. e. Rebecca Nurse
4. g. Tituba
5. f. Reverend John Hale
6. a. Thomas Putnam
7. j. Mary Warren
8. d. John Proctor
9. i. Judge Danforth
10. b. Reverend Samuel Parris

True - False (assuming standard play - based answers for the visible/partial statements):

1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True