The Crucible Act II Review

The Crucible
ACT II
Review

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of Act II of The Crucible?

• the local church

• the Salem meeting house

• the home of John and Elizabeth Proctor

• the home of Reverend Parris and Abigail Williams

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the relationship John and Elizabeth Proctor in the opening scene of Act II?

• They care about each other but are not at ease and not fully reconciled

• They are deeply in love and share their feelings freely and easily

• They are hostile and bitter towards each other

• They seem not to care about each other

Open Ended

Why are Elizabeth and John having issues in their marriage?

Multiple Choice

In Act II of The Crucible, what is most clearly Reverend Hale's reason for visiting the Proctors?

• He wants to find evidence in order to exonerate Elizabeth from witchcraft charges.

• He wants to gather information about the Proctors to make his personal evaluation of them.

• He comes to warn Elizabeth that she has been officially charged by the court.

• He is required to visit as an authority of the court.

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely connection between the needle found in the poppet and the needle discovered in Abigail's belly?

• Elizabeth has stuck the needle into the poppet in hopes of causing Abigail to suffer.

• Mary Warren has stuck the needle into the poppet in the hopes of causing Elizabeth to be arrested.

• Abigail has put one needle in the poppet and another in her own belly in order to cast suspicion on Elizabeth and Mary Warren.

• Abigail, seeing Marry Warren sewing the poppet in court, put a needle in her own belly to cast suspicion on Proctor or his wife.

Multiple Choice

In Act II, what does Elizabeth mean when she tells John, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you"?

• He should speak more openly about his thoughts.

• He knows that she loves him and forgives him.

• He carries the knowledge of his own guilt.

• He is too quick to judge himself.

Open Ended

Type in the definition of magistrate. (you can find it in your book)

Multiple Choice

John Proctor tells Mary Warren, "It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women." What is he most likely implying about Mary's behavior?

• It is rash.

• It is irrational.

• It is cowardly.

• It is hypocritical.

Multiple Choice

John Proctor claims to know the source of all the problems in Salem. Whom or what does he blame?

• the Devil

• vengeance

• irrationality

• Reverend Parris

​How do we know this?

p. 621
Paragraph: 390

​Plot

• Rising Action: section of the plot leading up to the climax, the tension from story's main conflict is growing

• Climax: the moment of peak tension or conflict

• Falling Action: tension is decreasing and the story is moving to the conclusion

• Resolution: Final section, loose ends are tied up

Multiple Choice

Which stage of the plot's dramatic arc is best illustrated by these lines from Act II?

(p. 624, paragraphs 433-437)

• Rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

When Hale appears at the Proctors' door in Act II, he is described as "different now -- drawn a little, and there is a quality of deference, even of guilt, about his manner now." What internal conflict accounts for this change?

• He feels guilty for the desire he has for Abigail.

• He no longer believes in witchcraft but must proceed anyway.

• He feels guilty for allowing events in Salem to spiral out of control.

• He fears that he himself may be at risk of an accusation of witchcraft.