The Crucible Act 2

What is the setting of Act II of The Crucible?

• the following day at the home of Giles Corey

• Reverend Parris’s home, about a week after the accusations of witchcraft have begun

• the Proctors’ home, eight days after the girls have begun to accuse people

• the Salem meeting house, just before Abigail’s trial

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Why does Proctor believe that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft?

• Elizabeth treated Abigail harshly.

• Abigail wants to punish Proctor for rejecting her.

• Abigail fears that Elizabeth will denounce her for seducing Proctor.

• Abigail wants to distract attention from the episode in the woods.

Why does Mary say she cannot tell the truth in court?

• She is too embarrassed to admit she is a fraud.

• She does not want the other girls punished.

• She is afraid that Abigail will kill her.

• She wants Elizabeth found guilty.

What is the nature of the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor at the opening of Act II?

• They are hostile and bitter toward each other.

• They seem ill at ease together.

• They seem not to care about each other.

• They are warm and affectionate.

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What does John Proctor mean when he says, "My wife will never die for me"?

• If he baptizes his son, his wife will be freed.

• He knows Elizabeth is being punished for his quarrels with Parris.

• Hale will not release Elizabeth until Proctor attends church.

  
  

• He knows his adultery has caused Elizabeth to be arrested.

By the end of Act Two, what has Reverend Hale begun to worry?

• most of the villagers are in league with the devil.

• the villagers might rebel against his authority.

• perhaps innocent people are being accused.

• Rebecca Nurse did murder Goody Putnam's babies.

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When Elizabeth says to Proctor, “The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you,” she means that Proctor

• is too quick to judge himself.

• carries the knowledge of his own guilt.

• knows that she loves him and forgives him.

• should speak more openly about his thoughts.

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When Mary says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, she makes

• eventual trouble for Abigail.

• an allusion to the Bible.

• a comparison to politics.

• a bigoted joke.

  
  

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In anger, Proctor calls Hale “Pontius Pilate.” Proctor’s intention is to

• accuse Hale of doing injustice by doing nothing.

• send Hale to the Bible for study and thought.

• charge Hale with manufacturing evidence.

• imply that Hale shares pagan beliefs.

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Abigail stuck a needle into her stomach in order to

• pretend that she was a witch.

• claim that it was John Proctor's doing.

• cast suspicion on Mary Warren.

• accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft.