The Crucible Act 1 & 2 Test

The Crucible can be read as an allegory that explores —

• the consequences of religious intolerance
• the importance of finding true love
• how good can transform into evil
• how to overcome gender discrimination

In Act Two, on page 49 when John Proctor states, It's winter in here yet, he is referring to —

• the hostility of Abigail toward the town
• the state of his relationship with Elizabeth
• the absence of colorful flowers in the house
• the barren farm fields he sees out his window

John Proctor is asked on page 63 of Act Two to recite the Commandments. Which of the following events in these lines is an example of irony?

• He hesitates as he recites the Commandments to Hale and counts them on his fingers.
• He remembers to recite the Commandment against making graven images twice.
• He jokes with Hale that he and his wife know the Commandments together.
• He forgets to recite the Commandment against adultery.

Reverend Hale would not allow Abigail to __________________________ his questioning about what happened in the forest.

• Evade
• Predilection
• Compact

Some families in the Salem village had a stronger __________________________ for believing in the existence than others before the situation with the girls’ “illness” even started.

• Predilection
• Defamation
• Conjuring

Abigail initially has an __________________________ personality, which causes John Proctor become involved with her.

• Notorious
• Ingratiating
• Prodigious

Mrs. Putnam insists that the reason her daughter is sick is due to some wicked ______________________ committed against her family.

• Pallor
• Quail
• Abomination

Unlike when she speaks to the girls, Abigail speaks ______________________ to John to show her affection for him.

• Gingerly
• Avidly
• Base

"I heard screeching gibberish come from her mouth"

• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

"I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you now, for my ministries sake"

• Irony
• Personification
• Metaphor