Selection Test: The Crucible, Act II

What is the setting of Act II of The Crucible?

• the local church

• the Salem meeting house

• the home of John and Elizabeth Proctor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

• They care about each other but seem ill at ease and not fully reconciled.

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

• They seem not to care about each other.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

In Act II of The Crucible, 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 in the poppet in the hopes of causing Abigail to suffer.

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

• Abigail, observing Mary Warren sewing the poppet next to her in court, puts a needle in her own belly in order to cast suspicion on the Proctors.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

In Act II of The Crucible, why does Proctor think that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft?

• Abigail wants to get revenge on Proctor for rejecting her.

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

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the most likely meaning of condemnation as it is used in the following passage? Use context clues to help you. He stared directly at her, and although he said nothing, she felt his condemnation of her words. She regretted everything she had said but knew she could not undo the damage she had already caused.

• refusal to accept

• careful consideration

• very strong disapproval

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In which of the following situations would one or more magistrates most likely be present?

• The reporter arrived soon after, asking everyone present what had happened. Few knew any details.

• Sophia sat in stop-and-go traffic for twenty minutes. When she saw the ambulance, she knew that there had been an accident.

• Jeffrey sat and listened with dread to the court’s decision. It didn’t take long to learn that his driver’s license was suspended for six months.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the most likely meaning of proceedings as it is used in the following passage? It was a complex case, and the proceedings went on for six weeks. When the final judgment was announced, a sigh of relief passed through the courtroom.

• the gathering of evidence

• events in a court of law

• a judge’s decisions

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In Act II of The Crucible, 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.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In Act II of The Crucible, 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 cowardly.

• It is hypocritical.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6