WorksheetsThe Crucible: Acts 1-4
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
For which historical event is this play an allegory?
a)
The Jewish Holocaust
b)
The Red Scare
c)
The Iraq War
d)
The Civil Rights Movement
2.
Which character has the first lines in the play?
a)
Reverend Parris
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Tituba
d)
Betty Parris
3.
Which character did Rev. Parris send to the doctor?
a)
Abigail
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Susanna Walcott
4.
Rev. Parris believes that the church congregation adores him.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What do the Putnams claim is different about Betty than their daughter, Ruth?
a)
Ruth sings in her sleep, and Betty does not.
b)
Betty is covered in bruises, but Ruth is not.
c)
Betty's eyes are closed, and Ruth's are open.
d)
Nothing.
6.
Who urges Rev. Parris to tell the congregation about his daughter's illness?
a)
Abigail
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Ann Putnam
d)
Tituba
7.
Why does Mercy Lewis say that Ruth is showing signs of improvement?
a)
She can recite her commandments.
b)
She sneezed.
c)
She opened her eyes.
d)
She stopped screaming.
8.
Which character was naked in the woods?
a)
Abigail
b)
Mercy
c)
Mary
d)
Betty
9.
What causes Betty to start screaming?
a)
The window suddenly flies open.
b)
John and Abigail are yelling at each other.
c)
She hears people singing Psalms.
d)
She sees Justin Bieber.
10.
Whose presence calms Betty?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Abigail
11.
What does Reverend Parris demand in addition to his yearly salary?
a)
Two horses
b)
Another servant
c)
Firewood
d)
A toaster
12.
Why does John Proctor say he doesn't attend church anymore?
a)
Rev. Parris only talks about Hell.
b)
The church is too cold.
c)
He can't stand seeing Abigail.
d)
He is depressed because Chick-Fil-A is closed.
13.
Abigail says that there was a tiny frog in the soup that they drank.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Who first accuses Tituba of witchcraft?
a)
Betty
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Abigail
d)
Susanna Walcott
15.
Why was John late getting home to Elizabeth?
a)
He went to visit Giles Corey.
b)
He was planting in the fields.
c)
He secretly met with Abigail.
d)
He was hunting for rabbits.
16.
Who does Mary Warren say has confessed to witchcraft in court?
a)
Sarah Good
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Goody Osburn
17.
Goody Osburn could recite all of her commandments, but they charged her with witchcraft anyway.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which commandment does John forget?
a)
Thou shalt not steal.
b)
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
c)
Thou shalt remember the Sabbath Day.
d)
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
19.
Who has NOT been accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 2?
a)
Martha Corey
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Ann Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
20.
Reverend Parris accompanies Marshal Herrick to arrest Elizabeth.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Truly False
d)
Falsely True
21.
Who is Hathorne questioning at the beginning of Act 3?
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Martha Corey
d)
Gov. Danforth
22.
Which character tells Governor Danforth, "the girls are frauds"?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Mary Warren
23.
What evidence against John Proctor does Cheever present to Danforth?
a)
He spit on the church doorstep.
b)
He plows the fields on Sundays.
c)
He forgot his Commandments.
d)
His youngest child is not baptized.
24.
How many people signed the deposition in support of Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor?
a)
100
b)
91
c)
67
d)
72
25.
Why won't Giles give the name of the man who gave him evidence against Thomas Putnam?
a)
He's afraid the man will be arrested.
b)
He doesn't remember who it was.
c)
It was his own brother who said it.
d)
The evidence came from a dream he had.
26.
In Act 3, who does Hale say he has "signed the soul away" of earlier that morning?
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Tituba
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Martha Corey
27.
Who defends Abigail when John Proctor accuses her of conspiring against his wife?
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Gov. Danforth
d)
Judge Hathorne
28.
When the men of the court ask Mary Warren to pretend to faint, she is able to do so and convinces them that the girls are all lying.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
John Proctor admits to his affair with Abigail to Danforth.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
What reason does Elizabeth give Danforth for firing Abigail?
a)
She suspected that she was stealing from her.
b)
She found out about her affair with John.
c)
She thought John was attracted to her.
d)
She did not clean well enough.
31.
Who do the girls claim has sent a yellow bird to them in the courthouse?
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Tituba
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ann Putnam
32.
Why does Hale quit the court at the end of Act 3?
a)
He realizes that the court is corrupt.
b)
He suspects that Danforth is a witch.
c)
He feels threatened by John Proctor.
d)
He wants to pursue his true passion: interpretive dance.
33.
Where do Sarah Good and Tituba think the devil is going to take them?
a)
Purgatory
b)
England
c)
Barbados
d)
Chuck E. Cheese
34.
What did Reverend Hale return to Salem to do?
a)
Convert the accused to Christianity
b)
Ask for forgiveness from John Proctor
c)
Collect his belongings from the church
d)
Try and get the accused to "confess" to witchcraft
35.
In which town does Parris reveal there has been a rebellion against the court?
a)
Salem
b)
Andover
c)
Ipswich
d)
Danvers
36.
Danforth agrees to postpone the executions so that Hale can convince them to "confess."
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Who asks Elizabeth Proctor to convince her husband to "confess"?
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Reverend Hale
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Judge Hathorne
38.
How many months pregnant is Elizabeth Proctor at the end of Act 4?
a)
3 months
b)
6 months
c)
9 months
d)
12 months
39.
Giles Corey plead his innocence throughout the time that he was tortured.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Where does Danforth want to post John Proctor's confession?
a)
In the town courtyard
b)
The front door of his house
c)
In the neighboring town
d)
The front door of the church
41.
John Proctor tells the men of the court, "I have given you my _____; leave me my _____!"
a)
mind; heart
b)
soul; name
c)
shoe; lobster
d)
name; soul
42.
At the end, Elizabeth pleads with John to change his mind and give the signed confession to Danforth.
a)
True
b)
False
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