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WorksheetsThe Crucible Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a reason Thomas Putnum is bitter?
a)
His daughter had an affair
b)
He has not been to church in some time
c)
He cannot read because his wife reads strange books
d)
His candidate for minister lost out
2.
Which of the following is NOT a sign that Betty is bewitched?
a)
She tries to fly
b)
She speaks in other languages
c)
She is in an unresponsive state
d)
She cannot bear to hear the Lord's name
3.
What do Mr. Proctor and Mr Putnum argue about?
a)
Why Giles Corey is suing everyone
b)
Who owns a certain parcel of land
c)
Whether or not the girls danced in the forest
d)
Whose wife is prettier
4.
What reason does Proctor give that he does not attend church
a)
There are too many hypocrites there
b)
He had an affair with the Reverend's neice
c)
He does not like Parris's sermons
d)
He does not believe in God
5.
Which of the following is NOT something Tituba confessed to?
a)
Making charm (potions)
b)
Conversations with the devil
c)
Writing in the devil's book
d)
Conjuring dead spirits
6.
Why does Mrs. Putnum believe there are witches in Salem?
a)
Her sons have seen girls flying over barns.
b)
She has lost many babies in their first days
c)
She saw Tituba dancing by the fire
d)
Everyone is suing one another.
7.
Which one of the girls argues they should tell the whole truth about their activities in the woods with Tituba?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Abigail
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Betty
8.
Based on their conversation, we can infer that prior to the play's beginning, John Proctor and Abigail Williams . . .
a)
fought over a piece of land
b)
conjured spirits together
c)
had an affair
d)
were married
9.
How does Rebecca Nurse explain the girl's behavior in Act I?
a)
Witchcraft
b)
Drunkeness
c)
Food Poisoning
d)
Childish Mischief
10.
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Nurses and Putnums have feuded?
a)
They favored opposing candidates for the minister's position
b)
Goody Nurse and Thomas Putnam had an affair
c)
Goody Putnum was jealous of Goody Nurse's many children and grandchildren
d)
Putnum's grandfather willed away some of Nurse's land.
11.
Which of the following is not something Reverend Parris asked for from the town?
a)
More money in his salary
b)
The deed to his home
c)
Special allowance for firewood
d)
Animals for his farm
12.
What effect does Rebecca Nurse have on Betty?
a)
Betty is calmed when Rebecca stands over her
b)
Betty cries out when she hears Rebecca's name
c)
Rebecca gets sicker when Rebecca stands near her
d)
Rebecca Nurse has no effect on Betty at all.
13.
At the end of Act I, what do the young girls of Salem do?
a)
Fly
b)
Dance
c)
Make accusations of witchcraft
d)
Apologize for creating chaos
14.
What is ironic about the Puritans treatment of other sects of Christianity?
a)
They gave other groups the right to worship how they pleased which they'd been denied themselves.
b)
They believed all religions were equal.
c)
They left England to find religious freedom and denied the same to others.
d)
They refused to acknowledge the power of the Devil
15.
How did these years in Salem represent a time of "general revenge."
a)
The Indians marauded in Salem, so the Puritans fought back.
b)
The Puritans fought an attack against them by the devil.
c)
The Devil enacted revenge on the Puritans for their holiness.
d)
The people of the town used witchcraft accusations as a way to seek revenge on one another.
16.
Who comes to the Proctor's house with a warrant to arrest Elizabeth?
a)
Rev. Parris
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Deputy Governor Danforth
d)
Ezekiel Cheever
17.
Mary Warren says that Sarah Good cursed her by . . .
a)
Making her ill
b)
Making her babies die
c)
Making her pigs die
d)
Creating a poppet in her likeness
18.
Mary refuses to testify in court about the doll because
a)
She doesn’t remember what happened
b)
She is afraid of public speaking
c)
She does not believe Elizabeth is innocent.
d)
She is terrified of Abigail
19.
Why does Abigail want to kill Elizabeth?
a)
She is angry with her over the job
b)
She wants to become John’s new wife
c)
She believes she is a witch
d)
She has threatened physical harm to her.
20.
Which of the following is NOT a reason John is angry with Elizabeth?
a)
She has not forgiven him for his adultery.
b)
She insists he go to court and tell them what Abigail said.
c)
She did not have dinner ready when he arrived.
d)
She doubts his ability to tell her the truth.
21.
Since the trials began, what treatment has been afforded to Abigail and the other girls?
a)
They are looked down upon and shamed
b)
They are mostly ignored
c)
No one in town will hire them or allow them in church.
d)
Everyone respects them and clears paths where they walk
22.
What is the primary evidence that condemns Sarah Good?
a)
The death of Goody Putnum’s babies
b)
Her inability to recite her commandments
c)
Mary Warren’s illness
d)
A poppet with a needle in its belly
23.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Hale suspects the Proctors are not good Christians.
a)
Their home has no pictures of Christ
b)
He cannot recite all 10 commandments
c)
Their youngest child has not been baptized
d)
They have not attended church very often in the last year
24.
Elizabeth’s hard treatment of John stems from the fact that he . . .
a)
Has not been a good provider
b)
Does not help enough around the house.
c)
Does not tell the truth about the money he spends
d)
Had an affair.
25.
The needle in Goody Proctor’s poppet is used as a piece of evidence against her because. . .
a)
Mary Warren denies putting it there.
b)
The needle was stolen from Goody Proctor
c)
The needle is similar to the one in Abigail’s stomach
d)
Ms. Proctor claims she does not know how to sew.
26.
What does Elizabeth ask John to tell Abigail?
a)
That his wife is not a witch
b)
That she will never be his wife.
c)
That he wants to be with her again.
d)
That Mary Warren is a witch.
27.
What reason did Rev Hale give for his visit to the Proctors?
a)
To unofficially question the religion of the home
b)
To buy a rabbit
c)
As an officer of the court, to question Elizabeth
d)
To search the home for poppets.
28.
What is the new lie that John has told Elizabeth?
a)
That he hasn’t slept with Abigail again
b)
That he spoke with Abigail in a group and not alone
c)
That he will go to the courts for her
d)
That he has never accused her of witchcraft
29.
What gift does Mary Warren bring Elizabeth from court?
a)
A poppet
b)
A rabbit
c)
A lock of Abigail's hair
d)
A diary of the events in court
30.
Mary Warren claims she saved Elizabeth’s life by . . .
a)
Testifying she has seen no witchcraft in their home
b)
Testifying that Elizabeth says her prayers nightly
c)
Testifying that Abigail is a liar
d)
Testifying that the girls’ illnesses were fake
31.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Mary gives that John cannot whip or speak rudely to her?
a)
She is 18.
b)
She is an official of the court.
c)
She has saved Elizabeth’s life
d)
She is pregnant.
32.
On what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
a)
Using a poppet to torture Abigail
b)
The supernatural murder of Good Putnam’s babies
c)
Cursing Mary Warren with illness
d)
Cursing Walcott’s pigs to die.
33.
What does Mary Warren reveal will happen to John if he tries to discredit Abby?
a)
He will be accused of witchcraft
b)
Elizabeth will be hanged
c)
The courts will take his farm/land
d)
Abigail will accuse him of lechery and reveal the details of their affair
34.
What eventually happened to Giles Corey?
a)
He ran off with Abigail to Barbados
b)
He was hanged with Proctor and Rebecca
c)
He was “pressed” to death with rocks
d)
He confessed to witchcraft and was set free
35.
Who accuses John Proctor of asking her to do the devil’s work?
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Ruth Putnum
d)
Mary Warren
36.
What do John Proctor and Mary claim in court?
a)
That the girls were actually the witches
b)
That Parris was the devil’s man
c)
That Rebecca Nurse was a witch
d)
That the girls were lying about the witchcraft
37.
Who is convinced during the court’s proceedings that there may be some truth to Proctor’s claims?
a)
Hathorne
b)
Hale
c)
Danforth
d)
Parris
38.
Proctor quotes the bible in order to . . .
a)
Show the court is not biblical
b)
Prove he is not involved in witchcraft
c)
Encourage Mary to be brave
d)
Redeem himself for forgetting the commandments
39.
In order to save Elizabeth, Proctor confesses to
a)
Lechery
b)
Witchcraft
c)
Lying in court
d)
Stealing Putnum’s cows
40.
The girls claim Mary is tormenting them by
a)
Sending out her spirit as a lamb
b)
Stabbing poppets with needles
c)
Sending out her spirit as a bird
d)
Killing Goody Putnam's babies
41.
Giles Corey disrupts court in order to . . .
a)
Sue Putnum over land
b)
Present evidence to clear his wife
c)
Make a confession
d)
Accuse Abigail of lechery
42.
All of the following statement are true of the people who signed Francis Nurse’s petition EXCEPT
a)
They were arrested
b)
They were hanged for witchcraft
c)
They were questioned by the court
d)
They were viewed as enemies of the court
43.
All of the following are reasons why Proctor refuses Danforth’s deal to spare Elizabeth for one year EXCEPT
a)
He does not believe she is really pregnant
b)
He wants the truth to be exposed
c)
She will only be spared for a year
d)
His friends’ wives are still accused
44.
When Proctor says, “I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” what does his name represent to him?
a)
His money
b)
His marriage
c)
His reputation
d)
His legal record
45.
What eventually happened to Abigail?
a)
She became Proctor’s second wife
b)
She is accused of witchcraft
c)
She becomes the Deputy Governor
d)
She stole Parris’s money and disappeared
46.
What does Proctor do with his confession?
a)
Tears it up
b)
Keeps it for safekeeping
c)
Nails it to the church door
d)
Burns it
47.
Hale returned to Salem after the trial to do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Convince the accused to confess
b)
Save the lives of Rebecca Nurse & John Proctor
c)
Overthrow the courts
d)
Ask the accused to lie
48.
Why is Elizabeth unwilling to admit her husband committed lechery in court?
a)
She doesn’t want him to be arrested
b)
She wants to protect his reputation
c)
She doesn’t believe it is true
d)
She is worried he will whip her
49.
What does Giles Corey accuse Thomas Putnum of?
a)
Lechery
b)
Witchcraft
c)
Killing his neighbors for their land
d)
Kidnapping his neighbors' children
50.
What does Hathorne ask Mary to do in court?
a)
Become a bird
b)
Speak in another language
c)
Turn her skin cold
d)
Faint
51.
What does Elizabeth confess to John at the end of the play?
a)
That she was not a loving wife and caused his lechery
b)
That she had also committed lechery
c)
That she had actually been involved in witchcraft
d)
That Mary Warren was actually their daughter
52.
Cheever explains the Rev. Parris has gone mad because of the . . .
a)
Cows
b)
Witches
c)
Birds
d)
Courts
53.
Danforth refuses to offer a pardon for Proctor & Rebecca because . . .
a)
He has proof they are witches
b)
They have tried to overthrow the court
c)
It would be unfair to those who have already been killed
d)
He thinks the town will enjoy the hanging
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