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WorksheetsThe Crucible
Total questions: 102
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do the Putnams and Rev. Parris have in common?
a)
Both hate going to church
b)
Both have 300 acres of land and own a home
c)
Both have sick/bewitched daughters
d)
Both take care of orphaned nieces
2.
Why did Mrs. Putnam send her daughter to Tituba?
a)
To put a charm on John Proctor
b)
To put a charm on Rev. Parris
c)
To have Ruth make a deal with the devil
d)
To have her conjure the spirits of the seven dead Putnam babies
3.
An intellectual, an academic, brought in to help
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Rev. Samuel Parris
c)
John Proctor
d)
Rebecca Nurse
4.
Vindictive; rich landowner
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Rev. Samuel Parris
5.
Daughter of a minister
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Ann Putnam
6.
Who did Elizabeth Proctor fire for having a relationship with her husband?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
7.
Who is the most respected woman in Salem?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ann Putnam
8.
What family suffered 7 of their babies passing away near or shortly after birth?
a)
The Putnam's
b)
The Proctor's
c)
The Parris's
d)
The Corey's
9.
Who encourages Abigail Williams to turn herself in for dancing in the woods?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Mary Warren
10.
“My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!”
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Rev. Parris
11.
“Reverend Parris, I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me, sir, you never saw more hearty babies born.”
a)
Mrs. Putnam
b)
Mr. Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Rev. Hale
12.
“You drank blood, Abby! You didn’t tell him that!”
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Ruth Putnam
13.
“Abby, you’ll put it out of mind. I’ll not be comin’ for you more.”
a)
Rev. Parris
b)
Giles Corey
c)
John Proctor
d)
Mr. Putnam
14.
“Mr. Hale, I have always wanted to ask a learned man— what signifies the readin’ of strange books?”
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mrs. Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Giles Corey
15.
Has 11 children/26 grandchildren and has never lost one of them to an untimely death.
a)
Martha Corey
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Sarah Osburn
d)
Tituba
16.
"There is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits."
a)
Martha Corey
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Rebecca Nurse
17.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
Reverend John Hale was
a)
a farmer who had an affair
b)
A respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
c)
an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft
d)
a cranky, old man
21.
John Proctor was
a)
a farmer who had an affair
b)
a cranky, old man
c)
an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft
d)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
22.
Rebecca Nurse was
a)
a slave from Barbados
b)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
c)
a mother who sent her daughter to conjure dead babies
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
23.
Ann Putnam was
a)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a mother who sent daughter to conjure dead babies
d)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
24.
Betty Parris was
a)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
d)
a farmer who had an affair
25.
Abigail Williams was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
26.
Being under such strict laws and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent chance for them to get revenge on their neighbors.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
27.
Tituba was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
28.
How do we know John Proctor still has feelings towards Abby Williams?
a)
He looks up at her bedroom window
b)
He kisses her in Betty's room
c)
He asks her to wait for him
d)
He tells her to kill his wife so they can marry
29.
What conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?
a)
He fears and respects Rev. Parris
b)
He speaks his mind, even if it is against people of authority.
c)
He believes witchcraft made the girls ill
d)
He will do anything to destroy Thomas Putnam
30.
What conclusion can you draw about Abby's discharge from the Proctor's?
a)
Abby was a lazy servant
b)
Goody Proctor was too demanding
c)
Abby left the Proctor's on good terms
d)
Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby
31.
How is John and Elizabeth's relationship at the beginning of Act II?
a)
happy and content
b)
loving, but strained by distrust and hurt
c)
full of anger and hatred
d)
boring and uneventful
32.
What is "suspicious" about Proctor and his family?
a)
John Proctor is annoyed by golden candlesticks.
b)
Their youngest son isn't baptized and they don't go to church regularly.
c)
They rarely go to town.
d)
John Proctor put the roof on the church.
33.
When Francis refers to his wife, Rebecca as the "brick and mortar of the church," what does he mean?
a)
Rebecca Nurse is built like a brick.
b)
Rebecca could tear the bricks from the church.
c)
The church is held together by good people like Rebecca.
d)
Rebecca only cares about external appearances.
34.
Who accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Hale
d)
John Proctor
35.
Which commandment did John Proctor forget?
a)
Honor thy father and mother.
b)
Remember the sabbath day.
c)
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
d)
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
36.
Who more than likely put a needle in Abigail's stomach?
a)
John
b)
Abigail
c)
Elizabeth
d)
a spirit
37.
What did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
a)
a poppet
b)
a stick of butter
c)
a blanket
d)
a glass of water
38.
Why has Mary Warren been going to Salem rather than working at the Proctor farm?
a)
She is being paid to clean the meeting house.
b)
She is running errands for the Proctor family.
c)
She must care for her sick mother.
d)
She is an official of the court.
39.
How has Mary Warren’s attitude changed?
a)
She is more peaceful rather than argumentative.
b)
She is no longer bold, but more fearful.
c)
She is no longer depressed, but more joyful.
d)
She is no longer compliant, but more defiant.
40.
What does Elizabeth believe Abigail’s true intent is?
a)
Abigail intends to be re-hired by the Proctors.
b)
Abigail intends to confess and end the court proceedings
c)
Abigail intends to see Elizabeth dead, so she can replace her as John’s wife.
d)
Abigail intends forgive the Proctors.
41.
Why is Mary Warren afraid to tell the truth in court?
a)
She is fearful that Abigail will kill her.
b)
She thinks that she will be accused of witchcraft herself.
c)
She thinks that she will be arrested for contempt of court.
d)
She thinks they won’t believe her.
42.
Why is Proctor's youngest son not baptized?
a)
The child was gravely ill.
b)
Proctor doesn't want Rev. Parris to touch his baby.
c)
Elizabeth is not Christian.
d)
Proctor is in league with the devil.
43.
What will happen to Proctor if he tries to tell the court about Abigail telling him that the girls were merely "sportin'" in the woods, and not indulging in witchcraft?
a)
Abigail will accuse him of witchcraft.
b)
He will lose Abigail to suicide.
c)
Abigail will tell the court that they had an affair.
d)
He will have to divorce Elizabeth.
44.
What did Giles Corey say that got his wife arrested?
a)
He said she was reading spell books at night.
b)
He said he couldn't pray while she was reading.
c)
He said she sometimes spoke in strange languages.
d)
He said she killed the neighbors' pigs.
45.
This person was accused of bewitching pigs.
a)
Martha Corey
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
John Proctor
d)
Elizabeth Proctor
46.
This person was accused of the murder of Mrs. Putnam's babies.
a)
Martha Corey
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
John Proctor
d)
Elizabeth Proctor
47.
This person is willing to be accused of lechery (adultery) in order to protect his wife and destroy Abigail's reputation.
a)
Francis Nurse
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Cheever
d)
John Proctor
48.
What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath Day?
a)
drinking
b)
gambling
c)
dancing
d)
working
49.
How does Danforth check Proctor's claim of adultery?
a)
asks Parris if he knows anything about it
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
50.
What does Proctor end up confessing about himself?
a)
he still loves Abigail
b)
he has divorced his wife
c)
he had an affair with Abigail
d)
he wants to kill Parris
51.
At the beginning of Act 3, who is on trial for bewitching pigs?
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Sarah Good
d)
Martha Corey
52.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wants John to be arrested
b)
does not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wants to protect John's reputation
53.
Giles regrets telling Hale that his wife did something. What is it?
a)
That his wife has been dancing.
b)
That his wife reads books.
c)
That his wife goes missing after dinner.
d)
That his wife has been hiding dolls.
54.
Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
a)
Mercy.
b)
Abigail.
c)
Mary.
d)
Tituba.
55.
In court, Abigail claims that Mary is bewitching her by doing what to her?
a)
Making her cold with her icy stare.
b)
Making her shiver, by sending a chill wind.
c)
Making her shiver by pulling on her shawl.
d)
Making her shawl move.
56.
What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
a)
Pretend to be paralyzed.
b)
Pretend to faint.
c)
Pretend to shiver.
d)
Pretend to be bewitched.
57.
When asked why Abigail was released from her service, what did Elizabeth respond?
a)
She was dissatisfied with Abigail
b)
She, in her sickness, thought Abigail and John fancied each other
c)
John was not a lecher
d)
all of the above
58.
What does Proctor find out from Danforth about his wife?
a)
She has run to Canada
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
59.
Tituba was Proctor’s slave woman from Barbados. She went with the girls into the forest and was accused of conjuring spirits and being a witch.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
60.
Abigail was Parris’ daughter. She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
61.
Betty was Parris’ daughter. She had some sort of fit, and the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
62.
Parris was more concerned about his reputation with the people of the village than he was about his daughter being sick.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
63.
One sign that Betty was bewitched was that she shrieked and flew around the room praising Satan.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
64.
Parris send for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because
a)
they are good friends
b)
Hale went to Harvard
c)
he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty
d)
Hale is an authority on witches
65.
All of these girls were dancing in the woods together, EXCEPT:
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Ruth Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
66.
Thomas and Ann Putnam only have one living child. What is her name?
a)
Abigail
b)
Ruth
c)
Betty
d)
Elizabeth
67.
All of these women are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1, EXCEPT:
a)
Tituba
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Sarah Goode
d)
Sarah Osborne
68.
What is the setting of Act 2?
a)
The courtroom
b)
Reverend Parris' house
c)
John & Elizabeth Proctor's house
d)
The jail
69.
In Act 2, what gift does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor?
a)
a cookie
b)
a yellow bird
c)
a poppet
d)
a letter
70.
Who said:
"More weight."
"More weight."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Rev. John Hale
d)
Abigail Williams
71.
Who is the "he" Elizabeth Proctor is referring to?
"I came to think [he] fancied Abigail. As so one night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the high road."
"I came to think [he] fancied Abigail. As so one night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the high road."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Thomas Putnam
d)
Rev. Sam Parris
72.
Who is the "she" that Ezekiel Cheever is referring to?
"[She] sat to dinner in Reverend Parris's house tonight, and without a word nor warnin' [she] falls to the floor. Like a struck beast, he says, and screamed a scream that a bull would weep to hear."
"[She] sat to dinner in Reverend Parris's house tonight, and without a word nor warnin' [she] falls to the floor. Like a struck beast, he says, and screamed a scream that a bull would weep to hear."
a)
Ruth Putnam
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
73.
Why does John Proctor say this:
"I like it not that he should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I'll not conceal it."
"I like it not that he should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I'll not conceal it."
a)
He does not like Rev. Hale and thinks witchcraft is not real.
b)
He does not trust Rev. Parris to baptize his child.
c)
He thinks Thomas Putnam is trying to curse his child.
d)
He thinks Giles Corey is trying to sue him for slander.
74.
Who said this:
"What anarchy is this? That tract is in my bounds, it's in my bounds, Mr. Proctor!"
"What anarchy is this? That tract is in my bounds, it's in my bounds, Mr. Proctor!"
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Thomas Putnam
75.
Who says this?
"I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!"
"I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!"
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Mary Warren
76.
Who said this?
"I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them."
"I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them."
a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
John Proctor
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Giles Corey
77.
"Abby'll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!"
What does lechery mean?
What does lechery mean?
a)
Witchcraft
b)
Adultery
c)
Murder
d)
Lying
78.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor talking about in this quote?
"It is a mouse no more. I forbid her to go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince and says to me, 'I must go to Salem, goody Proctor; I am an official of the court!"
"It is a mouse no more. I forbid her to go, and she raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince and says to me, 'I must go to Salem, goody Proctor; I am an official of the court!"
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ruth Putnam
79.
Who said this quote?
"I think she'll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves."
"I think she'll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves."
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Martha Corey
d)
Rebecca Nurse
80.
Who said this quote, and who is it about?
"That girl is murder! She must be ripped from this world!"
"That girl is murder! She must be ripped from this world!"
a)
John Proctor about Abigail
b)
Abigail about Mary Warren
c)
Elizabeth Proctor about Abigail
d)
Abigail about Elizabeth Proctor
81.
Why is this quote important?
"I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again."
"I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again."
a)
It shows that John Proctor regrets sleeping with Abigail.
b)
It shows that John Proctor regrets not leaving his wife.
c)
It shows that Abigail regrets asking Tituba for help.
d)
It shows that Abigail is in love with John Proctor.
82.
Who said this quote, and who is it about?
"In her life, sir, she have never lied. There are them that cannot sing, and them that cannot weep - my wife cannot lie."
"In her life, sir, she have never lied. There are them that cannot sing, and them that cannot weep - my wife cannot lie."
a)
Giley Corey about Martha Corey
b)
John Proctor about Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Thomas Putnam about Ann Putnam
d)
Francis Nurse about Rebecca Nurse
83.
Who said this?
"[The books] must be heavy, they are weighted with authority."
"[The books] must be heavy, they are weighted with authority."
a)
Rev. Sam Parris
b)
John Proctor
c)
Thomas Putnam
d)
Rev. John Hale
84.
Why is this important?
Mary Warren: "I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor."
Elizabeth Proctor: "Why, thank you, it's a fair poppet."
Mary Warren: "I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor."
Elizabeth Proctor: "Why, thank you, it's a fair poppet."
a)
It turns into a set-up, as Abigail stabs herself with a needle found in the poppet.
b)
It shows that Mary Warren is really on Elizabeth's side and wants to protect her.
c)
Elizabeth's acceptance of the gift proves that she is a witch.
d)
It's the first time we can tell that Mary Warren is bewitched by a witch.
85.
Who said this and why?
"Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and i will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a point reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it.. and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!"
"Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and i will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a point reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it.. and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!"
a)
Abigail said it to stand up for herself after John Proctor confronted her about accusing witches.
b)
Abigail said it to Betty Parris to wake her up.
c)
Tituba said it to the girls to keep them quiet about what happened in the woods.
d)
Abigail said it to threaten the other girls to listen to her.
86.
Who said this?
"It's not a trick! I - I used to faint because I - I thought I saw spirits."
"It's not a trick! I - I used to faint because I - I thought I saw spirits."
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Betty Parris
87.
Who did Judge Danforth say this to?
"The pure in heart need no lawyers."
"The pure in heart need no lawyers."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Judge Hathorne
88.
Why is this quote significant?
Elizabeth: You were alone with her?
John: For a moment alone, aye.
Elizabeth: Why, then, it is not as you told me.
Elizabeth: You were alone with her?
John: For a moment alone, aye.
Elizabeth: Why, then, it is not as you told me.
a)
It shows that John still wants to be with Abigail.
b)
It shows that John is feeling guilty.
c)
It shows that Elizabeth and John still have a cold relationship.
d)
It shows that Elizabeth fully trusts John.
89.
What is Hale's internal conflict as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
a)
He worries about his own safety from the girls' accusations.
b)
He sees that the has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.
c)
He begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.
90.
How does Danforth check Proctor's claim of adultery?
a)
asks Parris if he knows anything about it
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
91.
What does Proctor end up confessing about himself?
a)
he still loves Abigail
b)
he has divorced his wife
c)
he had an affair with Abigail
d)
he wants to kill Parris
92.
Why does Danforth refuse to stop the proceedings?
a)
He doesn't like John Proctor and Giles Corey.
b)
He is worried how faltering would look on his part, now that several people have already been hung.
c)
He is an evil man who wants to see as many people hung as possible.
93.
Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
a)
Mercy.
b)
Abigail.
c)
Mary.
d)
Tituba.
94.
What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
a)
Pretend to be paralyzed.
b)
Pretend to faint.
c)
Pretend to shiver.
d)
Pretend to be bewitched.
95.
Why doesn't Elizabeth admit that she fired Abigail for having an affair with her husband?
a)
She doesn't care about the affair.
b)
She doesn't know about the affair.
c)
She believes that Abigail put a spell on her husband.
d)
She is protecting her husband's reputation.
96.
How does Mary react under the pressure from the girls?
a)
breaks down and calls Proctor the Devil
b)
gets upset and leaves the room
c)
stands strong against them
d)
falls to the floor and huddles in the corner
97.
Which character tends to be the voice of reason in Act III?
a)
Hale
b)
Parris
c)
Abigail
d)
Hathorne
98.
Considering Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?
a)
She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishment
b)
She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburne in the forest and wants to tell the truth
c)
She is confused and talking about a dream she once had
d)
She doesn't like the women she names, and she hopes they will be punished
99.
Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?
a)
Parris feels the people of Salem will be more accepting of an outside opinion
b)
Hale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil
c)
Hale is the most skilled medical person in the region
d)
Parris feels utterly unprepared to deal with the issues he fears are at hand
100.
At the beginning of Act II, John and Elizabeth Proctor are uncomfortable with each other. By the end of the play, however, their relationship changes. How would you describe their relationship at the end of Act III?
a)
They seem ill at ease with each other
b)
They seem not to care about each other
c)
They are warm and affectionate (for Puritans)
d)
They are hostile and bitter towards each other
101.
What is Proctor's attitude toward Parris?
a)
He respects Parris' devotion to God
b)
He believes Parris is doing what is right
c)
he believes Parris is too interested in wealth
d)
he thinks Parris is too lenient in judging people
102.
how are Abigail and Joseph McCarthy alike
a)
They taunted people
b)
They stole from people
c)
They both were parialy responsible for the deaths of many
d)
They both made up stories and rumors that ruined peoples lives
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