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Crucible Unit Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who does Reverend Parris send for to investigate the possibility of witches in Salem?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Reverend Hale
2.
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
3.
On what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
a)
she couldn't remember the commandments
b)
she tried to kill Abigail
c)
she murdered Mrs. Putnam's babies
d)
she put a spell on Tituba
4.
In Act 3, Giles, Francis, and John try all of these things to free their wives from jail EXCEPT:
a)
present a letter signed by 91 people
b)
bring Mary Warren to testify
c)
recite the Lord's Prayer
d)
provide evidence that Putnam was accusing people for their land
5.
What happens to Giles after he is arrested (between Act 3 and Act 4)?
a)
he is hanged
b)
he is pardoned
c)
he leaves Salem
d)
he is pressed to death
6.
What happens to John Proctor at the end of Act 3?
a)
he is hanged
b)
he forgets one of the commandments
c)
he runs away
d)
he gets arrested 
7.
What does John Proctor do after he signs his confession at the end of Act 4?
a)
he runs away with Abigail
b)
he goes home with Elizabeth
c)
he rips it up
d)
he smacks Reverend Parris with it
8.
Betty reveals that Abigail drank blood to kill___?
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Ruth Putnam
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Tituba
9.
Worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction:
a)
John Proctor
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
10.
What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
a)
1893
b)
1799
c)
1692
d)
1957
11.
"I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma" (27)
a)
Ann Putnam
b)
Bridget Bishop
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Frances Nurse  
12.
Which commandment does John Proctor ironically forget when Reverend Hale quizzes him? 
a)
 (A) Thou shalt not kill  
b)
(B) Thou shalt not commit adultery  
c)
(C) Honor thy mother and father  
d)
(D) Thou shalt not covet.
13.
Giles Corey is arrested because he refuses to...
a)
name the person who accused Putnam of stealing land
b)
buy a donut
c)
accuse his wife 
d)
name the 10 Commandments
14.
What do the girls do to Mary?
a)
glare at her
b)
threaten her
c)
pretend the devil is in the room
d)
pretend her spirit is coming to get them
15.
How does Mary react under the pressure of 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
16.
Who wrote the play?
a)
Arthur Miller
b)
Tim O' Brien
c)
Andrew Muller
d)
William Shakespeare
17.
This person is a slave from Barbados who confessed to witchcraft. 
a)
Tituba
b)
Ruth
c)
Parris
d)
Elizabeth
18.
This person hates hypocrites and had an affair with Abigail Williams. 
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
John Proctor
d)
Giles Corey
19.
This person fired Abigail and was accused of stabbing her. 
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Reverend Parris
20.
This person was seen dancing naked in the woods and left town with Abigail. 
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ruth Putnam
21.
This person is married to Rebecca and tried to get her released from jail. 
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
John Proctor
d)
Reverend Hale
22.
This person is the current servant of the John and Elizabeth Proctor. 
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Mary Warren
23.
This person is the assistant judge in Salem. 
a)
Deputy Governor Danforth
b)
Judge Hathorne
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Reverend Parris
24.
This character spoke the lines “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life. Because I lie and sign myself to lies!  Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name?  I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” ...
a)
John Proctor
b)
Putnum
c)
Rebecca Nurse 
d)
Reverend Parris
25.
What could the people accused of witchcraft do to save themselves from being accussed?
a)
Confessing to being a witch
b)
Apologizing
c)
Praying and saying the Lord's prayer.
d)
Denying that they are witches and reciting the Bible
26.
Witnesses are not allowed in Danforth's courtroom because he claims that witchcraft is this type of crime
a)
Invisible
b)
"Insignio fictio"
c)
corrupt
d)
 moral offense
27.
This character threatens to smash the faces of girls into their pillows in order to control them with fear.
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Tituba
28.
This morally corrupt character refuses to delay the witchcraft executions because he does not want to be blamed for the deaths of 12 possibly innocent people whom he has already sentenced in court and seen executed
a)
Rev. Hale
b)
Judge Danforth
c)
Judge Hathorne
d)
Giles Corey
29.
Define Allegory
a)
A term to describe any form of Literature that blends ironic humor and wit with criticism for the purpose of ridiculing frailties in individuals and institutions.
b)
A narrative in which characters and setting stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities. In addition to the literal meaning it also has a symbolic meaning.
30.
What is a theocracy?
a)
a system of government by one person with absolute power
b)
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
c)
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
31.
All of these girls were dancing in the woods together, EXCEPT:
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Ruth Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
32.
Thomas and Ann Putnam only have one living child. What is her name?
a)
Abigail
b)
Ruth
c)
Betty
d)
Elizabeth
33.
Who does Reverend Parris send for to investigate the possibility of witches in Salem?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Reverend Hale
34.
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
35.
What does Hale urge Elizabeth to do? 
a)
persuade her husband to confess 
b)
admit she lied about Abigail & John 
c)
promise to get the other women to confess
d)
plead her own case b/c she's pregnant 
36.
What are Giles Corey's last words? 
a)
He asks for mercy 
b)
He forgives his accusers 
c)
He calls for more weight 
d)
He curses people of Salem 
37.
What does Abigail do in the last act of the play?
a)
She flees 
b)
she confesses 
c)
she begs for Proctor's life 
d)
she refuses to testify 
38.
In Act 3 the person who begins to have doubts about the trials is ... 
a)
Cheever 
b)
Hathorne 
c)
Putnam 
d)
Hale 
39.
What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath Day?
a)
drinking
b)
gambling
c)
dancing
d)
working
40.
What is the setting of Act III?
a)
Rev. Parris’ home
b)
The meeting room of the town hall in Salem
c)
John Proctor’s home
d)
A Boston courtroom
41.
According to Giles Corey, Putnam had his daughter accuse his neighbor (Jacobs) of being a witch in order to:
a)
purchase Jacobs’ land at an auction
b)
get revenge on Jacobs for having such a large, healthy family
c)
stop Jacobs’ spirit from attacking the Putnam family
d)
distract the court’s attention from his own family
42.
"Why I Wrote The Crucible": During the witch trials and the Red Scare, what was the best "proof" that an individual wasn't guilty?
a)
his or her own testimony
b)
an alibi/evidence of his or her whereabouts when crimes were committed
c)
a willingness to name others who were guilty
d)
all of the above
43.
Who said it to whom? 
"Your justice would freeze beer!" (55)
a)
John Proctor to Elizabeth Proctor 
b)
John Proctor to Judge Danforth
c)
Giles Corey to Judge Danforth
d)
Abigail Williams to John Proctor 
44.
Who has "have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me, sir, you never saw more hearty babies born. And yet, each would wither in my arms the very night of their birth?"
a)
Tituba
b)
Mrs. Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Rebecca Nurse
45.
What are the fears of witches an allegory to?
a)
Facism
b)
Tyranny
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
46.
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
47.
I am a minister.
a)
 Proctor
b)
Parris
c)
Hathorne
d)
Putnam
48.
I am an expert in witchcraft.
a)
Hale
b)
Murphy
c)
Smith
d)
Hathorne
49.
How does Giles Corey die?
a)
Pressing
b)
Hanging
c)
Gun shot
d)
Drowning
50.
“He have his goodness now.  God forbid I take it from him!” Who said it? 
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Hale
d)
Parris