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WorksheetsThe Crucible - Act 1 +2
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
Thomas Putnam can best be described as...
a)
kindhearted
b)
vindictive
c)
sympathetic
d)
rational
2.
Where does this play take place?
a)
Portsmouth, NH
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Salem, MA
d)
Rochester, NY
3.
Abigail initially went into the woods, because she wanted to...
a)
get rid of Goody Proctor.
b)
threaten Tituba.
c)
watch the other girls dance.
d)
persuade the girls to return home.
4.
As the play opens, whom has Rev. Parris asked to come to Salem?
a)
Judge Danforth
b)
Reverend Hale
c)
Tituba
d)
John Proctor
5.
Betty reveals that Abigail drank a charm to kill...
a)
Ruth
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Tituba
d)
Mary
6.
Giles Corey expresses concern, because his wife...
a)
reads strange books.
b)
leaves the house at night.
c)
had stopped speaking to him.
d)
cannot say the 10 commandments.
7.
Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter Ruth to Tituba to...
a)
get a recipe for a charm.
b)
learn how to dance.
c)
contact her dead sisters.
d)
accuse her of witchcraft.
8.
Parris is reluctant to tell anyone of his daughter's illness, because he...
a)
fears that her reputation may be destroyed.
b)
knows that the idea of witchcraft will cause hysteria.
c)
fears that his enemies will destroy his reputation.
d)
firmly believes that witches do not exist.
9.
Tituba most likely confessed to meeting the Devil, because she...
a)
wanted the villagers to fear her.
b)
wanted to please Parris.
c)
did not want Abigail to get into trouble.
d)
thought it might save her life.
10.
What is John Proctor's chief complaint against sermons?
a)
They focus too much on fire and brimstone.
b)
They are too long.
c)
They are heretical.
d)
They are too short.
11.
What kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible?
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Kleptocracy
12.
Which sentence best describes John Proctor?
a)
He respects Rev. Hale's opinions.
b)
He believes in witchcraft.
c)
He will do whatever he can to destroy Thomas Putnam.
d)
He rebels against authority by speaking his mind.
13.
Which two men does Proctor have an argument with?
a)
Francis Nurse and Giles Corey
b)
Rev. Parris and Thomas Putnam
c)
Rev. Parris and Rev. Hale
d)
Rev. Hale and Francis Nurse.
14.
Who is the character that admits to "dancing with the devil", "writing in his book", and "turning to Jesus" at the end of Act One?
a)
Betty
b)
Tituba
c)
Goody Putnam
d)
Abigail
15.
Who said she saw Sarah Good and Goody Osbourne with the Devil? She also claims to have been instructed to kill Rev. Parris.
a)
Tituba
b)
Betty
c)
Abigail
d)
Mary
16.
You can infer that the people of Salem saw dancing as...
a)
only for childen.
b)
good exercise.
c)
evil and sinful.
d)
a delightful entertainment.
17.
Most of the town viewed Rebecca Nurse as...
a)
harmless gossip.
b)
kind and respectable woman.
c)
spiteful woman.
d)
merciless judge of others.
18.
Who lost 7 babies?
a)
Goody Ann
b)
Goody Proctor
c)
Sarah Good
d)
Betty
19.
Sarah Good is accused of witchcraft because she...
a)
was named by Elizabeth Proctor in court.
b)
put a curse on Goody Putnam.
c)
could not recite the Ten Commandments.
d)
slept in a ditch.
20.
Sarah Good is accused of witchcraft because she...
a)
was named by Elizabeth Proctor in court.
b)
put a curse on Goody Putnam.
c)
could not recite the Ten Commandments.
d)
slept in a ditch.
21.
At first, Mary Warren enjoys her role in court because she
a)
thinks she has been chosen by God.
b)
likes the power and status she has in the village.
c)
knows she can destroy Elizabeth Proctor.
d)
plans to accuse Abigail of witchcraft.
22.
Why is their tension between Elizabeth Proctor and her husband?
a)
Elizabeth is ill.
b)
John plans to spend more time with Abigail.
c)
John has had an adulterous affair.
d)
John is planning to leave Elizabeth.
23.
Abigail stuck a needle into her stomach in order to...
a)
accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft.
b)
cast suspicion on Mary Warren.
c)
claim that it was John Proctor's doing.
d)
pretend that she was a witch.
24.
Why does Mary Warren say she cannot tell the truth in court?
a)
She does not want the other girls to be punished.
b)
She wants Elizabeth to be found guilty.
c)
She is afraid that Abigail will kill her.
d)
She is too embarrassed to admit that she is a fraud.
25.
What does John Proctor mean when he says, "My wife will never die for me"?
a)
If his son is baptized, his wife will be freed.
b)
He knows his adultery has caused Elizabeth to be arrested.
c)
He knows Elizabeth is being punished for his quarrels with Parris.
d)
He will not release Elizabeth until Proctor attends church.
26.
Goody Osbourn will hang, but Sarah Good will not because...
a)
Goody Osbourne's conjuring was much worse.
b)
The villagers like Sarah Good better than Goody Osbourn.
c)
Parris spoke up for Sarah Good.
d)
Sarah Good confessed, but Goody Osbourn did not.
27.
Elizabeth urges John to go to Salem to...
a)
protect Mary Warren.
b)
tell the court the Abigail's story is a hoax.
c)
Announce publicly that he believes in witchcraft.
d)
ask the court for forgiveness.
28.
What gift did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
a)
a bible
b)
flowers
c)
a poppet (puppet)
d)
pig
29.
On what charge was Rebecca Nurse charged?
a)
The murder of Goody Putnam's babies.
b)
Conduct unbefitting of a Puritan.
c)
inability to say her ten commandments.
d)
for making a voodoo doll.
30.
When Elizabeth says to Proctor, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you", she means that Proctor...
a)
carries the knowledge of his own guilt.
b)
is too quick to judge himself.
c)
should speak more openly about his thoughts.
d)
knows that she loves him and forgives him.
31.
Which of the following words best characterizes Mary Warren?
a)
pious
b)
jealous
c)
gullible
d)
vicious
32.
Which of the following words best characterizes Mary Warren?
a)
pious
b)
jealous
c)
gullible
d)
vicious
33.
Giles Corey thinks Putnam is accusing neighbors of witchcraft because Putnam wants to...
a)
prevent his daughter from joining the witches.
b)
gain their land.
c)
avoid revelation of his secret life.
d)
destroy the community.
34.
People "part like the red sea" for Abigail because they...
a)
love and admire her.
b)
believe her to be honest.
c)
respect her devotion and faith.
d)
fear her power to accuse them.
35.
By the end of Act Two, Rev. Hale begins to worry that...
a)
the villagers might rebel against his authority.
b)
perhaps innocent people are being accused.
c)
Rebecca nurse did murder Goody Putnam's babies.
d)
most of the villagers are in league with the devil.
36.
When Elizabeth says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea of Israel, she makes...
a)
a comparison to politics.
b)
an allusion to the bible.
c)
eventual trouble for Abigail.
d)
a bigoted joke.
37.
A speech spoken by a single character to the audience or another character is a...
a)
soliloquy
b)
monologue
c)
aside
38.
A reflective speech in which a character speaks his or her private thoughts aloud, unheard by other characters is a...
a)
aside
b)
soliloquy
c)
monologue
39.
A short speech or comment that is delivered by a character to the audience but is not heard by other characters who are present is a
a)
monologue
b)
aside
c)
soliloquy
40.
Which does not belong?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
plot
41.
Which does not belong?
a)
foil
b)
hero
c)
resolution
d)
villain
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