WorksheetsThe Crucible Act 2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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.
3.
Who accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Hale
d)
John Proctor
4.
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.
5.
Who more than likely put a needle in Abigail's stomach?
a)
John
b)
Abigail
c)
Elizabeth
d)
a spirit
6.
What did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
a)
a poppet
b)
a stick of butter
c)
a blanket
d)
a glass of water
7.
How does Proctor respond to the charges against his wife?
a)
He is upset and vows to get her out.
b)
He doesn't respond.
c)
He's worried that she's guilty.
d)
He hopes that she's found guilty so that he can be with Abigail.
8.
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.
9.
How has Mary Warren’s attitude changed?
a)
She is more peaceful and less 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.
10.
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.
11.
Why wasn’t Sarah Good condemned to death?
a)
She confessed to witchcraft.
b)
She accused others of witchcraft.
c)
She is too old to hang.
d)
The girls retracted their accusation against her.
12.
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.
13.
Who says this? “I am a good woman, I know it; and if you believe I may do only good work in the world, and yet be secretly bound to Satan, then I tell you sir, I do not believe it.”
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Elizabeth Proctor
14.
This person was accused of the murder of Mrs. Putnam's babies.
a)
Martha Corey
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
John Proctor
d)
Elizabeth Proctor
15.
Who is the young woman who works for Proctor and is now an official of the court?
a)
Abigail
b)
Tituba
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Cheever
16.
Mary Warren says she'll testify in court to save Elizabeth.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Who is an expert at witchcraft and helped with the trials?
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Proctor
c)
Cheever
d)
Putnam
18.
Who confesses to making the poppet and placing the needle inside, claiming Abigail sat beside her in the court as it was made?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Betty Parris
19.
What does Giles Corey appear in the doorway of the Proctor home and claim?
a)
they arrested Martha as a witch
b)
they were going to arrest John
c)
they are after him for being a witch
d)
he saw aliens in his field
20.
What does Reverend Parris see in the forest?
a)
his enemies plotting against him
b)
the girls dancing and Tituba waving
c)
Abigail drinking animal blood
d)
Ruth Putnam talking with spirits
21.
Why is Elizabeth suspicious of Proctor?
a)
She saw him with Abigail at a funeral.
b)
She caught him salting the food
c)
He sneaks around the house quietly
d)
He lied about seeing Abigail alone.
22.
When Proctor fails to recall the commandment about adultery, you can draw the conclusion that he
a)
fears being arrested as a witch
b)
feels guilty about Abigail
c)
is curious about Elizabeth’s knowledge
d)
is forgetful when it comes to religion
23.
Giles Corey
a)
farmer that questions his wife's reading of strange books
b)
local farmer who committed adultery with Rev. Parris' niece
c)
wealthy, influential citizen of Salem who uses the witch trials to gain land and power
d)
minister of Salem who is paranoid and egocentric
24.
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
25.
The elderly woman with 26 grandchildren
a)
Goody Osborne
b)
Susanna Walcott
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Mercy Lewis
26.
Betty's cousin; niece of Rev. Parris
a)
Tituba
b)
Abigail
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ruth Putnam
27.
Blames his wife for not being able to say his prayers...
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Mr. Putnam
c)
John Proctor
d)
Mr. Jacobs
28.
From Barbados; servant to Rev. Parris
a)
Abigail
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Tituba
d)
Betty
29.
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
30.
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
31.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
How can you describe the people of Salem in Act 1?
a)
happy; trusting
b)
reasonable; levelheaded
c)
forgiving; open-minded
d)
scared; judgemental
38.
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
39.
This person does not attend church regularly, this is considered basic to moral life in the Puritan society.
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Tituba
c)
Betty Parris
d)
John Proctor
40.
Who does Giles Corey and John Proctor argue with about land?
a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Rebecca Nurse
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