WorksheetsThe Crucible
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The Crucible was written by:
Arthur Miller
Alan Miller
Andrew Miller
Allen Miller
The author of the play was once married to:
Marilyn Mansfield
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Manchester
The Crucible is an allegory for which of the following?
Socialism
McCarthyism
Puritanism
Capitalism
The Crucible mostly informs the reader about which of the following?
Puritan lifestyle
The Salem Witch Trials
Hysteria about witches
All of the above
The Salem witch trials took place in what year?
1950
1615
1692
1763
How many people were hung for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials?
18
19
20
21
The Crucible was about the hysteria of witchcraft which paralleled what of the 1950's?
Communism
Blacklists
The Red Scare
All of the above
The word "crucible" means:
A severe and personal test, trial, or ordeal
A great misfortune or disaster
Excruciating or acute distress
Grievous trouble
The opening scene of the play took place in:
Parris" home
John Proctor's home
The courtroom
Tituba's home
Thomas Putnam is the father of:
Mercy
Betty
Mary
Ruth
Several girls were doing all of the following in the forest EXCEPT:
Playing games
Singing
Dancing
Casting Spells
In Act I who does Tituba accuse of being witches?
Mercy Lewis and Mary Warren
Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn
Anne Putnam and Elizabeth Proctor
George Jacobs and Martha Corey
Parris has frequent conflicts with his congregation about:
His sermons
His salary
Witchcraft
Not going to church
John Proctor had an affair with
Ruth Putnam
Mary Warren
Mercy Lewis
Abigail Williams
Who said "I want to open myself!...I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus!"?
Tituba
Ruth Putnam
Mary Warren
Abigail Williams
Who said, "I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation."?
Giles Corey
Elizabeth Proctor
John Proctor
Abigail Williams
In Act I, who tries to jump out of a window.
Mary Warren
Abigail Williams
Betty Parris
Ruth Putnam
Parris sends for help from:
Judge Danforth
Judge Hawthorne
Thomas Putnam
Reverend Hale
Act II took place in:
The courtroom
Parris' home
The church
Proctor's home
When Hale questions John Proctor , he asks about all of the following EXCEPT:
Commandments
Baptized Children
Adultery
Church attendance
What duty was Mary Warren Performing in the court?
The judge
Official of the court
Witness
Jury
Who had a warrant for Elizabeth?
Judge Danforth
Hawthorn
Ezekiel Cheever
Marshal Herrick
Who said, I'll tell you what's walking Salem---vengeance is walking Salem"?
Elizabeth Proctor
John Proctor
Reverend Hale
Reverend Parris
What were the charges against Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse?
Martha: killing Walcott's pigs by her books, Rebecca: killing Ann Putnam's babies
Martha: killing Ann Putnam's babies, Rebecca: sending spirits on Abigail Williams.
Martha: sending spirits on Abigail Williams, Rebecca: killing Ann Putnam's babies
Martha: killing Ann Putnam's babies, Rebecca: killing Walcott's pigs by her books
Act III took place in:
The courtroom
John Proctor's home
The jail
Parris's home
Mary Warren was prepared to tell the court:
She never saw the Devil
The other girls were lying
Abigail Williams is a witch
The first two answers
91 people signed a deposition attesting to the good character of all of the following EXCEPT:
Ann Putnam
Martha Corey
Elizabeth Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
Who said "they've come to overthrow the court, sir!"?
Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale
Marshal Herrick
Ezekiel Cheever
Ezekiel Cheever reveals these facts about John Proctor to Danforth EXCEPT:
John ripped up a warrent
John damned the court
John plows on Sundays
John committed adultery
John Proctor is 100% sure that his wife has never done what in her life?
Murdered someone
Cast spells
Lied
Swore
Mary Warren was unable to do what on command in court?
Laugh
Cry
Faint
Scream
Abigail pretended that Mary Warren took the shape of what in the courtroom?
A spider
A cat
A mouse
A bird
Who said, "a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between."?
Judge Danforth
Judge Hawthorne
Ezekiel Cheever
Marshal Herrick
Act IV took place in:
John Proctor's home
The jail
The courtroom
Parris home
What was found in Parris' door?
A dagger
An ax
A note
None of the Above
What does John Proctor do to his confession?
Signs it and gives it to Danforth
Signs it, but rips it up
Refuses to sign it
Signs it, but crumbles it up
Who said, "more weight"?
Ezekiel Cheever
Judge Danfforth
Giles Corey
Marshal Herrick
John Proctor yells at Judge Danforth to leave him at least one shred of dignity by leaving him his:
Confession
Wife
Name
Children
Who said, "He have his goodness now, God forbid I take it from him!"
Mary Warren
Elizabeth Proctor
Abigail Williams
Rebecca Nurse
The message of this play is:
We must guard against mass hysteria
Evil can be disguised as something sacred
There could actually be witches among us
The first two answers
The events of this play take place in Salem.
True
False
Mary Warren is fired by Elizabeth Proctor.
True
False
Rebecca Nurse is the voice of reason at the beginning of the play
True
False
Mary Warren made Elizabeth Proctor a blanket
True
False
Abigail Williams was stabbed with a knife
True
False
Reverend Hale denounces the proceedings of the court
True
False
Giles Corey was held in contempt of court for failing to reveal an informant
True
False
Reverend Hale's strongbox was broken into and his was stolen
True
False
Hawthorn tells Proctor if his confession is a lie, he will hang
True
False
Elizabeth was saved from hanging because she confessed
True
False
