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The Crucible- Quiz Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act IV?

a)

waiting for a visit from Abigail

b)

waiting for the jailer to set them free

c)

waiting for Hale to bless them

d)

waiting for the devil to fly them to Barbados

2.

Who is Tituba sharing a room with?

a)

Abigail

b)

Goody Osburn

c)

Sarah Good

d)

Rebecca Nurse

3.

Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did (end of Act III). What did Hale do?

a)

demanded more firewood

b)

allowed Abigail to trick everyone

c)

quit the trials

d)

let his daughter conjure the devil

4.

What conclusions about current life in Salem can be drawn from the fact that orphans beg for food and cows roam the streets?

a)

Salem is no longer a farming community

b)

The trials have turned people toward witchcraft

c)

The witches in prison are casting spells on the village

d)

The community is in a state of chaos

5.

Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?

a)

Tituba

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Mercy Lewis

d)

Mary Warren

6.

Why is Hawthorne suspicious of Hale?

a)

He believes Hale is trying to help Tituba escape

b)

He thinks Hale is under the Devil's spell

c)

He believes Hale contributed to the uprising in Andover

d)

He thinks Hale is a crook

7.

Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?

a)

Corey

b)

Parris

c)

Cheever

d)

Danforth

8.

Why does Reverend Parris try to get the prisoners to confess?

a)

He thinks that the judges will take pity on their families and leave them alone

b)

He knows that if they confess, they will be released from jail

c)

He knows that they will be hanged immediately instead of having to wait

d)

He thinks it will cleanse their souls of impurity and they will be guaranteed a place in Heaven

9.

What does Parris say he found lodged in his door?

a)

a small daggar

b)

the head of a fish

c)

John Proctor's warrant

d)

an arrow

10.

What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?

a)

leave Salem

b)

try to kill more witches

c)

not pay their taxes

d)

riot and overthrow the court

11.

Why won't Danforth pardon the accused?

a)

He says that the townspeople wouldn't accept it

b)

He says it wouldn't be fair, given the previous confessions

c)

He says they are guilty and must die

d)

He says he doesn't have the power

12.

What happened to Giles Corey?

a)

After confessing to witchcraft, he was released from jail

b)

He committed suicide

c)

He broke out of jail, with Abigail's help and left town

d)

After not giving up the names of the people on the affadavit, he was pressed to death by stones

13.

What were Giles Corey's final words, as he was tortured to death in an effort to force him to name his witness?

a)

"Forgive me."

b)

"More life."

c)

"More weight."

d)

"She lies."

14.

John Proctor tells Elizabeth there is only one thing keeping him from confessing. What is it?

a)

He won't confess out of spite.

b)

He won't confess until Abigail is executed.

c)

He won't confess until Elizabeth confesses.

d)

He won't confess because he is innocent.

15.

Through her test of character, what realization did Elizabeth have about herself?

a)

Her cold heart was partly to blame for her husband's infidelity.

b)

She is guilty of doing the Devil's work.

c)

Her husband is truly a good man.

d)

She was right to suspect her husband's loyalty.

16.

Why are Danforth and Hathorne so intent on getting John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse to confess?

a)

Everyone knows them to be witches anyway

b)

Their confessions would help make other imprisoned people to confess

c)

The judges want to be able to release them from jail

d)

Elizabeth needs John and Francis needs Rebecca

17.

In the final scene, Eliabeth will not plead with her husband because...

a)

she fears that hey will hang her, too

b)

her bossing him around is what led to his affair in the first place

c)

she does not want to take away her husband's change for salvation

d)

even in the face of death, she cannot forgive him

18.

What does John Proctor refuse to do for Danforth?

a)

as for forgiveness

b)

pay his bail

c)

give up his land

d)

sign his name on the confession

19.

Hale

a)

cannot admit error, or will lose authority

b)

regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spaired

c)

loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives

20.

John Proctor

a)

cannot admit error, or will lose authority

b)

regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spaired

c)

loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives

21.

Danforth

a)

cannot admit error, or will lose authority

b)

regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spaired

c)

loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives

22.

What does Elizabeth think about John's decision?

a)

She is devastated and vows to help change his mind

b)

She believes that the judges will take pity on him

c)

She is heartbroken and pleads with the judges to take pity on him

d)

She believes that he has found his goodness and is at peace with his decision

23.

Who says that if John Proctor is executed, he will consider himself a murderer?

a)

Parris

b)

Hathorne

c)

Giles

d)

Hale

24.

Who is surprised that the people of Salem haven't overthrown the courts already?

a)

Giles

b)

Danforth

c)

Hale

d)

Parris

25.

Who orders John Proctor to be executed, despite his confession?

a)

Parris

b)

Danforth

c)

Hale

d)

Cheever

26.

Why does John Proctor decide to rip his warrant to pieces?

a)

He would rather die for honesty than be freed for a lie.

b)

He knows Elizabeth and their unborn child need him.

c)

He wants the judges to know that he is not a Christian man.

d)

He is willing to die for his friends.

27.
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
28.
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 
29.
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
30.
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
31.
Why does Ezekiel Cheever go to the Proctors' house in Act 2?
a)
to arrest Elizabeth
b)
to arrest Mary
c)
to arrest John
d)
to invite them all to dinner
32.
Why does Reverend Hale go to the Proctors' house in Act 2?
a)
to accuse Elizabeth of being a witch
b)
to tell them he knows that Abigail is lying
c)
to see if they're both good Christians
d)
to read Bible verses to them
33.
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
34.
What is the setting of Act 2?
a)
The courtroom
b)
Reverend Parris' house
c)
John & Elizabeth Proctor's house
d)
The jail
35.
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."
a)
Ruth Putnam
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
36.
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."
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.
37.
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!"
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Mary Warren
38.
"Abby'll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!"
What does lechery mean?
a)
Witchcraft
b)
Adultery
c)
Murder
d)
Lying
39.
Who said this quote, and who is it about?
"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
40.
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."
a)
Giley Corey about Martha Corey
b)
John Proctor about Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Thomas Putnam about Ann Putnam
d)
Francis Nurse about Rebecca Nurse
41.
Who said this?
"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
42.

What does John Proctor mean by saying "I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man."

a)

He is better than the people who have been hanged

b)

He knows he is a sinner and does not feel worthy of dying like a martyr

c)

He is afraid of God's punishment after his death

d)

He doesn't believe in God any longer, so is not a saint.

43.

Which is the conflict in Act 4?

a)

Character vs. society

b)

Character vs. self

c)

Character vs. nature

d)

Character vs. character

44.

Why is John Proctor reluctant to sign his name after he confesses?

a)

His children will not inherit his property if he is a witch

b)

He believes his failure to stand up for his beliefs is a terrible example for his children

c)

He doesn't want everyone in the town to know he is a sinner

d)

He doesn't want to give Danforth the satisfaction of destroying his name in the town.

45.

Goes to court and tells the judge that the girls are pretending

a)

John Proctor

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Mary Warren

d)

Reverend Parris

46.

Giles Corey is arrested for contempt of court

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Mary Warren first tells Judge Danforth that the girls have been lying.

a)

True

b)

False

48.
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
49.
Everyone except for ______________ tells a lie/lies in court.
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
50.
What does Abigail say that Mary Warren turns into in Act III?
a)
A cow
b)
A snake
c)
A yellow bird
d)
A spotted lizard