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Crucible/Puritan test

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Main judge in the trials who is concerned with his reputation and the court’

a)

Danforth

b)

Hathorne

c)

Parris

d)

Hale

2.

Minister in Salem who is more worried about his reputation than well being of others

a)

Hale

b)

Putnam

c)

Proctor

d)

Parris

3.

He is concerned over his wife’s reading; he is eventually pressed to death

a)

Francis Nurse

b)

Giles Corey

c)

Thomas Putnam

d)

George Jacobs

4.

Minister who is an authority on witchcraft; he quits the court

a)

Hale

b)

Parris

c)

Putnam

d)

Hathorne

5.

Proctor’s current servant; unintentionally plants evidence against Elizabeth

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Ruth Putnam

d)

Abigail Williams

6.

Inspiration for the play; accused many Americans of being Communists

a)

McCarthyism

b)

McConnerism

c)

Cormack McCarthy

d)

Salem Witch Trials

7.

Respected midwife and pillar of community; is hung with Proctor at the end

a)

Sarah Good

b)

Sarah Osburn

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Rebecca Corey

8.

Convicted because she cannot say her commandments in court

a)

Goody Good

b)

Goody Putnam

c)

Goody Osburn

d)

Goody Nurse

9.

His affair causes most of the play’s problems; doesn’t want to lose his name

a)

Proctor

b)

Putnam

c)

Parris

d)

Prater

10.

A story that on one level is a literal story, and on another level is a symbolic story

a)

allusion

b)

alliteration

c)

allegory

d)

alignment

11.

Parris’ slave and first accused witch

a)

Sarah

b)

Rebecca

c)

Bridget

d)

Tituba

12.

The reason the trials worked for so long; heightened sense of chaos and panic

a)

humans

b)

hysteria

c)

hamartia

d)

hubris

13.

Sent her only child to commune with the spirits of her 7 dead children

a)

Ann Putnam

b)

Ruth Putnam

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Frances Nurse

14.

Parris’ daughter; stricken and severely affected in the beginning of the play

a)

Abigail

b)

Ruth

c)

Betty

d)

Elizabeth

15.

An innocent woman who has difficulty forgiving her husband for his infidelity

a)

Rebecca

b)

Ann

c)

Ruth

d)

Elizabeth

16.

Orphan; Parris’ niece; her affair is what prompts the activities in the woods

a)

Abigail

b)

Mercy

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Mary

17.

Identify the character who delivers each line in the play.

“Give me a soft word, John.”

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Ruth

c)

Abigail

d)

Rebecca

18.

“Thomas, Thomas, I pray you, leap not to witchcraft. I know that you—least of all, Thomas, would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me.”

a)

Putnam

b)

Parris

c)

Ann

d)

Proctor

19.

“[The books] should be heavy. They are weighted with authority.”

a)

Giles Corey

b)

Francis Nurse

c)

John Proctor

d)

John Hale

20.

“She closed her book and walked out of the house, and suddenly—mark this—I could pray again!”

a)

Giles Corey

b)

Francis Nurse

c)

John Proctor

d)

John Hale

21.

“John if it were not Abigail you must go and hurt, would you falter now? I think not.”

a)

Rebecca

b)

Ann

c)

Martha

d)

Elizabeth

22.

“Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!”

a)

Putnam

b)

Proctor

c)

Parris

d)

Petree

23.

“And he goes to save her, and stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle out… and she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit that pushed it in.”

a)

Herrick

b)

Hale

c)

Cheever

d)

Proctor

24.

“Abigail will charge you with lechery!”

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

Ruth Putnam

c)

Martha Corey

d)

Mary Warren

25.

“He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”

a)

Hale

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Parris

d)

Martha

26.

Which commandment can John not remember?

a)

Thou shalt not lie.

b)

Thou shalt not covet.

c)

Thou shalt not kill.

d)

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

27.

Why is Judge Danforth determined to keep the trials going? Select all.

a)

He's the main judge.

b)

He will gain power from getting rid of witches.

c)

He hates John Proctor.

d)

He will lose power if it turns out the girls tricked him.

28.

What specific thing leads John to decide to confess?

a)

Elizabeth begs him to change his mind.

b)

Elizabeth forgives him and is pregnant.

c)

Reverend Parris says Elizabeth will hang.

d)

Abigail begs him to change his mind.

29.

What specific thing makes him change his mind?

a)

His sons watch him sign the paper.

b)

The quill pen runs out of ink.

c)

They will hang his confession on the church door.

d)

Elizabeth rips up the paper.

30.

In “Half-Hanged Mary,” what does Mary do when the men cut her down?

a)

Grins and bares her teeth.

b)

Breathes in the smell of flowers.

c)

Runs away.

d)

Falls to the ground and dies.

31.

Why was Mary accused of witchcraft? Select all that apply.

a)

She has green eyes.

b)

She has blue eyes.

c)

Her husband is a drunk.

d)

She lives alone.

e)

She has a cure for warts.

32.

How do the women of the town react to Mary?

a)

They do not look at or talk to her

b)

They cry for her.

c)

They pray with her.

d)

They openly mock her.

33.

How many years after her hanging did Mary Webster live?

a)

15

b)

13

c)

14

d)

16

34.

Who wrote "Half-Hanged Mary"?

a)

Ann Miller

b)

Margaret Miller

c)

Margaret Atwood

d)

Anne Bradstreet

35.

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is a sermon that

a)

Lets the Puritan Church know that God is forgiving and loving.

b)

Warns church members that they need to stop sinning before they go to Hell.

c)

Asks the congregation to pay for golden candlesticks.

d)

Tells the Puritans to love each other and encourage each other.

36.

Who wrote "Sinners in the Hands..."?

a)

Arthur Miller

b)

Jon Krakauer

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

Anne Bradstreet

37.

“Upon the Burning of Our House” is a poem about

a)

A loving marriage

b)

The poet's children

c)

Anger at God

d)

A house burning down

38.

Which line shows that Bradstreet reminds herself about what is really important?

a)

“Under thy roof no guest shall sit,/Nor at thy table eat a bit”

b)

“In silence ever shall thou lie,/ Adieu, Adieu, all’s vanity”

c)

“That fearful sound of ‘Fire!’ and ‘Fire!’/ Let no man know is my desire.”

d)

“The world no longer let me love,/ My hope and treasure lies above.”

39.

“To My Dear and Loving Husband” is a poem about

a)

A loving marriage

b)

The love of God

c)

A house burning down

d)

The poet's children

40.

What extended metaphor does “In Reference to her Children” use?

a)

Puppies

b)

Birds

c)

Horses

d)

Octopi

41.

In the last section, what are Bradstreet’s future hopes for her children?

a)

They have a home and family.

b)

They come back to visit her.

c)

They remember her life lessons.

d)

They tell their children about how great a mom she was.

e)

They get together as a family every Christmas.

42.

What is the term for a repeated phrase in poetry, meant to emphasize?

a)

allegory

b)

alliteration

c)

anaphora

d)

allusion

43.

What phrase is repeated in "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?

a)

If ever... now

b)

Whenever... then

c)

As you are... so I am...

d)

If ever... then