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WorksheetsThe Crucible
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the play take place?
a)
Portsmouth, NH
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Salem, MA
d)
Cleveland, OH
2.
From reading Act One, what conclusion can we draw about John Proctor?
a)
He fears and respects Reverands Parris and Hale
b)
He believes that witchcraft has made the children ill
c)
He rebels against authority of the church by speaking his mind
d)
He is still deeply in love with his mistress.
3.
Worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction:
a)
John Proctor
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
4.
What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
a)
1893
b)
1799
c)
1692
d)
1957
5.
Abigail Williams was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
6.
According to Act I, what are the names of the two young girls currently under the influence of witchcraft?
a)
Abby and Ruth
b)
Mercy and Abby
c)
Ruth and Betty
d)
Betty and Mary Warren
7.
Which character is being described here?
"He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people." (3)
"He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people." (3)
a)
Reverend Parris
b)
Reverend Hale
c)
John Proctor
d)
Thomas Putnam
8.
Who said it to whom?
"Your name in this town--it is entirely white, is it not?" (12)
"Your name in this town--it is entirely white, is it not?" (12)
a)
Thomas Putnam to Ruth Putnam
b)
Rev. Parris to Abigail
c)
John Proctor to Abigail Williams
d)
Rev. Hale to Elizabeth Proctor
9.
Which character is brought in from the nearby town of Beverly to assess the possibility of supernatural forces (witches) afflicting the community?
a)
John Hale
b)
William Griggs
c)
Francis Nurse
d)
Giles Corey
10.
Tituba was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
11.
Being under such strict laws and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent chance for them to get revenge on their neighbors.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
12.
Betty Parris was
a)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
d)
a farmer who had an affair
13.
How do we know John Proctor still has feelings towards Abby Williams?
a)
He looks up at her bedroom window
b)
He kisses her in Betty's room
c)
He asks her to wait for him
d)
He tells her to kill his wife so they can marry
14.
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
15.
Act 2 takes place in
a)
the church
b)
the Proctor household
c)
the Putnam household
d)
the Parris household
16.
John and Elizabeth have an awkward relationship because
a)
he committed adultery
b)
he robbed a bank
c)
he's twenty years older than she is
d)
they have an arranged marriage
17.
What strange gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
a)
a needle
b)
a pie
c)
a poppet
d)
a new dress
18.
John Proctor is ready to go right away and expose Abigail Williams as a fraud.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Mary Warren tells John and Elizabeth that Sarah Osburn will be hanged and that Elizabeth has been accused.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which commandment does John Proctor forget?
a)
No graven images
b)
honor thy mother and father
c)
keep the Sabbath holy
d)
adultery
21.
Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch by
a)
simply declaring it
b)
stabbing herself with a needle
c)
breaking out into hives
d)
fainting when Elizabeth walks by
22.
Reverend Hale does not look for evidence before saying someone is a witch.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Who accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft?
a)
Giles Corey
b)
John Proctor
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Mr. Walcott
25.
Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft because
a)
a pig that she had sold to their neighbor died
b)
she reads books
c)
she refuses to go to church
d)
the girls said she sent her spirit out
26.
Respected woman accused of witchcraft due to the deaths of some of the babies she helped deliver.
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Ann Putnam
27.
Who is the man who wanted golden candlesticks?
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Ezekiel Cheever
d)
John Proctor
28.
Who is the man who begins to feel guilty about the trial because respected people are being accused?
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Ezekiel Cheever
d)
Giles Corey
29.
Who is a woman sentenced to death due to her strange mumblings and begging?
a)
Sarah Good
b)
Sarah Osburn
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Abigail Williams
30.
Who did John Proctor forbid from going into town?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Abigail Williams
31.
What is Mary Warren's title now?
a)
official of the court
b)
head servant
c)
witch in training
d)
jailer
32.
In Act 2, how many people are accused of witchcraft?
a)
39
b)
41
c)
3
d)
26
33.
The central point of this internal battle of John Proctor's is the fact that he could potentially end the witch hunt by discrediting Abigail. Why doesn't he?
a)
he would also incriminate himself for having committed adultery.
b)
He is scared of being accused of witchcraft.
c)
He is afraid his wife will leave him and take their children.
d)
He is afraid he will lose all of his land.
34.
True or False: Mary Warren does not want to charge Abigail because she is afraid that Abigail will turn all of the girls on her.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
What is Martha Corey accused of when she is being questioned at the beginning of the act?
a)
Fortune telling
b)
Cursing Walcott's pigs
c)
Flying on a broom
d)
Dancing in the woods
36.
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth?
a)
She has escaped
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
37.
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
38.
How does Mary react under the pressure of the girls?
a)
breaks down and calls Proctor the devil
b)
gets upset and leaves the room
c)
stands strong against them
d)
falls to the floor and huddles in the corner
39.
What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath Day?
a)
drinking
b)
gambling
c)
dancing
d)
working
40.
How does Danforth check Proctor's claim of adultery?
a)
asks Parris if he knows anything about it
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
41.
What does Proctor end up confessing about himself?
a)
he still loves Abigail
b)
he has divorced his wife
c)
he had an affair with Abigail
d)
he wants to kill Parris
42.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wants John to be arrested
b)
does not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wants to protect John's reputation
43.
Hale denounces the proceedings of the court because he...
a)
feels the devil will never leave Salem
b)
is upset by how Proctor treated Abigail
c)
believes Abigail and no one else
d)
believes the testimony of Mary and Proctor
44.
Giles regrets telling Hale that his wife did something. What is it?
a)
That his wife has been dancing.
b)
That his wife reads books.
c)
That his wife goes missing after dinner.
d)
That his wife has been hiding dolls.
45.
Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
a)
Mercy.
b)
Abigail.
c)
Mary.
d)
Tituba.
46.
In court, Abigail claims that Mary is bewitching her by doing what to her?
a)
Making her cold with her icy stare.
b)
Making her shiver, by sending a chill wind.
c)
Making her shiver by pulling on her shawl.
d)
Making her shawl move.
47.
How many character witnesses are on John Proctor's list?
a)
Eighty-one.
b)
Sixty-five.
c)
Ninety-one.
d)
Thirty-two.
48.
What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
a)
Pretend to be paralyzed.
b)
Pretend to faint.
c)
Pretend to shiver.
d)
Pretend to be bewitched.
49.
Everyone except for ______________ tells a lie/lies in court.
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
50.
What is the author's name?
a)
McCarthy
b)
Miller
c)
Matthew
d)
Antoine
51.
What does Giles Corey believe is the motivation behind Putnam's accusations?
a)
Fear of other people's differences
b)
Puritan religious beliefs
c)
dislike for his neighbors
d)
The acquisition of his neighbors' land
52.
Parris reference to the Bible that "Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel" is an example of...
a)
Similie
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
53.
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
54.
Proctor goes to court in Act III because...
a)
He wants to convict Abigail
b)
He is trying to save his wife
c)
He is friends with the judges
d)
He is selling crops
55.
Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?
a)
Tituba
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Mary Warren
56.
Why did Giles Corey refuse to either confirm or deny the charges against him?
a)
So that he would be set free.
b)
So that his land would go to his children.
c)
To save Martha's life.
d)
Because he was guilty.
57.
Through her test of character, what realization did Elizabeth have about herself?
a)
Her husband is truly a good man.
b)
She is guilty of doing the Devil's work.
c)
She was right to suspect her husband's loyalty.
d)
Her insecurity and coldness were partly to blame for her husband's infidelity.
58.
What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?
a)
The people may not pay their taxes.
b)
The people may try to kill more witches.
c)
The people may leave Salem.
d)
The people may riot and overthrow the court.
59.
Who is sentenced to die the same day as John?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Bridget Bishop
60.
Who says that if John Proctor is executed he will consider himself a murderer?
a)
Giles
b)
Danforth
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
61.
Who says this? "I come to do the Devil's work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There is blood on my head."
a)
Rev. Parris
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Rev. Hale
d)
Herrick
62.
Who says this? "Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house-- a dagger clattered to the ground."
a)
Rev. Hale
b)
Danforth
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Hathorne
63.
Who signs his name to a document and then tears it up?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Cheever
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Thomas Putnam
64.
Why does John Proctor rip up his confession?
a)
To save his reputation and put an end to the trials
b)
He didn't want to die
c)
To save Elizabeth
d)
To prove that he is innocent
65.
What is the name of the town that is experiencing similar hysteria but calmed down much quicker than Salem?
a)
Andover
b)
Boston
c)
Andies
d)
Maine
66.
What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?
a)
Waiting for the jailer to set them free.
b)
Waiting for Hale to bless them.
c)
Waiting for a visit from Abigail.
d)
Waiting for the devil to fly them to Barbados.
67.
What conclusions about current life in Salem can be drawn from the fact that orphans beg for food and cows roam the streets?
a)
The community is in a state of chaos.
b)
Salem is no longer a farming community.
c)
The trials have turned people toward witchcraft.
d)
The witches in prison are casting spells on the village.
68.
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 weight."
c)
"More life."
d)
"She lies."
69.
John Proctor
a)
cannot admit error, or will lose authority
b)
regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spared
c)
loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives
70.
Who has been at the jail, going among those who are to hang, and praying with them along with Reverend Parris?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Giles Corey
71.
Reverend Hale has been attempting to get those accused to confess their crimes to God in order to be saved.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Reverend Parris reveals his niece, Abigail, has vanished with Mercy Lewis after breaking into his strongbox and stealing:
a)
the court documents about the condemned
b)
thirty-one pounds (money)
c)
thirteen pounds (money)
d)
his diary telling the truth about the trials
73.
Reverend Parris suggests to Danforth he postpone these hangings for a time, why?
a)
he fears the backlash from the community when upstanding citizens are executed
b)
he is afraid they will cast a spell on him and his family , cursing them forever
c)
he is afraid the other family members will seek vengeance
d)
he is afraid that the town will be haunted by their ghosts
74.
"They think to go like saints. I like not to spoil their names" (Act IV, p. 141). Who said it?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Reverend Hale
75.
"He has his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" (Act IV, p. 145). Who said it?
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Judge Danforth
d)
Reverend Hale
76.
Mr. McGreevy is the coolest teacher!
a)
Yes
b)
No
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