WorksheetsCrucible Acts 2-3
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 31mins
Where does Act 2 take place?
the church
the Proctor household
the Putnam household
the Parris household
What's the cause of John and Elizabeth's awkward and tense relationship?
he committed adultery
he's against Christianity
he's twenty years older than she is
they have an arranged marriage
True or False:
In Act 2, John Proctor is ready to go right away and expose Abigail Williams as a fraud.
True
False
Which of the 10 Commandments does John Proctor forget?
No graven images
honor thy mother and father
keep the Sabbath holy
adultery
True or False:
John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.
True
False
Who accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft?
Giles Corey
John Proctor
Reverend Parris
Mr. Walcott
Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft because
a pig that she had sold to their neighbor died
she reads books
she refuses to go to church
the girls said she sent her spirit out
Who is the respected woman who has been accused of witchcraft due to the deaths of the babies she helped deliver?
Mary Warren
Elizabeth Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
Ann Putnam
Who is the man who wanted golden candlesticks?
Reverend Hale
Reverend Parris
Ezekiel Cheever
John Proctor
Who is the man who begins to feel guilty about the trial because respected people are being accused?
Reverend Hale
Reverend Parris
Ezekiel Cheever
Giles Corey
Which woman is sentenced to death due to her strange mumblings and begging?
Sarah Good
Sarah Osburn
Rebecca Nurse
Abigail Williams
In Act 2, 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?
he would also incriminate himself for having committed adultery.
He is scared of being accused of witchcraft.
He is afraid his wife will leave him and take their children.
He is afraid he will lose all of his land.
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.
True
False
Giles Corey is arrested for contempt of court
True
False
Reverend Parris's argument against Proctor is that he is trying to overthrow the court.
True
False
Judge Danforth spares Elizabeth Proctor from hanging because she is sick and will die soon anyway.
True
False
Giles Corey accuses Putnam of being in the service of the devil.
True
False
Judge Hathorne tests Mary by asking her to pretend to faint.
True
False
John Proctor's main purpose in bringing Mary Warren to court is to save Abigail.
True
False
By the end of Act 3, Hale denounces the proceedings (quits the court) because he believes the testimony of Mary and John.
True
False
In Act 3, why do Giles and Francis want to see Danforth?
They intend to beat him to his senses.
They want to explain their roles in the witchcraft scheme.
They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women.
They want to explain how Parris is at fault.
In Act 3, what is Hale's problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Deputy Governor Danforth?
He worries about his own safety from the girls' accusations.
He sees that he has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.
He thinks his reputation will be hurt.
He begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.
In Act 3, what does Abigail and the girls do to Mary?
They glare at her.
They threaten her, saying she will regret her wrongful accusations about them for the rest of her life.
They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them.
They pretend the devil is in the room.
What happens to Proctor at the end of Act 3?
he is jailed for being a lecher.
He is jailed for lying to the court.
He is jailed for adultery.
He is jailed for his contempt of the court and his suspicious activities.
Abigail got the idea to stab herself in the stomach from:
watching Mary Warren make a voodoo doll as Tituba had taught her
watching Tituba slice the chicken's throat
watching Mary Warren sewing a poppet for Elizabeth
What happens when Mary admits to having faked her symptoms of being "witched" to Judge Danforth?
she is arrested and thrown in jail
she is unable to fake it on demand and is discredited
Abby admits that she, too, has been faking her symptoms
In a final effort to get the judges to doubt Abigail, what does Proctor do?
he admits to his affair with her
he accuses her of witchcraft
he beats a confession out of her in court
When Mary Warren's "spirit is attacking" the other girls, what do the girls "see"?
a yellow bird
a green grasshopper
a brown moose
Elizabeth lies in court about Proctor's affair so that...
She can save him from being hanged for cheating.
She hopes Abby will tell the truth.
She doesn't even know about the affair.
In Act 2, what is John Proctor asking Elizabeth to do when he says, ''Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me and judge me not.'
He is asking her not to insist he go to town and talk to the court regarding Abigail.
He wishes for her forgiveness regarding his indiscretion with Abigail so they may move forward with their marriage.
He wants her to realize that he is a good farmer and provider.
When Francis Nurse refers to his wife, Rebecca, as the "brick and mortar of the church", what does he mean?
she is build like a brick; strong and mighty
she always pretends to be better than others
she stands by her Christian beliefs and is a good person
According to Reverend Hale, what is "suspicious" about Proctor and his family?
Hale has heard about the rumored affair with Abby
His son isn't baptized and the family doesn't go to church regularly
Parris hates him and Parris is always right
At the end of Act 3, how does Proctor explain his feelings towards the trial and the government?
"I say - God is dead!"
"They're pretending, Mr. Danforth!"
"She thinks to dance with me on my wife's grave!"
Who is the man Giles Corey accused of stealing land from the accused "witches"?
Thomas Putnam
Francis Nurse
John Proctor
