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The Crucible

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
to be confusing or perplexing; to cause to be unable to think clearly
a)
confound
b)
corroboration
c)
defamation
d)
deference
2.
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
a)
confound
b)
corroboration
c)
defamation
d)
deference
3.
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
a)
confound
b)
corroboration
c)
defamation
d)
deference
4.
courteous regard for people's feelings
a)
confound
b)
corroboration
c)
defamation
d)
deference
5.
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
a)
formidable
b)
licentious
c)
partisan
d)
pious
6.
sexually unrestrained or immoral
a)
formidable
b)
licentious
c)
partisan
d)
pious
7.
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially one who shows biased allegiance
a)
formidable
b)
licentious
c)
partisan
d)
pious
8.
having or showing dutiful spirit of reverence for God; an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
a)
formidable
b)
licentious
c)
partisan
d)
pious
9.
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
a)
confound
b)
trepidation
c)
corroboration
d)
vindictive
10.
disposed or inclined to seek revenge; vengeful
a)
confound
b)
trepidation
c)
corroboration
d)
vindictive
11.

What is Rev. Parris reputation in Salem?

a)

Well-liked

b)

Highly respected

c)

Feared

d)

Disliked

12.

Throughout Act 1, what is Rev. Parris mainly concerned about?

a)

His daughter Betty

b)

His niece Abigail

c)

Witchcraft

d)

Reputation

13.

Which of the following is not part of Abigail Williams' description?

a)

Ex-Servant to the Proctors

b)

Niece of Rev. Parris

c)

Current servant to the Putnmas

d)

Ex-mistress of John Proctor

14.

Why did Abigail drink the charm blood?

a)

Because Tituba told her told

b)

For sport (fun)

c)

To become a witch

d)

To kill Goody Proctor

15.

What is the relationship between John Proctor and Mary Warren?

a)

She is his servant

b)

She is his new mistress

c)

Mary Warren is his niece

d)

Mary Warren tells John what is going on in the village

16.

What is the topic of conversation when John Proctor, Thomas Putnam, and Rev. Parris all met?

a)

Witchcraft

b)

Land

c)

Abigail Williams

d)

Rev. Hale from Beverly

17.

Who does Giles Corey think may be dealing with the devil?

a)

Betty

b)

Abigail

c)

His wife

d)

John Proctor

18.

Which TWO characters were accused of being witches by the girls?

a)

Sarah Good

b)

Martha Corey

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Sarah Osburn

19.

Who was the first person to confess to compacting with the devil?

a)

Betty

b)

Tituba

c)

Mary Warren

d)

John Proctor

20.

How could one tell that Rev. Hale was knowledgeable in the witchcraft?

a)

He spoke with professionalism.

b)

He had a high reputation.

c)

He brought a lot of books to Salem.

d)

He was a Rev. and a man of God.

21.

Why did the girls want to continue with this idea of witchcraft?

a)

For sport (fun)

b)

To avoid getting punished

c)

To get back at all those who have done them wrong

d)

To draw attention to themselves

22.

What was Abigail's original reason for the girls being in the woods?

a)

She said they were conjuring spirits.

b)

She said they were following a stray dog.

c)

She said they were in the woods for fun.

d)

She said they only went into the woods because the devil told them to.

23.

What does Thomas Putnam do for a living?

a)

Reverend

b)

Farmer/Landowner

c)

Hunter/Fisherman

d)

Blacksmith

24.
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
25.
Ann Putnam was
a)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a mother who sent daughter to conjure dead babies 
d)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
26.

Who said this: "Now look, you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this--let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Mercy Lewis

c)

Betty Parris

d)

Tituba

27.

When did Goody Proctor fire Abigail Williams?

a)

In Act 1

b)

She hasn't fired her yet

c)

Before the play

d)

When John Proctor admits that they had an affair.

28.
This person does not attend church regularly, this is considered basic to moral life in the Puritan society. 
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Tituba
c)
Betty Parris
d)
John Proctor
29.

False accusation; slander

a)

Predilection

b)

Calumny

c)

Inculcation

d)

Propitiation

30.
Act I opens in the bedroom of: 
a)
Reverend Parris 
b)
John Proctor 
c)
Betty Parris 
d)
Abigail Williams 
31.
Reverend Parris claims he cannot go before the congregation about the claims of witchcraft. Why? 
a)
it was he who found Abigail and Betty, among others, dancing in the forest 
b)
Tituba is his slave 
c)
He really is a professor at Hogwarts 
d)
He found Abigail in the woods with JohnProctor
32.
Abigail claims Betty collapsed from: 
a)
shock when Reverend Parris leapt from the bushes 
b)
Tituba cast a spell 
c)
Voldemort appeared in the cauldron 
d)
The boy she liked appeared 
33.
Mercy Lewis is the eighteen-year-old servant of the: 
a)
Paris Family 
b)
Putnam Family 
c)
Proctor Family 
d)
Beverly Family 
34.
Who is a farmer in his mid-thirties? 
a)
John Proctor
b)
Giles Corey 
c)
Mr. Putnam 
d)
Judge Danforth 
35.
Who does Abigail as to give her a "soft word" ?
a)
Tituba 
b)
John Proctor 
c)
Reverend Parris 
d)
Mr. Putnam 
36.
As the words "going up to Jesus" are heard, who awakens and begins screaming? 
a)
Betty 
b)
Ruth 
c)
Abigail 
d)
Martha 
37.
A seventy-two year old woman of great standing and respect in the community: 
a)
Rebecca Nurse 
b)
Martha Corey 
c)
Elizabeth Proctor 
d)
Ann Putnam 
38.
When it is discovered by Reverend Hale that the girls were dancing in the woods, who interjects that she sent her daughter to learn from Tituba who murdered her sisters? 
a)
Mr. Putnam 
b)
Mr. Corey 
c)
John Proctor 
d)
Reverend Parris 
39.
Who said this quote: "I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them". 
a)
Giles Corey 
b)
Reverend Hale 
c)
John Proctor 
d)
Reverend Parris 
40.
Who exclaims, "She makes me drink blood!" when asked about Tituba? 
a)
Abigail Williams 
b)
Mercy Lewis 
c)
Ruth Putnam 
d)
Betty Parris 
41.
From reading the text, the author shows which character that opposes authority, and particularly corrupt authority and the authority of the church? 
a)
John Proctor 
b)
Judge Danforth 
c)
Reverend Parris 
d)
Reverend Hale
42.
Tituba was Proctor’s slave woman from Barbados.  She  went with the girls into the forest and was accused of  conjuring spirits and being a witch.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
43.
Abigail was Parris’ daughter.  She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
44.
Betty was Parris’ daughter.  She had some sort of fit, and  the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
45.
Parris was more concerned about his reputation with the people of the village than he was about his daughter being sick.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
46.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
47.
Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
48.
John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
49.
One sign that Betty was bewitched was that she shrieked and flew around the room praising Satan.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
50.
Reverend John Hale was
a)
a farmer who had an affair
b)
A respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
c)
an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft 
d)
a cranky, old man
51.

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

a)

John Proctor

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Mary Warren

d)

Reverend Parris

52.

Is arrested for dealing with the devil

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

John Proctor

53.

Denounces the proceedings and quits the court

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Judge Danforth

d)

Mary Warren

54.

Giles Corey is arrested for contempt of court

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Judge Danforth spares Elizabeth Proctor from hanging because she is sick and will die soon anyway.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

At the end of Act 3, the girls all pretend that Mary is bewitching them.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

John confessed to adultery so that Elizabeth would be saved.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

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.

59.

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.

60.

Reverend Hale encourages Proctor to confess because

a)

he knows that all the prisoners are lying

b)

he wants to prove to Danforth that he is right

c)

he believes Proctor's pride is not worth dying for

d)

he feels remorse for the part he played in this family's tragedy

61.

Parris is worried about hanging Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor because

a)

until now, no men have been hanged as witches

b)

with Abigail gone, there is no reason to hang them

c)

they will no longer donate to his church if they are dead

d)

they are considered to be people of good character

62.

In Act 4, Reverend Hale tries to make up for the harm he has done by

a)

helping prisoners escape from the jail

b)

rescuing orphans of the dead citizens of Salem

c)

persuading people to confess so they can live

d)

arresting the accusers

63.

What is ironic about Elizabeth's lie to the court?

a)

She lies all the time, so of course she won't be believed

b)

She is a person known never to lie

c)

She is not actually pregnant

d)

Abigail is the character that lies frequently

64.

Elizabeth lies to the court about Abigail's affair with Proctor because

a)

she wants to avoid shaming her husband in front of the whole town

b)

she hopes it will prove her innocence

c)

she fears being sent back to prison

d)

she thinks her husband deserves to be punished

65.

Proctor finally tells about his affair with Abigail to

a)

confess his sins

b)

make Reverend Parris look really bad

c)

show that Abigail has a motive for wanting Elizabeth Proctor accused

d)

save his friend Martha Corey from being hanged.

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