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WorksheetsThe Crucible Act 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the setting of Act II?
The Salem meeting house after Betty speaks
The Proctor's house a day after the the play opens
The Proctor's house 8 days after the girls' accusations
Reverend Parris's home a week after the witchcraft accusations
Based on John and Elizabeth's remarks, what will happen to the two of them as the hysteria deepens?
They will turn on each other
They will turn on their friends
They will support each other
They will lose faith in God
Which statement best describes the Proctor's relationship at the beginning of Act II?
They are deeply in love and share their feelings easily
They seem not to care about each other
They seem to care about each other but are ill at ease and not fully reconciled
They are hostile and bitter toward each other
When Elizabeth tells John "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you," she means that Proctor...
carries the knowledge of his own guilt
is too quick to judge himself
should speak more openly about his thoughts
knows that she loves him and forgives him
When John Proctor tells Mary Warren "It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women," he implies that Mary's behavior is...
irrational
hypocritical
cowardly
rash
Which of the following words best characterizes Mary Warren?
pious
jealous
gullible
vicious
What is Mary's motive in giving the "poppet" to Elizabeth?
She wants to make friends with Elizabeth
She wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl
She wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth's house
She wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her
When Elizabeth says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, she makes...
a comparison to politics
an allusion to the Bible
eventual trouble for Abigail
a bigoted joke
When Hale appears at the Proctors' door, he is described as, "different now--drawn a little, and there is a quality of deference, even of guilt, about his manner now." What internal conflict accounts for this change?
He feels guilty for allowing events to spiral out of control in Salem
He no longer believes in witchcraft but must proceed anyway
He feels guilty for the desire he has for Abigail
He fears that even he may be at risk of an accusation of witchcraft
Hale's interview with John Proctor reveals Hale to be
blinded by power
troubled but rigid
kind but foolish
tolerant and open
Why does John Proctor forget to mention the commandment forbidding adultery when Hale questions his knowledge of the Ten Commandments?
He has a guilty conscience
He never learned his commandments properly
He believes that it is an unjust commandment
He is afraid of revealing his own sin
When Rebecca Nurse is charged with witchcraft, what point does Hale hope to make with his allusion to the Biblical story that the Devil was once an angel?
People sometimes change as they get older
Beauty is no indicator of goodness
It is impossible to determine God's will
The Devil has powerful skills of deception
John Proctor calls Hale "Pontius Pilate." With this allusion, Proctor implies that...
Hale shares the religious beliefs of ancient Rome
Hale has been manufacturing evidence
Hale needs to consult the Bible for study and thought
Hale is guilty of doing injustice by doing nothing
Proctor believes that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft because...
Elizabeth treated Abigail harshly
Abigail wants to punish Proctor for rejecting her
Abigail fears that Elizabeth will denounce her for seducing Proctor
Abigail wants to distract attention from the episode in the woods
If one does something avidly, one does it...
eagerly
shamefully
quickly
reluctantly
If a person shows deference, he or she shows...
ignorance
disregard
respect
knowledge
Which type of person would most likely want to ameliorate conditions of injustice and inequality?
a dictator
a warrior
an electrical engineer
a social reformer
Which of the following is the likeliest explanation for a case of extreme pallor?
too much exercise
a love of outdoor sports
lack of exposure to sunligh
overindulgence of food
