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The Crucible Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which family opposed the Putnams in voting for the minister prior to Parris?

a)

The Proctors

b)

The Nurses

c)

The Hales

d)

The Williamses

2.

In what year does the play take place?

a)

1692

b)

1672

c)

1950

3.

Why did Ann Putnam send her daughter Ruth to Tituba?

a)

To learn how to make soup

b)

To make a charm on Goody Proctor

c)

To curse the Nurses's pig

d)

To conjure the spirits of her dead siblings to see who killed them

4.

Two girls will not wake after their night in the forest. Ruth Putnam is one; who is the other?

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Tituba

d)

Mary Warren

5.

Tituba accuses two people of witchcraft. Sarah Good is one; who is the other?

a)

Martha Corey

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Sarah Osbourne

6.

I am the sweet old lady in the village who is very religious, has a bunch of children and grandchildren, and thinks it's dangerous to go seeking spirits.

a)

Sarah Good

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Ann Putnam

d)

Rebecca Nurse

7.

I am the orphaned girl who lives with her uncle.

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Mary Warren

d)

Susanna Walcott

8.

I take a lot of people to court. I said to Danforth, "I have been in court six time this year."

a)

John Proctor

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

Giles Corey

9.

I try to control the minister because I am one of the richest men in the village.

a)

Thomas Putnam

b)

Rev. Hale

c)

Judge Danforth

d)

John Proctor

10.

I said, "I am not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a graduate of Harvard College."

a)

Rev. Hale

b)

Judge Danforth

c)

Rev. Parris

d)

Judge Hathorne

11.

I said, "She sends her spirit into me in church; she make me laugh at prayer...She comes to me when I sleep. She makes me dream corruptions."

a)

Tituba

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Susanna Walcott

d)

Betty Parris

12.

I said, "I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. Take it to heart, Mr. Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly mention God anymore."

a)

Rebecca Nurse

b)

Tituba

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

John Proctor

13.

Who is the last person to speak in the play before the curtain falls in Act 4 (this is not the same as the last person to speak in the movie).

a)

Elizabeth Proctor

b)

John Proctor

c)

Abigail Williams

d)

Judge Danforth

14.

Where does Act 3 take place (in the play only)?

a)

The woods

b)

The Proctor's house

c)

The jailhouse

d)

The courtroom

15.

What event in history prompted Arthur Miller to write the play?

a)

The Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Red Scare/Communist Trials

16.

I said, "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

b)

John

c)

Tituba

d)

Rev. Hale

17.

I said, "They must be, they are weighted with authority...We shall need hard study when it comes to tracking down the Old Boy."

a)

John Proctor

b)

Rev. Hale

c)

Rev. Parris

d)

Judge Danforth

18.

I took Abigail's job when she was fired from the Proctor home.

a)

Susanna Walcott

b)

Tituba

c)

Mercy Lewis

d)

Mary Warren

19.

I said, "You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor" and then Abigail slapped my face.

a)

Mary Warren

b)

John Proctor

c)

Tituba

d)

Betty Parris

20.

Where does Act 1 take place (in the play only)?

a)

Rev. Parris's house

b)

The Proctors' house

c)

The jail house

d)

The courtroom

21.

Where does Act 2 take place (in the play only)?

a)

Rev. Parris's house

b)

The jail house

c)

The courtroom

d)

The Proctors' house

22.

Who is accused of killing his neighbors in order to buy up their forfeited land?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Giles Corey

c)

Francis Nurse

d)

Thomas Putnam

23.

John goes to court to save his wife; why does he end up getting arrested?

a)

Mary Warren accuses him of being "the devil's man" and making her sign his book

b)

Abigail Williams accuse him of using a doll (poppet) to injure her

c)

Thomas Putnam accuses him of witchcraft to steal his land

d)

Rebecca Nurse names him as a fellow witch

24.

What surprising thing does John find out about his wife in Act 3 that will keep her safe temporarily?

a)

She has confessed to witchcraft

b)

She made a poppet to hurt Abigail

c)

She is pregnant

d)

She accused Mary Warren instead

25.

Who quits the court at the end of Act 3?

a)

Judge Danforth

b)

Judge Sewell

c)

Judge Hathorne

d)

Rev. Hale

26.

What animal does Abigail pretend to see in the courtroom?

a)

Yellow bird

b)

Frog

c)

Newt

d)

Blue bird

27.

For Mary to prove the girls are faking, what do the judges want her to do that she has done many times before in court?

a)

Scream and carry on

b)

Turn cold

c)

Speak Latin

d)

Faint

28.

In what nearby town are they overthrowing the court?

a)

Andover

b)

Boston

c)

New York

d)

London

29.

Who leaves town with Abigail in Act 4?

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

John Proctor

c)

Tituba

d)

Betty Parris

30.

What gift did Mary make for Elizabeth?

a)

A dress

b)

A cap

c)

A bracelet

d)

A poppet (a doll)

31.

Which commandment does John forget when Rev. Hale is quizzing him?

a)

The one about lying

b)

The one about adultery

c)

The one about respecting your parents

d)

The one about going to church

32.

Who comes to the Proctor household to question them about their beliefs and behavior?

a)

Rev. Parris

b)

Marshall Harris

c)

Cheever

d)

Rev. Hale

33.

What thing do the townspeople do to threaten Rev. Parris because the trials have gone too far?

a)

Throw a dagger in his door

b)

Steal his money

c)

Walk out of the church in a big group

d)

Pull a gun on him at church

34.

What is Elizabeth arrested for (be specific)?

a)

Drinking a charm to kill Abigail

b)

Being a bad boss

c)

Cheating on her husband

d)

Stabbing Abigail with a needle via poppet

35.

What is Rebecca Nurse arrested for?

a)

Killing pigs

b)

Making poppets

c)

Hurting Abigail

d)

Murdering Goody Putnam's babies

36.

What is Martha Corey arrested for?

a)

Killing pigs/stopping Giles's prayer

b)

Trying to kill Elizabeth

c)

Murdering Goody Putnam's babies

d)

Being a bad wife

37.

Who was the Senator responsible for some of the Red Scare via hearings to find out suspected Communists in the 1950s?

a)

McCarthy

b)

Kennedy

c)

Raegan

d)

Miller

38.

How did Giles Corey die?

a)

Hanged

b)

Burnt

c)

Shot

d)

Pressed

39.

Which character's last words were "more weight"?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Martha Corey

40.

Where did the original witch trials take place that inspired The Crucible?

a)

Salem

b)

Boston

c)

Andover

d)

New York

41.

The term "crucible" means

a)

A test or trial

b)

A witch

c)

A witch hunt

d)

Mass hysteria

42.

The climax of the play (the turning point in the plot triangle) is when....?

a)

Elizabeth lies on John's behalf

b)

Abigail skips town

c)

Rebecca Nurse falls over

d)

John tears up his signed confession

43.

I said, "The girl is murder. She must be ripped out of this world." And sealed my fate.

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Mary

c)

Goody Putnam

d)

Abigail

44.

Why was Giles Corey arrested in the play?

a)

Refusing to name the man who accused Putnam of killing his neighbors to get their land

b)

Being a wizard

c)

Cursing the town with his wife

d)

Being a grumpy old man that no one liked

45.

I sarcastically said, " Why, it is all simple. I come to do the Devil‘s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!!"

a)

Rev. Parris

b)

Rev. Hale

c)

John Proctor

d)

Judge Danforth

46.

I said, " Do you sport with me? You will sign your name or it is no confession, Mister."

a)

Judge Danforth

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

Rev. Parris

47.

I said, " Because I cannot have another in my life. Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul, leave me my name!"

a)

Abigail

b)

Rebecca

c)

Tituba

d)

John

48.

I said, "Hang them high over the town...whoever weeps for these, weeps for corruption."

a)

Danforth

b)

Hale

c)

Parris

d)

Proctor

49.

I said, "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him."

a)

John

b)

Abigail

c)

Hale

d)

Elizabeth

50.

I change throughout the play from meek servant girl to outspoken trickster.

a)

Abigail

b)

Betty

c)

Tituba

d)

Mary