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The Crucible Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Considering Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?
a)
She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishment
b)
She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburne in the forest and wants to tell the truth
c)
She is confused and talking about a dream she once had
d)
She doesn't like the women she names, and she hopes they will be punished
2.
Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?
a)
Parris feels the people of Salem will be more accepting of an outside opinion
b)
Hale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil
c)
Hale is the most skilled medical person in the region
d)
Parris feels utterly unprepared to deal with the issues he fears are at hand
3.
At the beginning of Act II, John and Elizabeth Proctor are uncomfortable with each other. By the end of the play, however, their relationship changes. How would you describe their relationship in Act IV?
a)
They seem ill at ease with each other
b)
They seem not to care about each other
c)
They are warm and affectionate (for Puritans)
d)
They are hostile and bitter towards each other
4.
Proctor's comment to Mary Warren, "It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women," implies he thinks Mary is:
a)
cruel
b)
hypocritical
c)
cowardly
d)
silly
5.
What is Mary's motive in giving the "poppet" to Elizabeth?
a)
she wants to make friends with Elizabeth
b)
she wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl
c)
she wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth's house
d)
she wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her
6.
What is Proctor's attitude toward Parris?
a)
He respects Parris' devotion to God
b)
He believes Parris is doing what is right
c)
he believes Parris is too interested in wealth
d)
he thinks Parris is too lenient in judging people
7.
Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?
a)
He has a guilty conscience
b)
He has never properly learned the commandments
c)
He believes that is an unfair commandment
d)
He is afraid of revealing his wife's sin
8.
What is a "poppet"?
a)
a utensil used for cooking
b)
a bucket used to carry water
c)
a container used to hold feed for cattle
d)
a rag doll
9.
Initially, why does Giles Corey talk to Reverend Parris about Martha?
a)
Giles thinks Martha is reading strange books
b)
Martha is torturing Betty Parris
c)
Martha accused Elizabeth
d)
Martha is filing for divorce against Giles
10.
Why is Rebecca Nurse arrested?
a)
She is accused of killing the neighbor's pigs
b)
She is homeless and begs for food
c)
She is accused of murdering Goody Putnam's babies
d)
She is accused of giving Mary Warren a stomachache
11.
Why is Martha Corey arrested?
a)
She is accused of killing the neighbor's pigs
b)
She is homeless and begs for food
c)
She is accused of murdering Goody Putnam's babies
d)
She is accused of giving Mary Warren a stomachache
12.
According to Reverend Hale, "________ is God's most precious gift."
a)
truth
b)
life
c)
a child
d)
forgiveness
13.
The setting of The Crucible is 
a)
Salem, 1671
b)
Boston, 1692
c)
Salem, 1692
d)
Andover, 1684
14.
Tituba is originally from
a)
Barbados
b)
England
c)
Morocco
d)
Africa
15.
Giles Corey is killed by
a)
hanging
b)
drowning
c)
piling stones on his chest
d)
shooting
16.

Reverend Paris' main concern about his niece Abigail is that

a)

she uses too much of his salary

b)

her actions will reflect badly on him

c)

she got fired by the Proctors

d)

she is a terrible cousin to his daughter Betty

17.

What is the best reason for why Abigail accuses Tituba of witchcraft?

a)

Tituba's religion is different

b)

Abigail has always hated Tituba

c)

Tituba is a slave and has a different color of skin

d)

Abigail wants the blame off of herself and uses Tituba

18.

What is the most important detail revealed about John Proctor in Act 1?

a)

He is a farmer

b)

He has had a romantic relationship with Abigail Williams

c)

He dislikes his pastor Reverend Parris

d)

He is skeptical of witchcraft

19.

Why is the scene of Abigail threatening the other girls included in Act 1?

a)

It shows how much control Abigail exerts over the other girls

b)

It tells exactly what the girls did in the woods

c)

It adds to the personal drama of the play

d)

It shows Abigail's angry and violent nature

20.

What does Rebecca Nurse say will cure the girls' illness

a)

admitting their sin

b)

having Reverend Hale perform a exercism

c)

growing tired of their silly behavior

d)

taking medicine from Doctor Griggs

21.

Why is Elizabeth Proctor suspicious of her husband?

a)

She caught him with Abigail in the barn

b)

She caught him stealing firewood

c)

He hid money under the floorboards

d)

He was not honest about seeing Abigail alone in Salem

22.

What important information does Elizabeth want John Proctor to reveal in Act 2?

a)

that Reverend Parris only cares about money

b)

That Abigail and the other girls are lying about the witchcraft

c)

That Elizabeth regrets firing Abigail

d)

That Abigail wants to murder Elizabeth to take her husband

23.

Mary Warren refuses to go to court after Elizabeth is arrested because

a)

she doesn't want to help the Proctors

b)

she is afraid of the other girls turning on her

c)

she believes Elizabeth is a witch

d)

she enjoys the power she has over the town.

24.

Giles Corey, John Proctor, and Francis Nurse all come to the court to

a)

try to save themselves from being accused

b)

try to convince Abigail and the girls to stop lying

c)

try to overthrow the court and Judge Danforth

d)

try to prove their wives are innocent

25.

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.

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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.

31.

Why is Tituba usually blamed for anything that goes wrong in the home?

a)

She is a thief and has been caught before

b)

She is a slave and they always blame her

c)

She is loud and obnoxious, so it seems like her fault

d)

Betty lies to her father so Tituba gets in trouble

32.

How did Dr. Griggs know that Betty's illness was unnatural?

a)

He couldn't find any cure for it in his medical books

b)

The Lord spoke to him and told him

c)

He found the answer in his life science book

d)

The Devil spoke to him and told him

33.

Who is Reverend Paris most worried about?

a)

Betty

b)

His congregation

c)

Himself

d)

His wife

34.

Which character was able to walk and had her eyes open while she was sick?

a)

Abigail

b)

Tituba

c)

Betty

d)

Ruth

35.

Which of the following best expresses the message Arthur Miller intended to communicate to his readers by writing The Crucible during the McCarthyism era of the 1950’s?

a)

Miller wanted to remind his readers that history can be dangerous.

b)

Miller hoped to warn his readers about the damage that a climate of fear, suspicion and accusations can inflict on a community.

c)

Miller was accusing Joseph McCarthy of being a communist; much like people in Salem accused each other of witchcraft and devil worship.

d)

Miller was trying to convey that politics, like religion, can be dangerous and destructive

36.

“Proctor: Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart. I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house!”


What is the meaning of the word charity in this excerpt

a)

To give generously to someone in need

b)

To make peace with someone

c)

A large sum of money

d)

All of the above

37.

“Proctor: Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart. I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house!”


Who is John Proctor addressing with this dialogue?

a)

Abigal

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Reverend Hale

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

38.

“Proctor: Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart. I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house!”


What is John seeking from this person?

a)

for this person to be quiet

b)

to go to court

c)

to go to the funeral of one of those who were hanged

d)

to gain forgiveness

39.
Why did Abigail drink blood?
a)
To conjure spirits
b)
To make John Proctor fall in love with her
c)
To kill Elizabeth Proctor
d)
To turn herself into a witch
40.
Lost seven children during childbirth:
a)
Ann Putnam
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
None of these
41.
Worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction:
a)
John Proctor
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
42.
Hale tests the Proctors by questioning them about all of the following EXCEPT 
a)
their relationship 
b)
10 commandments 
c)
church attendance 
d)
belief in witchcraft 
43.
What does Hathorne ask Mary Warren to do in court that she can't do? 
a)
pray 
b)
faint 
c)
send out her spirit 
d)
recite 10 commandments 
44.
In Act 3 the person who begins to have doubts about the trials is ... 
a)
Cheever 
b)
Hathorne 
c)
Putnam 
d)
Hale 
45.
In Act III, after taking back her statement that she was possessed by the Devil, who does Mary Warren place the blame upon and accuse of being a witch?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Tituba
46.
Why is Elizabeth spared from being hung
a)
She's pregnant
b)
She didn't commit witchcraft
c)
She confessed
d)
She ran away
47.
When John Proctor counts on Elizabeth's honesty and she lies to protect him, Arthur Miller is using which literary device?
a)
dramatic irony
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
exposition
48.
What does Abigail do in Act IV of the play?
a)
She flees and steals Parris' money 
b)
she confesses 
c)
she begs for Proctor's life 
d)
she refuses to testify 
49.
Who would not postpone the executions for fear of appearing weak:
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Danforth
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Hawthorne
50.
What are Giles Corey's last words? 
a)
He asks for mercy 
b)
He forgives his accusers 
c)
He calls for more weight 
d)
He curses people of Salem 
51.
What does John Proctor do after he signs his confession at the end of Act 4?
a)
he runs away with Abigail
b)
he goes home with Elizabeth
c)
he rips it up
d)
he smacks Reverend Parris with it
52.
Says: "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!"
a)
Parris
b)
Hale
c)
Elizabeth
d)
Danforth
53.
Says: "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
John Proctor
d)
None of these
54.
John Proctor says that his wife:
a)
never goes to church
b)
is not baptized
c)
reads strange books
d)
never lies
55.
Parris wants to postpone the hangings because:
a)
he is trying to save Rebecca Nurse
b)
he is afraid of riots and retribution
c)
he wants everyone to confess
d)
he wants to re-try John Proctor
56.
The Crucible is a parallel of the Salem witch hunt and the:
a)
Communist hunt and Red Scare
b)
Andover witch trials
c)
American Revolution
d)
none of these
57.
The final scene between Elizabeth & John shows their .... 
a)
despair 
b)
corruption 
c)
forgiveness of one another 
d)
victory 
58.

What is The Crucible a warning against?

a)

theocratic governments

b)

mass hysteria

c)

trials without evidence

d)

all of the above

59.
17 year old niece of Reverend Parris who led the witchcraft accusations
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Mercy Lewis
60.
Rumors were circulating through Salem that this character could fly
a)
Betty Parris
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Rebecca Nurse 
d)
Abigail Williams
61.
This character confessed to witchcraft after being threatened with a beating during Act I
a)
Tituba
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Rebecca Nurse 
d)
Abigail Williams
62.
This character spoke the lines “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life. Because I lie and sign myself to lies!  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)
John Proctor
b)
Putnum
c)
Rebecca Nurse 
d)
Reverend Parris
63.
What could the people accused of witchcraft do to save themselves from being accussed?
a)
Confessing to being a witch
b)
Apologizing
c)
Praying and saying the Lord's prayer.
d)
Denying that they are witches and reciting the Bible
64.
Giles Corey accidentally reveals that his wife was doing THIS ACT, which eventually led her to being accused of witchcraft.
a)
Reading the Bible
b)
Reading books other than the Bible
c)
Talking to Pigs
d)
Bewitching Goody Putnam's babies
65.
This character spoke the lines “My proof is there!  If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property-that’s law!  And there is no one but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece.  This man is killing his neighbors for their land!”
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Danforth
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
John Proctor
66.
This character threatens to smash the faces of girls into their pillows in order to control them with fear.
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Tituba
67.
Giles Corey, a man with solid evidence, was arrested and eventually pressed to death for doing this...
a)
refusing to give up a name
b)
bewitching a pig
c)
Being unintelligent
d)
confessing to witchcraft
68.
This character spoke the lines.... "spoke or silent, a promise is surely made. And she may dote on it now-I am sure she does-and thinks to kill me, then to take my place."
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Rebecca Nurse
69.
In an attempt to stop the witchcraft trials and prove that they were corrupt, Rev. Hale did this...
a)
quits the court
b)
admits he is having a bad day
c)
confesses to witchcraft
d)
starts a rebellion in Andover
70.
This morally corrupt character refuses to delay the witchcraft executions because he does not want to be blamed for the deaths of 12 possibly innocent people whom he has already sentenced in court and seen executed
a)
Rev. Hale
b)
Judge Danforth
c)
Judge Hathorne
d)
Giles Corey
71.
During the trial, Abigail uses fear to control Mary Warren by claiming to see Mary Warren's spirit in the form of this...
a)
a bird
b)
Superman
c)
a plane
d)
a ghost
72.
This character speaks the lines: “My name, he want my name.  ‘I’ll murder you,’ he says, ‘if my wife hangs! We must go and overthrow the court, he says.'"
a)
Mary Warren
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mercy Lewis
73.
In an attempt to demonstrate that Rev. Parris is corrupt, Proctor tells Hale about these unnecessary items, which Parris insisted in having in the church.
a)
golden candlesticks
b)
detailed paintings
c)
stained glass windows
d)
a statue of himself
74.
What does Mary Warren tell John that Abigail will charge him with in court?
a)
Lechery
b)
Lying
c)
Corruption
d)
Bewitching
75.
"The crowds part like the sea of Israel" is used to describe the behavior and fear of residents when Abigail enters the courtroom. What literary term is being used here?
a)
allusion
b)
paradox
c)
genre
d)
symbol
76.
Which of the following is a reason Thomas Putnum is bitter?
a)
His daughter had an affair
b)
He has not been to church in some time
c)
He cannot read because his wife reads strange books
d)
His candidate for minister lost out
77.
Which of the following is NOT a sign that Betty is bewitched?
a)
She tries to fly
b)
She speaks in other languages
c)
She is in an unresponsive state
d)
She cannot bear to hear the Lord's name
78.
What do Mr. Proctor and Mr Putnum argue about?
a)
Why Giles Corey is suing everyone
b)
Who owns a certain parcel of land
c)
Whether or not the girls danced in the forest
d)
Whose wife is prettier
79.
What reason does Proctor give that he does not attend church
a)
There are too many hypocrites there
b)
He had an affair with the Reverend's neice
c)
He does not like Parris's sermons
d)
He does not believe in God
80.
Why does Mrs. Putnum believe there are witches in Salem?
a)
Her sons have seen girls flying over barns.
b)
She has lost many babies in their first days
c)
She saw Tituba dancing by the fire
d)
Everyone is suing one another.
81.
Which one of the girls argues they should tell the whole truth about their activities in the woods with Tituba?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Abigail
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Betty
82.
Which of the following is not something Reverend Parris asked for from the town?
a)
More money in his salary
b)
The deed to his home
c)
Special allowance for firewood
d)
Animals for his farm
83.
Who comes to the Proctor's house with a warrant to arrest Elizabeth? 
a)
Rev. Parris
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Deputy Governor Danforth
d)
Ezekiel Cheever
84.
What is the primary evidence that condemns Sarah Good?

a)
The death of Goody Putnum’s babies
b)
Her inability to recite her commandments
c)
Mary Warren’s illness 
d)
A poppet with a needle in its belly
85.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Hale suspects the Proctors are not good Christians.
a)
Their home has no pictures of Christ
b)
He cannot recite all 10 commandments 
c)
Their youngest child has not been baptized
d)
They have not attended church very often in the last year
86.
The needle in Goody Proctor’s poppet is used as a piece of evidence against her because.  . . 
a)
Mary Warren denies putting it there. 
b)
The needle was stolen from Goody Proctor 
c)
The needle is similar to the one in Abigail’s stomach
d)
Ms. Proctor claims she does not know how to sew.
87.
What reason did Rev Hale give for his visit to the Proctors?  
a)
To unofficially question the religion of the home
b)
To buy a rabbit
c)
As an officer of the court, to question Elizabeth
d)
To search the home for poppets. 
88.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Mary gives that John cannot whip or speak rudely to her?  
a)
She is 18.
b)
She is an official of the court.
c)
She has saved Elizabeth’s life
d)
She is pregnant.
89.
What does Giles Corey accuse Thomas Putnum of?
a)
Lechery
b)
Witchcraft
c)
Killing his neighbors for their land 
d)
Kidnapping his neighbors' children
90.
What does Hathorne ask Mary to do in court?
a)
 Become a bird
b)
Speak in another language
c)
Turn her skin cold
d)
 Faint
91.
What does Elizabeth confess to John at the end of the play? 
a)
That she was not a loving wife and caused his lechery
b)
That she had also committed lechery
c)
That she had actually been involved in witchcraft
d)
That Mary Warren was actually their daughter

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