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THE CRUCIBLE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Paris upset with Abigail in the opening act? Choose the best answer.

a)

Because he is a jerk

b)

Because she was fired from Proctor's house

c)

Because he is concerned for her soul

d)

Because her behavior might ruin his reputation in Salem

2.

Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? Choose the best answer.

a)

Because he hates everyone and everything

b)

Because he feels slighted by the village of Salem

c)

Because he doesn't want Reverend Hale coming to Salem

d)

Because he hates Rebecca Nurse

3.

Why does Proctor not regularly attend church, and plow on Sundays?

a)

He does not like Reverend Parris's sermons

b)

He is an atheist

c)

He is switching faiths

d)

He lives too far out of town

4.

Why is Hale called to Salem?

a)

To mediate the witch trials

b)

To take Reverend Parris' job

c)

To prove / disprove witchcraft in Salem

d)

To testify at the trial

5.

The Overture, and the interludes where Arthur Miller pauses the action in the play can be compared to what?

a)

A Dues ex Machina

b)

A Chorus

c)

A Choir

d)

The narrator

6.

What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?

a)

A top

b)

Flowers

c)

A puppy

d)

A poppet

7.

At the beginning of Act I why does Elizabeth want John to go to Salem?

a)

She wants John to denounce his involvement with witchcraft

b)

She wants John to make amends with Reverend Parris

c)

She wants John to share Abigail's admission that the girls were not affected by withcraft

d)

She wants John to admit to his affair with Abigail

8.

Why is Rebecca Nurse in jail? Choose the best answer

a)

She is a witch

b)

She is accused of murdering Goody Putnam's children

c)

She is accused of slandering the Putnam's

d)

Miller does not tell us

9.

According to Elizabeth, what is Abigail's true objective in court? Choose the best answer

a)

To take revenge on John for ending the affair

b)

To defame John's name in Salem

c)

To proclaim John as a witch

d)

To eliminate Elizabeth so that she can have John for herself

10.

To what does John Proctor want Mary to testify?

a)

He wants her to say that Abigail is a witch

b)

He wants her to say Elizabeth made the doll, but did not stick pins in it

c)

He wants her to say how Elizabeth got the doll and who stuck the needle in it

d)

He wants Mary to say she made the doll for Abigail

11.

As the act begins, why does Giles Corey interrupt Judge Hathorne?

a)

Giles wants to present evidene of his wife's innocence

b)

Giles wants to publically defend the good name of Rebecca Nurse

c)

Giles wants to present evidence to Putnam's manipulation of the court

d)

Giles wants to undermine the authority of the court

12.

How does Mary respond when Danforth asks her to explain her behavior?

a)

She testifies that Abigail is threatening her

b)

She confesses to being a witch

c)

She admits that she was faking witchcraft

d)

She says nothing

13.

What does Dantforth do with the list of people supporting Rebecca and Martha? Choose the best answer.

a)

He throws the list away

b)

He throws everyone on the list in jail

c)

He has Hawthorn interrogate them

d)

He orders everyone on the list to be arrested and questioned

14.

What test does Danforth devise to determind why Abigaail was put out of the Proctor's house?

a)

He questions Elizabeth while John and Abigail's backs are turned

b)

He questions everyone privately

c)

He questions everyone privately

d)

He does nothing

15.

What is Abigail's "vision"

a)

The spirit of Elizabeth trying to suffocate her

b)

The spirit of John Proctor coming to her in the night

c)

The Devil coming to attack her

d)

The spirit of Mary Warren as a bird in the rafters ready to attack her

16.

Why is Reverend Hale called back to Salem?

a)

He counsels people to confess to witchcraft to save their lives

b)

He is filing a petition against the court

c)

To vindicate his name

d)

He is taking over Reverend Parris' position

17.

What news about Abigail does Parris give to Danforth?

a)

Abigail is dead

b)

Abigail and Mercy Lewis have runaway with his money

c)

Abigail is a witch

d)

Abigail and Mercy Lewis have recanted their testimoney

18.

What teo whings does Elizabeth say she unable to do for John?

a)

She cannot forgive him or save him

b)

She cannot feel sorry for him or forgive him

c)

She cannot forgive him or judge him

d)

She cannot judge him or understand him

19.

Why does Danforth want a written confession from John Proctor? Chosse the best answer

a)

It will reveal the court was just and scare others to confess

b)

It will reveal the court's power and keep others from witchcraft

c)

It will reveal the court's power

d)

It will justify the work of the judges

20.

What does Parris fear about the response of the poeple in Andover?

a)

He fears the revolt will spread to Salem

b)

He fears for his own life

c)

He fears the revolt will undermine the court

d)

He fears nothing