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WorksheetsTHE CRUCIBLE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why is Paris upset with Abigail in the opening act? Choose the best answer.
Because he is a jerk
Because she was fired from Proctor's house
Because he is concerned for her soul
Because her behavior might ruin his reputation in Salem
Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? Choose the best answer.
Because he hates everyone and everything
Because he feels slighted by the village of Salem
Because he doesn't want Reverend Hale coming to Salem
Because he hates Rebecca Nurse
Why does Proctor not regularly attend church, and plow on Sundays?
He does not like Reverend Parris's sermons
He is an atheist
He is switching faiths
He lives too far out of town
Why is Hale called to Salem?
To mediate the witch trials
To take Reverend Parris' job
To prove / disprove witchcraft in Salem
To testify at the trial
The Overture, and the interludes where Arthur Miller pauses the action in the play can be compared to what?
A Dues ex Machina
A Chorus
A Choir
The narrator
What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?
A top
Flowers
A puppy
A poppet
At the beginning of Act I why does Elizabeth want John to go to Salem?
She wants John to denounce his involvement with witchcraft
She wants John to make amends with Reverend Parris
She wants John to share Abigail's admission that the girls were not affected by withcraft
She wants John to admit to his affair with Abigail
Why is Rebecca Nurse in jail? Choose the best answer
She is a witch
She is accused of murdering Goody Putnam's children
She is accused of slandering the Putnam's
Miller does not tell us
According to Elizabeth, what is Abigail's true objective in court? Choose the best answer
To take revenge on John for ending the affair
To defame John's name in Salem
To proclaim John as a witch
To eliminate Elizabeth so that she can have John for herself
To what does John Proctor want Mary to testify?
He wants her to say that Abigail is a witch
He wants her to say Elizabeth made the doll, but did not stick pins in it
He wants her to say how Elizabeth got the doll and who stuck the needle in it
He wants Mary to say she made the doll for Abigail
As the act begins, why does Giles Corey interrupt Judge Hathorne?
Giles wants to present evidene of his wife's innocence
Giles wants to publically defend the good name of Rebecca Nurse
Giles wants to present evidence to Putnam's manipulation of the court
Giles wants to undermine the authority of the court
How does Mary respond when Danforth asks her to explain her behavior?
She testifies that Abigail is threatening her
She confesses to being a witch
She admits that she was faking witchcraft
She says nothing
What does Dantforth do with the list of people supporting Rebecca and Martha? Choose the best answer.
He throws the list away
He throws everyone on the list in jail
He has Hawthorn interrogate them
He orders everyone on the list to be arrested and questioned
What test does Danforth devise to determind why Abigaail was put out of the Proctor's house?
He questions Elizabeth while John and Abigail's backs are turned
He questions everyone privately
He questions everyone privately
He does nothing
What is Abigail's "vision"
The spirit of Elizabeth trying to suffocate her
The spirit of John Proctor coming to her in the night
The Devil coming to attack her
The spirit of Mary Warren as a bird in the rafters ready to attack her
Why is Reverend Hale called back to Salem?
He counsels people to confess to witchcraft to save their lives
He is filing a petition against the court
To vindicate his name
He is taking over Reverend Parris' position
What news about Abigail does Parris give to Danforth?
Abigail is dead
Abigail and Mercy Lewis have runaway with his money
Abigail is a witch
Abigail and Mercy Lewis have recanted their testimoney
What teo whings does Elizabeth say she unable to do for John?
She cannot forgive him or save him
She cannot feel sorry for him or forgive him
She cannot forgive him or judge him
She cannot judge him or understand him
Why does Danforth want a written confession from John Proctor? Chosse the best answer
It will reveal the court was just and scare others to confess
It will reveal the court's power and keep others from witchcraft
It will reveal the court's power
It will justify the work of the judges
What does Parris fear about the response of the poeple in Andover?
He fears the revolt will spread to Salem
He fears for his own life
He fears the revolt will undermine the court
He fears nothing
