WorksheetsCrucible Movie Questions
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does Abigail do when Tituba tells her no, she won't do a bad spell?
Beats her.
Smashes the chicken and drinks it's blood.
Curses her.
Cuts her and drinks her blood.
What spells do the girls want in the woods?
Love spells
Curses
Beauty spells
Just dancing
What does John mean when he tells Elizabeth that "your justice could freeze beer."
She has the right idea about justice.
She's a witch.
She's cold.
She's a liar.
What do they threaten to do to Tituba (in the movie) if she will not confess to witchcraft?
Hang her
Beat her to death
Send her back to Barbados
Cast her out of town
What type of women are the first to be accused?
Poor women.
Old women.
Middle class women.
Women with no children.
What is implied about why Ruth Putnam accuses Jacob of witchcraft?
He owns 600 acres of land that her father wants.
He abused her.
He has control over fire.
It's clear that Betty won't "wake up" because...
She's really sick.
She's under a spell.
She is afraid of being beaten for what they did.
She is crazy.
What does Betty scream about when she tries to climb out the window?
She wants to fly to the devil.
She wants to fly to her dead mama.
She wants to jump to her death.
She wants to fly away.
Which of these things is proof that you are a witch?
The girls say you sent their spirit to hurt them.
You looked at a cart of wood and the cart fell apart.
Someone saw you sign your name in the devil's book.
All of these answers are correct.
What does John say he would rather do than touch Abigail again?
Kiss a toad.
Kill her.
Cut off his hand.
Tell his wife.
What is Abigail's main motivation for her actions?
To have John to herself.
To be popular.
To avoid being punished.
To be powerful.
Why do the girls join Tituba and Abigail in accusing people of being witches?
They are crazy.
They want to have power over people's lives and get vengeance.
They don't want to be in trouble for what they did in the woods.
They want the attention from the town.
How does Mr. Putnam treat Goody Osborn? How does he treat the poor in general?
He completely ignores the poor.
He offers to feed her and other poor people.
She gives her money. He is a charitable man.
He treats her badly and looks down on her.
Who made the poppet and gave it to Elizabeth Proctor?
Abigail
Mercy
Betty
Mary
What does Elizabeth Proctor lie to the court about?
She said John didn't have an affair with Abigail.
She lied about being pregnant.
She lied about the poppet.
She lied about not being a witch.
Why do they want John to confess so badly? Check all that are true.
He is guilty of witchcraft.
They hope it will make the others confess.
They hope the town won't rebel against the court if he confesses.
They hate him and want him ruined.
The judges asks Elizabeth to convince John to sign a confession. What does she tell John? Check all that apply.
She forgives him for the affair.
She regrets being cold to him.
He should sign the confession so they can go home to their children.
It is his choice and she knows he will make the honorable choice.
Why does Rev. Hale ask Judge Danforth to allow John and Giles to have a lawyer? Check all that apply.
He is having doubts about the trials.
He fears the judges are not being fair to them.
He wants no doubt that they are guilty when the trial is over.
He thinks the judges are the real witches.
Why do the girls run out of the court house when Mary and John are calling them liars?
To make Mary look like a witch so the court won't believe her.
To show that John is a witch so the court won't believe him.
To show rev Hale is a witch so the judges won't believe him.
They are crazy.
Why does Mary turn on John and accuse him of working with the devil?
She is terrified that the other girls will kill her.
John was forcing her to lie to the court.
It wall part of a plan she had with Abigail.
She's crazy.
Why does John Proctor say that God is dead when they accuse him of working with the devil?
He doesn't believe in God.
He is confessing to working with the devil.
He means God is not here in Salem where all of this bad stuff is happening.
Why do they pray when they are being hanged?
To show that they are with God.
To try to stop the hanging.
