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The Crucible

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered Abigail and the girls dancing in the woods?

a)

Rev Hale

b)

Rev Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Mr. Putnam

2.

Who saw their parents killed by Native Americans?

a)

Abigail

b)

Betty

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Mary

3.

Who is 83 years old and sues his neighbors constantly?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Rev. Parris

4.

Who is from Barbados?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Giles Corey

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

Tituba

5.

Who had an affair with Abigail?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

Rev. Parris

6.

Who found a witch in Beverly last year and is now the expert witch catcher?

a)

Ezekiel Cheever

b)

Rev. Hale

c)

Rev Parris

d)

Thomas Putnam

7.

Who lost 7 babies and only had one survive?

a)

Ann Putnam

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Mary Warren

8.

Who replaced Abigail as the Proctor's servant?

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Ruth Putnam

d)

Rebecca Nurse

9.

Who was angry because the town didn't bring him firewood?

a)

Rev. Hale

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Rev. Parris

10.

Who said that the girls were just in "their silly season" and they would wake up when they were ready and eat when they were hungry?

a)

Ann Putnam

b)

Mercy Lewis

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Rebecca Nurse

11.

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as a response to...

a)

McCarthyism

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Black Plague

d)

Covid

12.

Why did Ann Putnam send Ruth to Tituba?

a)

To learn to cook.

b)

To conjure the spirits of her dead sisters.

c)

To learn to sew.

d)

To learn to speak Barbados.

13.

What 2 options was Tituba given when she was accused of witchcraft?

a)

Confess or be hanged

b)

Confess or be sent back to Barbados

c)

Run away or be hanged

d)

Run away or be jailed.

14.

Giles Corey accuses his wife of...

a)

Cooking strange food

b)

Saying strange words

c)

Reading strange books

d)

Having strong dolls

15.

Who leaves the room before Rev. Hale begins his search for the devil?

a)

Ann Putnam

b)

Giles Corey

c)

Martha Corey

d)

Rebecca Nurse

16.

What does John Proctor accuse Rev. Parris of preaching about too much?

a)

Hell & Mortgages

b)

Hell & Adultery

c)

Money & Fame

d)

Crops & Tithes

17.

What does Rev. Parris say he saw in the "soup pot" in the woods

a)

frog

b)

spider

c)

owl

d)

cat

18.

What happens that causes Betty to start screaming?

a)

Rev. Hale prays for her

b)

Abigail throws holy water on her

c)

Rev. Parris leads the congregation in a song

d)

John Proctor kisses Abigail

19.

Rev. Hale said his books were weighted with ________

a)

holiness

b)

esteem

c)

authority

d)

charity

20.

Why did Abigail confess to witchcraft?

a)

She saw the power that Tituba gained from confessing

b)

She thought it would help her find a husband

c)

She thought it would save Tituba's life

d)

She truly wanted to confess and come back to the Lord.

21.

Where does all of Act 2 take place

a)

The Church

b)

The Putnams farm

c)

The Proctors home

d)

The jail

22.

Why is John Proctor angry at Mary Warren?

a)

She went to Salem when he forbade it

b)

She burned the bread for supper

c)

She is getting married

d)

She accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.

23.

What does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor as a gift?

a)

A scarf

b)

A cake

c)

A poppet

d)

A drawing

24.

Who calls themselves "an official of the court"?

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

Susanna Walcott

c)

Martha Corey

d)

Mary Warren

25.

Who does Elizabeth Proctor think is trying to kill her?

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

John Proctor

d)

Rebecca Nurse

26.

Who shows up to the Proctor's home unannounced?

a)

Rev. Parris

b)

Martha Corey

c)

Thomas Putnam

d)

Rev. Hale

27.

Why does John Proctor say he hasn't baptized his 3rd child?

a)

He's been busy

b)

It's been too cold

c)

The child is too sick

d)

He doesn't want Parris to touch his child.

28.

What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?

a)

Lighting Walcotts' house on fire

b)

The supernatural murder of the Putnams' babies

c)

Conjuring spirits with Tituba in the woods

d)

She is not charged, she is too well respected.

29.

What is Martha Corey charged with?

a)

Making Abigail laugh out loud during church

b)

Putting a hex on Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Cursing Walcott's pigs so they will die

d)

Adultery

30.

What is Elizabeth charged with?

a)

Murdering the Putnam's babies

b)

Defamation of character against Abigail

c)

Sending her spirit to stab Abigail in the stomach

d)

Cursing Walcott's pigs so they will die.

31.

Which commandment does John Proctor forget?

a)

adultery

b)

stealing

c)

lying

d)

honor thy father and mother

32.

After Herrick & Cheever finish with their warrants at the end of Act 2 how many people will be accused/in jail?

a)

14

b)

39

c)

55

d)

154

33.

What is found in the doll that Mary Warren gave Elizabeth?

a)

A knife

b)

A syringe

c)

Poison

d)

A needle

34.

What does Mary Warren say Abigail will do if John accuses her of lying?

a)

Accuse John of adultery

b)

Accuse John of witchcraft

c)

Admit that everything was fake

d)

Run away

35.

Where does Act 3 take place?

a)

The Proctor's house

b)

In the church

c)

Reverend Parris's home

d)

A courtroom

36.

Where does Act 3 take place?

a)

The Proctor's house

b)

In the church

c)

Reverend Parris's home

d)

A courtroom

37.

What can we interpret from the way that Hathorne questions Martha Corey at the beginning of Act 3?

a)

That she is a witch

b)

The court really wants to know the truth

c)

The court already assumes anyone accused of witchcraft is guilty

d)

The court does not believe that she should be on trial

38.

What hurts Hale's authority?

a)

He does not want a trial

b)

He does not believe there are any witches in Salem

c)

He is more willing to hear the side of the accused

d)

Danforth believes he is a fraud

39.

What is Proctor and Mary Warren's purpose for coming to court?

a)

To discredit Parris

b)

To clear Mary's name

c)

To sign Giles's petition against Putnam

d)

To save Elizabeth

40.

Why is Giles arrested?

a)

He refused to give up his source's name

b)

He attacked Rev. Parris

c)

He committed adultery

d)

He refused to give over his wife's book

41.

What hurts Mary Warren's credibility the most?

a)

She is just a girl

b)

She admits that she has been lying in court

c)

She goes back and joins the other girls

d)

She is a witch

42.

Who is MOST intimidating to Mary Warren to the point that she has trouble speaking?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Rev Parris

c)

Danforth

d)

Abigail

43.

Why is Elizabeth summoned to the courtroom?

a)

She is being put on trial

b)

Abigail wants to speak with her about John

c)

To be questioned about John and Abigail's affair

d)

Mary Warren's testimony has cleared her name

44.

Who has Danforth trusted the most so far with all of the allegations of witchcraft?

a)

Rev. Parris

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Abigail

45.

Why did Elizabeth end up lying instead of telling the truth about John and Abigail?

a)

She is afraid of Abigail

b)

She wanted John to be arrested

c)

She wanted to save John's reputation

d)

Danforth was too intimidating

46.

What causes Mary Warren to re-join Abigail and the girls?

a)

Danforth's questions

b)

John's confession

c)

The girls pretending to be attacked by Mary's spirit

d)

Giles being arrested

47.

What is a consequence of Mary's going back to the side of the girls?

a)

Proctor gets arrested

b)

Elizabeth is taken back to jail

c)

Abigail casts her out

d)

She is arrested for lying to the court

48.

Why does Hale intervene on behalf of John Proctor?

a)

He's committed to the truth

b)

He dislikes Parris as well

c)

He wants Danforth's job

d)

He is possessed by the devil

49.

What do the girls do to make it appear that Mary is possessing them?

a)

Repeat everything she says

b)

Fall to the floor and start to shake

c)

Claims to see a bat flying around the courtroom

d)

Reveal another poppet that Mary has been keeping

50.

Who says "God is dead!"?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Abigail

c)

Rev. Parris

d)

Rev. Hale

51.

Who is "going" with Tituba to "Barbados"?

a)

Elizabeth Proctor

b)

Sarah Good

c)

Herrick

d)

Cheever

52.

Where has Reverend Hale been?

a)

Andover

b)

Delaware

c)

England

d)

France

53.

What has happened to Abigail?

a)

She has been arrested

b)

She has been executed

c)

She has been murdered

d)

She has run away

54.

How much money was stolen from Reverend Parris?

a)

15 pounds (about $2000 today)

b)

31 pounds (about $4000 today)

c)

45 pounds (about $6000 today)

d)

60 pounds (about $8000 today)

55.

Who suggests to Danforth that the hangings be postponed?

a)

Francis Nurse

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

Giles Corey

56.

What does Parris find on his doorstop?

a)

A poppet

b)

A threatening letter

c)

A dagger

d)

A dead cat

57.

Who says, "Them that will not confess will hang."?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Hathorne

d)

Danforth

58.

How pregnant is Elizabeth Proctor in Act 4?

a)

One month

b)

Three months

c)

Six months

d)

Nine months

59.

What does Hale ask Elizabeth Proctor to do?

a)

Confess that she is a witch

b)

Convince her husband to confess

c)

Pray for mercy on his soul

d)

Help him overthrow the court

60.

Who was crushed to death instead of hung?

a)

Thomas Putnam

b)

Francis Nurse

c)

Giles Corey

d)

George Jacobs

61.

What does the crushed man supposedly say?

a)

You can't kill me.

b)

Keep trying then.

c)

Is that all?

d)

More weight.

62.

What does Danforth want to do with Proctor's signed confession?

a)

File it with the court in England

b)

Display it publicly for others to see

c)

Send it to Andover

d)

Nail it to the gallows before hanging him

63.

Who destroys Proctor's signed confession?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Reverend Hale

d)

Reverend Parris

64.

Who makes John Proctor waver in his decision to confess?

a)

Rebecca Nurse

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Martha Corey

d)

Ann Putnam

65.

Who said, "I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor."?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Danforth

d)

Hathorne