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The Crucible Review

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When questioned by Hale, Tituba

a)

confesses to witchcraft

b)

threatens Parris

c)

accuses Abigail of witchcraft

d)

refuses to talk at all

2.

At the beginning of Act 1, Parris is angry with Abigail because

a)

her dismissal from the Proctor's household has caused him embarrassment

b)

she admitted that she is a witch

c)

he caught her in an adulterous act with John Proctor

d)

she has stolen money from his wallet

3.

What thing is NOT one of the "suspicious" things about Proctor and his family?

a)

The youngest son has not been baptized.

b)

Elizabeth could not remember all of the commandments.

c)

John could not remember all of the commandments.

d)

Proctor does not go to church regularly.

4.

What was NOT part of the "evidence" against Sarah Osburn?

a)

She confessed to witchcraft.

b)

She could not recite the commandments in court.

c)

She could not say the Lord's Prayer.

d)

She mumbled after begging for cider and bread.

5.

What is Hale's problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?

a)

He sees that he has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.

b)

He begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.

c)

He thinks his reputation will be hurt.

d)

He worries about his own safety from the girls' accusations.

6.

At the end of the play, what "confession" did Elizabeth make to John?

a)

She also had an affair.

b)

She secretly hoped Abigail would be killed by an angry mob.

c)

She has been involved with witchcraft.

d)

She feels she is also responsible for his affair with Abigail.

7.

What does Cheever come to the Proctor house?

a)

He comes to question John.

b)

He comes to talk with John about what to do about Parris.

c)

He comes to arrest Elizabeth.

d)

He comes to ask John's opinion about whether the girls are lying.

8.

When Reverend Parris surprised Tituba, Abigail, and the other girls in the forest, he saw all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

a dress lying in the grass

b)

dancing

c)

Tituba drinking blood

d)

a kettle

9.

Getting Proctor to confess to witchcraft is important to Danforth because

a)

he is sincerely concerned with the welfare of Proctor's soul

b)

he hates Proctor and wants to destroy his reputation

c)

he wants Proctor to live

d)

he needs the confession of a prominent citizen to justify previous hangings

10.

What is John's response to Elizabeth's demands?

a)

He ignores her.

b)

He goes into Salem right away.

c)

He is reluctant to go into Salem.

d)

He tells her to mind her own business.

11.

What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?

a)

a doll

b)

a basket of flowers

c)

a Bible

d)

a Bible and a doll

12.

Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it?

a)

He asks her to recite the ten commandments.

b)

He asks her to fly around the room.

c)

He asks her to stick a pin in the doll.

d)

He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom.

13.

Why do Giles and Francis want to see Danforth?

a)

They want to explain their roles in the witchcraft scheme.

b)

They intend to beat him to his senses.

c)

They want to explain how Parris is at fault.

d)

They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women.

14.

What happened to Giles?

a)

Giles escaped and went to live in another village.

b)

Giles was released.

c)

Giles was pressed to death during questioning.

d)

Giles was hanged.

15.

Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll?

a)

She doesn't want to get involved.

b)

She thinks she will look like a fool.

c)

She is afraid of the devil.

d)

She is afraid of Abigail.

16.

What do the girls do to Mary?

a)

They pretend the devil is in the room.

b)

They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them.

c)

They threaten her, saying she will regret her wrongful accusations about them for the rest of her life.

d)

They glare at her.

17.

What did the paper that 91 people signed say?

a)

Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha were all good, upstanding, God-loving citizens.

b)

The community wanted Parris removed from service as their minister.

c)

John and Elizabeth should be released.

d)

All of the answers.

18.

What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby?

a)

She will tell that they had an affair.

b)

She will bewitch Elizabeth.

c)

She will end their affair.

d)

She will claim she has seen him with the devil.

19.

Parris summons Reverend Hale to Salem

a)

to prove that there is no witchcraft in Salem

b)

to prove that Parris himself is not crazy

c)

as a precaution only since Hale has much experience in demonic arts

d)

to end all superstitions

20.

Proctor has not had his youngest son baptized because he

a)

sees no light of God in Parris

b)

no longer believes in the teachings of the church

c)

is afraid to go to Salem because of the witchcraft hysteria

d)

will not help pay for gold candlesticks

21.

The central theme of The Crucible is

a)

man's inhumanity to man

b)

the sacredness of the Constitution and due process of law

c)

individual freedom vs. inflexible authoritarian rule

d)

the danger of religious freedom

22.

On what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?

a)

conduct unbefitting a Puritan woman

b)

inability to say the ten commandments from memory

c)

the murder of Goody Putnam's babies

d)

impious conduct

23.

What is the deciding factor in Elizabeth's arrest?

a)

her inability to recite the ten commandments

b)

the fact that she has not had her son baptized

c)

her possession of the doll with a needle in it

d)

Abby's testimony

24.

When Proctor confesses to committing adultery with Abigail, Danforth

a)

calls in Elizabeth Proctor to verify John's confession

b)

arrests Proctor for trying to overthrow the court

c)

immediately rejects the confession because it discredits Abigail

d)

refuses to listen because even he is afraid of Abigail

25.

Ezekiel Cheever becomes convinced that Elizabeth Proctor is a witch when he discovers that

a)

Proctor condemns the court in Salem

b)

Proctor does not know all the commandments

c)

Elizabeth has a doll with a needle in its belly

d)

Elizabeth denies the existence of witches

26.

Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of

a)

using the witchcraft trials to steal land

b)

attempting to overthrow the court

c)

condemning his wife for reading books

d)

inciting rebellion in the community

27.

After Danforth tells Proctor that Elizabeth is pregnant and has at least a year to live, Proctor still insists on presenting his evidence because

a)

he is afraid they will hang her anyway

b)

he wants to get back at Abigail for accusing Elizabeth

c)

he is trying to save the lives of Rebecca and Martha

d)

he wants to force Mary Warren to do something she doesn't want to do

28.

Reverend Hale returns to Salem jail

a)

to beg the condemned to save their lives by confessing

b)

to pray for those condemned to hang so they will remain steadfast in their denial of witchcraft

c)

to rejoin the court

d)

to prevent rebellion

29.

Danforth informs Proctor that there is no need to present his evidence because

a)

Proctor is also accused of witchcraft

b)

Elizabeth will not hang if she is pregnant

c)

Proctor's evidence would be biased

d)

Elizabeth is already condemned as a witch

30.

What does Mary tell Dansforth?

a)

The girls have been lying.

b)

Abigail is not evil; she's just in love with Proctor.

c)

Tituba was responsible for their actions in the woods.

d)

Abigail gave Elizabeth the doll.

31.

Parris admits that Abigail

a)

lied to protect his image with the congregation

b)

coerced the girls into lying for her

c)

ran off with his life savings

d)

confessed to committing adultery with Proctor

32.

What did Abigail do in the end of the play?

a)

Abigail took John out of the jail and ran off with him.

b)

Abigail begged for everyone's forgiveness.

c)

Abigail stole money from Parris and disappeared.

d)

Abigail confessed that she and the others had been lying.

33.

Of what does Giles accuse Putnam?

a)

He accuses him of being a hypocrite.

b)

He accuses him of killing his neighbors for their land.

c)

He accuses him of taking advantage of the girls.

d)

He accuses him of being in service to the devil.

34.

When his daughter goes into an apparent trance, Parris refuses to leap to the conclusion that witchcraft is to blame because

a)

his daughter is too sweet a child to have ever participated in conjuring spirits

b)

he can trust his daughter when she is with Abigail

c)

witches do not exist

d)

he fears his congregation will drive him out of Salem for having corruption in his house

35.

Learning that Hale has been summoned, Rebecca Nurse expresses

a)

satisfaction that an expert has been consulted

b)

eagerness to see Betty fly

c)

doubts about the search for loose spirits

d)

fear that she herself will be accused of witchcraft

36.

Before her arrest, Elizabeth Proctor believes that her husband

a)

still has some desire for Abigail

b)

hates Abigail

c)

loves Abigail

d)

no longer has feelings for Abigail

37.

Why does Elizabeth think Abigail wants to kill her?

a)

She believes that John has paid Abby to kill her.

b)

She believes Abby is bewitched and will try to destroy anything good.

c)

She believes that Abby wants to take her place as John's wife.

d)

She is sick and a little paranoid.

38.

Where does Elizabeth want John to go, and what does she want him to do there?

a)

She wants him to go into Salem to tell the authorities that the girls are lying.

b)

She wants him to go into Salem and help Parris with Betty.

c)

She wants him to go into Salem to convince Tituba to make the girls tell the truth.

d)

She wants him to go into Salem and apologize to Abigail.

39.

Proctor refuses to give Danforth his signed confession because

a)

his life no longer has meaning

b)

Elizabeth has convinced him that death is preferalbe

c)

he is too proud to lie

d)

he will not give up his good name

40.

Miller, in The Crucible, was drawing a parallel between the witch trials in Salem and the ____________ in the early 1950s.

a)

McCarthy trials

b)

Korean War

c)

fear of nuclear holocaust

d)

economic prosperity

41.

Who said: "She thinks to take my place, John."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

42.

Who said: "There are them that will swear to anything before they'll hang; have you never thought of that?"

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

43.

Who said: "The promise that a stallion gives a mare I gave that girl."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

44.

Who said: "Do that which is good, and no harm shall come to thee."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

45.

Who said: "You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

46.

Who said: "Uncle, we did dance; let you tell them I confessed it - and I'll be whipped if I must be. But they're speakin' of witchcraft. Betty's not witched."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

47.

Who said: "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

48.

Who said: "I am not used to this poverty; I left a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

49.

Who said: "I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Elizabeth Proctor

50.

Who said: "To your knowledge, has John Proctor committed the crime of lechery? Answer my question! Is your husband a lecher?"

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

51.

Who said: "...how heavy be the law, all its tonnage I do carry on my back tonight."

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

52.

Who said: "I denounce these proceedings, and I quit this court."

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

53.

Who said: "...if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning."

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

54.

Who said: "It were pretense, sir."

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

55.

Who said: "Abby'll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!"

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

56.

Who said: "I am a minister of the Lord, and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it."

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Hale

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Judge Danforth

57.

Who gives the poppet to Elizabeth?

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Ezekiel Cheever

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

John Proctor

58.

Who had an affair with Abigail?

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Ezekiel Cheever

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

John Proctor

59.

He was pressed to death.

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Ezekiel Cheever

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

John Proctor

60.

Abigail's cousin

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Ezekiel Cheever

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

John Proctor

61.

He arrested Elizabeth

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Ezekiel Cheever

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

John Proctor

62.

minister from Beverly

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Tituba

c)

Goody Good

d)

Ann Putnam

e)

Judge Danforth

63.

deputy governor and judge at the witch trials

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Tituba

c)

Goody Good

d)

Ann Putnam

e)

Judge Danforth

64.

became pregnant at the age of sixty

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Tituba

c)

Goody Good

d)

Ann Putnam

e)

Judge Danforth

65.

lost seven of her babies shortly after birth

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Tituba

c)

Goody Good

d)

Ann Putnam

e)

Judge Danforth

66.

slave of Reverend Parris

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Tituba

c)

Goody Good

d)

Ann Putnam

e)

Judge Danforth

67.

niece of Reverend Parris

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

Thomas Putnam

68.

noticed his wife reading strange books

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

Thomas Putnam

69.

would do anything for land

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

Thomas Putnam

70.

respected woman; mother of eleven

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

Thomas Putnam

71.

servant to the Proctors

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Rebecca Nurse

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Mary Warren

e)

Thomas Putnam

72.

Rebecca Nurse confesses to witchcraft.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Reverend Parris sincerely wanted to purge his congregation of witchcraft.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Reverend Hale questions the Proctors for a number of reasons.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Abigail was completely to blame for the witch-hunt.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Mary Warren is a sympathetic character.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Mary Warren does not testify against Abigail and the other girls.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Putnam and Parris have similar opinions about Church authority, they just disagree who should be the authority.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Elizabeth Proctor's pregnancy saves her from hanging.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Elizabeth Proctor confirms her husband's infidelity to the court.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Elizabeth Proctor pleads with her husband to confess and save his life for the sake of the children.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

None of the people of Salem who were accused of witchcraft confessed.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Abigail was cunning and ingenious in her planning.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Elizabeth Proctor hangs for witchcraft.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Reverend John Hale has come to Salem to take Parris's place.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Thomas Putnam was a greedy, frustrated, bitter man.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Reverend Hale denounces the proceedings and quits the court.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Because Danforth believes that the girls are lying, he refuses to listen to any evidence in their defense.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

John does not ever waver in his refusal to sign the confession.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Reverend Hale returns to Salem hoping to convince John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse that they should confess to witchcraft.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Proctor is a weak man, ill-tempered, and full of malice.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

The girls admitted that they were bewitched, and they started naming the names of people they had seen with the devil.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Hathorne acted as a fair and objective court official.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

Tituba confessed that she had conjured spirits and met with the devil and signed his book.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Reverend Parris begs Danforth to postpone the executions of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse because he is afraid for his own life.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Giles Corey is a somewhat comical character in the play.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

When the girls turn on her, Mary Warren accuses Proctor of being the devil's man.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

Deputy Governor Danforth accepts John Proctor's deposition because he is eager to prove that the girls acted fraudulently.

a)

True

b)

False