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The Crucible Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 In what year do the Salem witch trials take place?

a)

1550

b)

1692

c)

1730

d)

1950

2.

Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris?

a)

She is an orphaned relative of his.        

b)

She is his maid.   

c)

She is his daughter.

d)

She is Betty’s best friend.

3.

Which of the following did NOT happen in the play?

a)

The Putnams and Nurses had problems with each other.

b)

 Reverend Parris left a business in Barbados to minister in Salem.

c)

Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings.

d)

Reverend Hale returned to Salem on his own with no connection to the court.

4.

In what nearby town have the people overthrown the courts because they are tired of witchcraft proceedings?

a)

Boston

b)

Beverly

c)

Andover

d)

Plymouth

5.

Which of the following people does NOT change during the play?

a)

John Proctor     

b)

Judge Danforth     

c)

Reverend Parris    

d)

Reverend Hale

6.

When Abigail is blamed for witchcraft early in the play, whom does she say is really responsible for witchcraft dealings?

a)

Betty Parris         

b)

Marry Warren         

c)

 Tituba         

d)

Reverend Hale

7.

Who does NOT get arrested for witchcraft in the play?

a)

Martha Corey

b)

Mary Warren      

c)

John Proctor        

d)

Rebecca Nurse        

8.

Which of the following sequence shows the correct setting for Acts 1 through 4?

a)

Parris’s house, courtroom, Proctor’s house, jail

b)

Parris’s house, Proctor’s house, courtroom, jail

c)

Parris’s house, forest, Proctor’s house, courtroom

d)

Forest, Proctor’s house, jail, courtroom

9.

Which character in the play does NOT lie?

 

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Rebecca Nurse

10.

Which of the following does NOT concern Reverend Parris?

a)

his salary

b)

the townspeople’s opinion of him

c)

possibly losing his job  

d)

all of these situations in A, B, and C concern him.

11.

Who was the first person to name witches in Salem?

 

a)

Tituba

b)

Abigail   

c)

Mercy

d)

Betty

12.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

 

a)

Abigail stole money from Reverend Parris.

b)

Thomas Putnam is a very wealthy man.

c)

Reverend Hale quit the court but came back to help the accused.

d)

Danforth became mayor of Salem because of the respect he gained.

13.

Which of the following actions is the climax of the play?

a)

John Proctor confesses his adultery to the court.

b)

ohn Proctor argues with Thomas Putnam over land.

c)

John Proctor rips his signed confession.

d)

John Proctor is arrested for bewitching Mary Warren.

14.

Which of the following is an example of irony in the play?

a)

John Proctor forgets the commandment on adultery.

b)

Abigail Williams leaves Salem on a ship bound for Boston.

c)

Mary Warren makes Elizabeth Proctor a doll.

d)

John Proctor finds out Elizabeth is pregnant after her arrest

15.

Which is NOT a conflict in the play?

a)

man verses man

b)

man verses self   

c)

man verses society

d)

man verses nature

16.

Judge Danforth refuses to pardon anyone. The only way he will pardon those   convicted of witchery from hanging is to confess to witchcraft.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Judge Danforth and Reverend Parris never doubt the girls’ accusations and sincerity.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Abigail turns on Mary in the courtroom and claims that Mary’s spirit is in the form of a bird. The other girls claim Mary’s spirit is making them cold.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Who says this: “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!...Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

a)

Elizabeth Proctor

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

John Proctor

20.
What happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams prior to the opening of the play?
a)
they got divorced
b)
they had an affair
c)
they ran away together
d)
they wrote letters to each other
21.
Who does Reverend Parris send for to investigate the possibility of witches in Salem?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Francis Nurse
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Reverend Hale
22.
In Act 2, what gift does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor?
a)
a cookie
b)
a yellow bird
c)
a poppet
d)
a letter
23.
What happens to Giles after he is arrested (between Act 3 and Act 4)?
a)
he is hanged
b)
he is pardoned
c)
he leaves Salem
d)
he is pressed to death
24.
What do the people of Salem argue about?
a)
land ownership
b)
the laws of the church
c)
the government
d)
all of the above
25.
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as an allegory for what historical event?  
a)
September 11th, 2001
b)
McCarthyism
c)
World War II
d)
The Civil War