WorksheetsThe Crucible Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
In what year do the Salem witch trials take place?
1550
1692
1730
1950
Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris?
She is an orphaned relative of his.
She is his maid.
She is his daughter.
She is Betty’s best friend.
Which of the following did NOT happen in the play?
The Putnams and Nurses had problems with each other.
Reverend Parris left a business in Barbados to minister in Salem.
Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings.
Reverend Hale returned to Salem on his own with no connection to the court.
In what nearby town have the people overthrown the courts because they are tired of witchcraft proceedings?
Boston
Beverly
Andover
Plymouth
Which of the following people does NOT change during the play?
John Proctor
Judge Danforth
Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale
When Abigail is blamed for witchcraft early in the play, whom does she say is really responsible for witchcraft dealings?
Betty Parris
Marry Warren
Tituba
Reverend Hale
Who does NOT get arrested for witchcraft in the play?
Martha Corey
Mary Warren
John Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
Which of the following sequence shows the correct setting for Acts 1 through 4?
Parris’s house, courtroom, Proctor’s house, jail
Parris’s house, Proctor’s house, courtroom, jail
Parris’s house, forest, Proctor’s house, courtroom
Forest, Proctor’s house, jail, courtroom
Which character in the play does NOT lie?
Mary Warren
Reverend Parris
Elizabeth Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
Which of the following does NOT concern Reverend Parris?
his salary
the townspeople’s opinion of him
possibly losing his job
all of these situations in A, B, and C concern him.
Who was the first person to name witches in Salem?
Tituba
Abigail
Mercy
Betty
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Abigail stole money from Reverend Parris.
Thomas Putnam is a very wealthy man.
Reverend Hale quit the court but came back to help the accused.
Danforth became mayor of Salem because of the respect he gained.
Which of the following actions is the climax of the play?
John Proctor confesses his adultery to the court.
ohn Proctor argues with Thomas Putnam over land.
John Proctor rips his signed confession.
John Proctor is arrested for bewitching Mary Warren.
Which of the following is an example of irony in the play?
John Proctor forgets the commandment on adultery.
Abigail Williams leaves Salem on a ship bound for Boston.
Mary Warren makes Elizabeth Proctor a doll.
John Proctor finds out Elizabeth is pregnant after her arrest
Which is NOT a conflict in the play?
man verses man
man verses self
man verses society
man verses nature
Judge Danforth refuses to pardon anyone. The only way he will pardon those convicted of witchery from hanging is to confess to witchcraft.
true
false
Judge Danforth and Reverend Parris never doubt the girls’ accusations and sincerity.
true
false
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.
true
false
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!”
Elizabeth Proctor
Mary Warren
Rev. Hale
John Proctor
