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Crucible Re-do

Total questions: 178

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inflexible, immovable, obstinate

a)

placid

b)

formidible

c)

incredulous

d)

adamant

2.

To give reluctantly; to envy one's possessions or employment

a)

begrudge

b)

beguile

c)

confound

d)

malign

3.

Irreverent; profane

a)

incredulous

b)

partisan

c)

blasphemous

d)

contentious

4.

To cause one to become confused

a)

begrudge

b)

beguile

c)

confound

d)

malign

5.

The act of harming or ruining another's reputation

a)

defamation

b)

indignation

c)

malevolence

d)

partisan

6.

Quarrelsome; always ready to argue

a)

blasphemous

b)

contentious

c)

heretical

d)

methodical

7.

Impressive; causing fear or awe

a)

adamant

b)

formidable

c)

gaunt

d)

placid

8.

Very thin; emaciated

a)

placid

b)

prudent

c)

gaunt

d)

blasphemous

9.

Contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards

a)

blasphemous

b)

contentious

c)

heretical

d)

methodical

10.

Suspicious; disbelieving

a)

adamant

b)

formidable

c)

heretical

d)

incredulous

11.

Anger as a result of something unjust

a)

defamation

b)

indignation

c)

malevolence

d)

pallor

12.

To make an effort to gain good favor with someone

a)

begrudge

b)

beguile

c)

ingratiate

d)

malign

13.

Ill will or evil intentions

a)

defamation

b)

indignation

c)

malevolence

d)

partisan

14.

Proceeding in a regular or systematic order

a)

methodical

b)

formidable

c)

heretical

d)

placid

15.

To speak evil of; to spread negative and misleading reports about

a)

begrudge

b)

beguile

c)

confound

d)

malign

16.

One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group or cause

a)

indignation

b)

malevolence

c)

partisan

d)

pallor

17.

Extreme paleness, usually relating to the face

a)

defamation

b)

malevolence

c)

partisan

d)

pallor

18.

Peaceful, calm

a)

adamant

b)

gaunt

c)

placid

d)

prudent

19.

Wise and careful about practical matters

a)

admamant

b)

methodical

c)

placid

d)

prudent

20.

cause to suffer

a)

persecute

b)

faction

c)

conjure

d)

corruption

21.

live in or be a resident of

a)

inhabit

b)

ordinance

c)

abide

d)

evade

22.

any system of principals or beliefs

a)

pretense

b)

ordinance

c)

creed

d)

warrant

23.

an authoritative rule

a)

pretense

b)

ordinance

c)

warrant

d)

deposition

24.

summon into action or bring into existence

a)

evade

b)

exude

c)

vilify

d)

conjure

25.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

a)

faction

b)

heathen

c)

affliction

d)

predilection

26.

a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue

a)

corruption

b)

deposition

c)

faction

d)

conviction

27.

an unshakable belief in something without need or proof

a)

conviction

b)

predilection

c)

deposition

d)

creed

28.

the territory in an administrative district of a nation

a)

inhabit

b)

deposition

c)

abide

d)

province

29.

a strong liking

a)

creed

b)

predilection

c)

vile

d)

exude

30.

use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

a)

conviction

b)

corruption

c)

hysteria

d)

pretense

31.

characterized by a state of violent mental agitation

a)

corrupted

b)

affliction

c)

hysterical

d)

warrant

32.

the act of giving a false appearance

a)

predilection

b)

ordinance

c)

deposition

d)

pretense

33.

make apparent by one's mood or behavior

a)

abide

b)

exude

c)

evade

d)

inhabit

34.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

a)

afflict

b)

abide

c)

evade

d)

persecute

35.

cause physical pain or suffering in

a)

conjure

b)

exude

c)

afflict

d)

evade

36.

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

a)

afflict

b)

abide

c)

exude

d)

evade

37.

formal and explicit approval

a)

persecute

b)

warrant

c)

vile

d)

predilection

38.

morally reprehensible

a)

creed

b)

vile

c)

inhabit

d)

afflict

39.

a pretrial interrogation of a witness

a)

predilection

b)

deposition

c)

ordinance

d)

warrant

40.
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
41.
All of these girls were dancing in the woods together, EXCEPT:
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Ruth Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
42.
Thomas and Ann Putnam only have one living child. What is her name?
a)
Abigail
b)
Ruth
c)
Betty
d)
Elizabeth
43.
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
44.
What is the setting of Act 2?
a)
The courtroom
b)
Reverend Parris' house
c)
John & Elizabeth Proctor's house
d)
The jail
45.
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
46.
Why does Reverend Hale go to the Proctors' house in Act 2?
a)
to accuse Elizabeth of being a witch
b)
to tell them he knows that Abigail is lying
c)
to see if they're both good Christians
d)
to read Bible verses to them
47.
Why does Ezekiel Cheever go to the Proctors' house in Act 2?
a)
to arrest Elizabeth
b)
to arrest Mary
c)
to arrest John
d)
to invite them all to dinner
48.
On what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?
a)
she couldn't remember the commandments
b)
she tried to kill Abigail
c)
she murdered Mrs. Putnam's babies
d)
she put a spell on Tituba
49.
In Act 3, Giles, Francis, and John try all of these things to free their wives from jail EXCEPT:
a)
present a letter signed by 91 people
b)
bring Mary Warren to testify
c)
recite the Lord's Prayer
d)
provide evidence that Putnam was accusing people for their land
50.
What happens to John Proctor at the end of Act 3?
a)
he is hanged
b)
he forgets one of the commandments
c)
he runs away
d)
he gets arrested 
51.
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
52.
In Act 4, what does Reverend Hale want Elizabeth to do?
a)
get John to confess
b)
confess that she is a witch
c)
help him find Abigail
d)
escape from jail
53.
What does John Proctor do after he signs his confession at the end of Act 4?
a)
he runs away with Abigail
b)
he goes home with Elizabeth
c)
he rips it up
d)
he smacks Reverend Parris with it
54.
Being under such strict laws and commandments, the   Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger towards their   neighbors.  When the witch hunts started, it was an   excellent chance for them to get revenge on their neighbors.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
55.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
56.
Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
57.
Rebecca Nurse was
a)
a slave from Barbados
b)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
c)
a mother who sent her daughter to conjure dead babies 
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
58.
Ann Putnam was
a)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a mother who sent daughter to conjure dead babies 
d)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
59.
Betty Parris was
a)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
d)
a farmer who had an affair 
60.
Abigail Williams was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
61.
Tituba was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
62.
How do we know John Proctor still has feelings towards Abby Williams?
a)
He looks up at her bedroom window
b)
He kisses her in Betty's room
c)
He asks her to wait for him
d)
He tells her to kill his wife so they can marry
63.
What conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?
a)
He fears and respects Rev. Parris
b)
He speaks his mind, even if it is against people of authority.
c)
He believes witchcraft made the girls ill
d)
He will do anything to destroy Thomas Putnam
64.
What conclusion can you draw about Abby's discharge from the Proctor's?
a)
Abby was a lazy servant
b)
Goody Proctor was too demanding
c)
Abby left the Proctor's on good terms
d)
Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby
65.
What are Giles Corey's last words? 
a)
He asks for mercy 
b)
He forgives his accusers 
c)
He calls for more weight 
d)
He curses people of Salem 
66.
ABIGAIL: "She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her!" Who is?
a)
Proctor's Wife
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Ms. Putnam
d)
Tituba
67.
HALE: "It’s strange how I knew you, but I suppose you look as such a good soul should. We have all heard of your great charities in Beverly." Who is he talking to?
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Mercy Lewis
68.
Who says: "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine, and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down?"
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Tituba
c)
Proctor
d)
Hale
69.
Worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction:
a)
John Proctor
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
70.
What happens to Abigail's parents?
a)
They are hung for practicing witchcraft.
b)
They are killed in a boating accident.
c)
Abigail murders them.
d)
They are murdered by Indians.
71.
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
72.
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 
73.
What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
a)
1893
b)
1799
c)
1692
d)
1957
74.
Who said it to whom?  
"Your name in this town--it is entirely white, is it not?" (12)
a)
Thomas Putnam to Ruth Putnam
b)
Rev. Parris to Abigail
c)
John Proctor to Abigail Wiliams
d)
Rev. Hale to Elizabeth Proctor
75.
"I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma" (27)
a)
Ann Putnam
b)
Bridget Bishop
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Frances Nurse  
76.
Why does Abigail accuse Tituba of witchcraft? 
a)
She believed Tituba was hurting people with her "Barbados magic."
b)
Accusing Tituba deflected blame from her. 
c)
Tituba really was engaging in witchcraft. 
d)
She was afraid John Proctor would accuse her of being a harlot if she didn't accuse someone else. 
77.
Who said it to whom? 
"Your justice would freeze beer!" (55)
a)
John Proctor to Elizabeth Proctor 
b)
John Proctor to Judge Danforth
c)
Giles Corey to Judge Danforth
d)
Abigail Williams to John Proctor 
78.
Which commandment does John Proctor ironically forget when Reverend Hale quizzes him? 
a)
 (A) Thou shalt not kill  
b)
(B) Thou shalt not commit adultery  
c)
(C) Honor thy mother and father  
d)
(D) Thou shalt not covet.
79.
What does Proctor find out from Danforth about his wife?
a)
She has run to Canada
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
80.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)

Arthur Moller

b)

B. Arthur

c)

Arthur Miller

d)

Francsis Miller

81.

In the beginning of Act 1, what does Reverend Paris seem most concerned about?

a)

The idea of witchcraft

b)

His son

c)

His daughter

d)

His job

82.

Which of the following does Reverend Paris NOT claim to have seen the girls doing?

a)

Dancing

b)

Running naked

c)

Hurting small animals

d)

Dancing around a large pot

83.

What does the Doctor say is wrong with Betty?

a)

She has the evil gene

b)

He can't find anything and to look to supernatural causes

c)

Scarlet Fever

d)

He says that she's faking it

84.

What does Reverend Paris question Abigail about?  He asks about her ____________________________________________.

a)

Reputation in the town

b)

Pregnancy

c)

The strange mark on her arm (line 144)

d)

the serious amount of information about witchcraft that is being spread around the city.

85.

Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors?

a)

She quit because Elizabath is a cold hearted woman and doesn't want to be treated like a slave.

b)

She was never fired

c)

Theft

d)

Starting a fire at Giles Corey's house

86.

Why was Abigail really fired by Elizabeth Proctor?

a)

Attacking Betty

b)

Starting fires

c)

Theft

d)

Sleeping with John Proctor

87.

What rumors have started to go around about Betty Paris?

a)

She is evil

b)

She flew over the Ingersol's barn

c)

She starts fires

d)

She ate so many chicken wings that she was named a hero!

88.

Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba?

a)

To find out why her crops are dying

b)

To find out why her animals are dying

c)

To find out why her children are dying

d)

To find out why her husband is dying

89.

Who does Abigail accuse of conjuring (summoning) spirits?

a)

Tituba

b)

Betty

c)

Mercy Lewis

d)

Tupoc

90.

Which of the following theme involves Reverend Paris the most?

a)

Guilt

b)

Goodness

c)

Reputation

d)

Judgement

91.

Why has Giles Corey been to court many times?

a)

He likes to file dumb lawsuits on people

b)

He is a peeping tom

c)

He has been caught dancing

d)

He refuses to come to church

92.

Why was Reverend Hale summoned to Salem?

a)

To use logic and proof to see if there are witches

b)

To take over for Reverend Paris

c)

To join the witches

d)

To execute the people suspected of being witches.

93.

What does Abigail tell the girls would happen if they tell her secret?

a)

She would kill them

b)

She would burn their house down in the blackness of night

c)

She would leave town in shame

d)

She would hate them forever until God calls her.

94.

What did Abigail really do during the Witchcraft ritual?

a)

Drank blood and a charm to kill John Proctor's wife

b)

Run around naked

c)

She just watched

d)

Drank blood and a charm to kill John Proctor

95.

What do the girls do when they are caught?

a)

They confess and blame others

b)

They hang themselves

c)

They run with Tituba to the old mill by Ruth Putman's house

d)

They willingly brand themselves as a form of punishment

96.

When Reverend Hale confronts Tituba about the circumstances of the witchcraft, she finally tells him:

a)

She did not do anything

b)

She admits to it and wants to come back to the side of God

c)

She admits it and wants to stay with the Devil

d)

She doesn't tell him anything that will get her in trouble and saves it for her trial.

97.

Why do we think Abigail confessed at the end of Act 1?

a)

She is actually a witch

b)

She doesn't. This underscores her wicked personality and inability to tell the truth.

c)

To get out of trouble and shift the blame on others

d)

She felt guilty for hurting Betty.

98.

What is the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams?

a)

John loves her and she doesn't love him anymore

b)

John doesn't love her anymore and she loves him greatly.

c)

Elizabeth loves Abigail and John hates them both

d)

Reverend Cheever loves Cyber-Godzilla

99.

Has Reverend Hale found witchcraft in other towns?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

A Frog

d)

No, but he found Nazis

100.
What was Billy's reasoning for visiting Bath?
a)
Vacation
b)
Team Soccer Trip
c)
Business
d)
Visiting his buddies
101.
How many guests had stayed at the Bed and Breakfast before Billy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
102.
What type of bird did the Landlady own?
a)
Parrot
b)
Seagull
c)
Big Bird
d)
Sparrow
103.

__________ is the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Style

c)

Suspense

d)

Theme

104.

Which of the following details provides the best hint about the landlady’s secret?

a)

The front of the building is rather shabby.

b)

The downstairs window is brightly lit.

c)

The landlady explains that she stuffs all her dead pets.

d)

The landlady serves tea and cookies to Billy before he goes up to his room.

105.

Which statement BEST identifies a theme for the story?

a)

Kindness and hospitality are always a front for danger

b)

Strangers can be more dangerous than they appear

c)

Without street smarts this could happen to anyone

d)

Always take advice from your boss

106.

The climax is when the landlady tells Billy that the other guests have not left the bed and breakfast and the reader figures out that she is a killer. Which event is the resolution of the story?

a)

The landlady comforts Billy with a smile

b)

Readers can only assume that Billy will meet the same fate as Temple and Mulholland

c)

Readers find out that the landlady is an insane killer

d)

The readers don't know what happened to the other men or Billy's future

107.

In their conversation about the former guests, the landlady tells Billy that the other young men never left and that they were upstairs on the fourth floor. Then, she refers to them in the past tense. The reader can best conclude that ....

a)

her previous guests are stuffed and are stored upstairs

b)

her previous guests escaped and took her other pets with them

c)

her previous guests died of natural causes

d)

her previous guests never left because they enjoy the landlady's company

108.

Billy sat on the sofa and drank his tea. After some conversation, Billy took another sip of his tea and didn't like it because it tasted a little like bitter almonds. The tea tasted funny because....

a)

she picked walnuts in the same pot that she made tea in

b)

a certain type of poison tastes like bitter almonds

c)

the tea was really old and turned sour

d)

the tea was kept in a leather pouch

109.

What part of the plot does the following paragraph develop?


"Billy Weaver had traveled down from London on the slow afternoon train, with a change at Swindon on the way, and by the time he got to Bath (town in England) it was about nine o’clock in the evening and the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance. But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks."

a)

the exposition

b)

the rising action

c)

the climax

d)

the denouement

110.

What does Billy not like about the tea?

a)

it tasted faintly of bitter almonds

b)

it had too much sugar

c)

it was too hot

d)

he had hot chocolate not tea

111.

The main conflict in the story is...

a)

person vs person

b)

person vs fate

c)

person vs nature

d)

person vs machine

112.

What legal formality does the landlady insist that Billy complete?

a)

signing her guest book

b)

showing his I.D. and proving that he is at least 18 years old

c)

having his fingerprints taken

d)

paying the full amount of his bill upfront, before being shown to his room

113.

What puzzles Billy about the landlady’s guest list?

a)

He knows each of the previous guests.

b)

He is sure he has read the names in the newspaper

c)

All of the names on the guest list are men.

d)

He thinks that the guests were famous politicians.

114.

Which quote from “The Landlady” best supports the following theme: Not all things are what they seem? 

a)

“She was not only harmless—there was no question about that—but she was also quite obviously a kind and generous soul.”

b)

“He guessed that she had probably lost a son in the war, or something like that, and had never got over it.”

c)

"He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit..."

d)

“I’m so glad you appeared,” she said…” I was beginning to get worried.”

115.

Which commandment does John Proctor forget?

a)

keeping the Sabbath

b)

adultery

c)

killing another person

d)

honoring thy father and mother

116.

Who is the young woman who works for Proctor and is now an official of the court?

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

Susanna Walcott

c)

Betty Parris

d)

Mary Warren

117.

Why does Hale come to visit the Proctors?

a)

To rent a room

b)

To borrow a horse

c)

To investigate the Proctor's Christian character

d)

To accuse John of lechery

118.

What is the setting of Act II?

a)

The Proctors’ home, eight days after the girls have begun to accuse people

b)

The following day at the home of John and Elizabeth Proctor

c)

The Salem meeting house, just before Abigail’s trial

d)

Rev. Parris’s home, about a week after the accusations of witchcraft have begun

119.

When Elizabeth says to Proctor, “The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you,” she means that Proctor

a)

Is too quick to judge himself

b)

Should speak more openly about his thoughts

c)

Knows that she loves him and forgives him

d)

Carries the knowledge of his own guilt

120.

Which statement best describes the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor in the opening scene of Act II of The Crucible?

a)

They are deeply in love and share their feelings freely and easily.

b)

They care about each other but seem ill at ease and not fully reconciled.

c)

They are hostile and bitter toward each other.

d)

They seem not to care about each other.

121.

What is the most likely connection between the needle found in the poppet and the needle discovered in Abigail’s belly?

a)

Elizabeth has stuck the needle into the poppet in hopes of causing Abigail to suffer.

b)

Mary Warren has stuck the needle into the poppet in the hopes of causing Elizabeth to be arrested.

c)

Abigail, observing Mary Warren sewing the poppet next to her in court, puts a needle in her own belly in order to cast suspicion on either Proctor and his wife, or both.

d)

There is no real connection because Mary Warren doesn't know about the needle

122.

Why has Mary Warren been going to Salem rather than working at the Proctor farm?

a)

She is an official of the court.

b)

She is being paid to clean the meetinghouse.

c)

She must care for her sick mother.

d)

She is running errands for the Proctor family.

123.

What is significant about the commandment that Proctor forgets?

a)

It's also the rule of the witches.

b)

It's the easiest to remember.

c)

It's the only one in which he believes.

d)

It's the one he has broken.

124.

What was Rebecca Nurse charged with?

a)

Blasphemy.

b)

Cursing Walcott so he can't keep a pig alive.

c)

Murdering the Putnams' babies.

d)

Denying the authority of the court.

125.

What was Martha Corey charged with?

a)

Being a lecher.

b)

Cursing Walcott so he can't keep a pig alive.

c)

Murdering the Putnams' babies.

d)

Denying the authority of the court. 

126.

What reason does Proctor give for failing to attend church regularly in Salem?

a)

Parris's greed interferes with his prayers.

b)

He has to work every day.

c)

His children are too young to attend.

d)

He does not follow the Puritans' belief.

127.

Mary Warren refuses to go to court after Elizabeth is arrested because she

a)

believes that Elizabeth is guilty.

b)

wants to have more power over Proctor.

c)

fears that Abigail will hurt her and/or accuse her of being a witch

d)

thinks Elizabeth deserves to suffer.

128.

How many people have been charged with witchcraft by the end of the act?

a)

14

b)

25

c)

39

d)

50

129.

What does John Proctor do with the warrant for Elizabeth's arrest?

a)

burns it

b)

stomps on it

c)

rips it

d)

throws it in Rev Hale's face

130.

Why did Abigail accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft?

a)

She's angry that Elizabeth fired her.

b)

Elizabeth was never accused

c)

She wants John to herself

d)

She didn't accuse her, Betty did.

131.

What will happen if Proctor tells the court that Abigail and the other girls are lying?

a)

She will accuse him of witchcraft.

b)

Abigail will tell the court about their affair.

c)

No one will believe him.

d)

Abigail will run away before she can be arrested.

132.

What did Giles Corey say that got his wife arrested?  

a)

He said he couldn't pray while she was reading.

b)

He said she was reading spell books at night.

c)

He said she sometimes spoke in strange languages.

d)

He said that she can be difficult and argumentative. 

133.

Which of the following is NOT evidence brought against Goody Osburn?

a)

She was found with strange books in the house.

b)

She mumbles at people when she is begging.

c)

She couldn’t name all of the commandments.

d)

he caused Mary to feel an awful pain in her stomach.

134.

After learning that she is “somewhat mentioned” in court, Elizabeth asks John to do what?

a)

Team up with Francis and Giles to end the accusations.

b)

Go to Reverend Hale and ask him to defend her.

c)

Go to Reverend Parris and explain the actions of his niece.

d)

Speak with Abigail and break the "promise" she thinks John gave her.

135.
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth?
a)
She has run to Canada
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
136.
What is Parris' argument against Proctor?
a)
He wants to overthrow the court
b)
He's biased because of Abigail and Elizabeth
c)
Parris says that Proctor is just getting even with him
d)
All of the above
137.
Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it? 
a)
Recite the 10 Commandments
b)
Asks her to fly around the room
c)
Asks her to faint
d)
Asks her to conjure a witch
138.
What do the girls do to Mary?
a)
glare at her
b)
threaten her
c)
pretend the devil is in the room
d)
pretend her spirit is coming to get them
139.
How does Mary react under the pressure of the girls?
a)
breaks down and calls Proctor the devil
b)
gets upset and leaves the room
c)
stands strong against them
d)
falls to the floor and huddles in the corner
140.
What does Proctor end up confessing about himself?
a)
he still loves Abigail
b)
he has divorced his wife
c)
he had an affair with Abigail
d)
he wants to kill Parris
141.
Hale denounces the proceedings of the court because he...
a)
feels the devil will never leave Salem
b)
is upset by how Proctor treated Abigail
c)
believes Abigail and no one else
d)
believes the testimony of Mary and Proctor
142.
How does Danforth check Proctor's story on adultery?
a)
asks Abigail the truth
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
d)
asks a fortune teller
143.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wanted John to be arrested
b)
did not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wanted to save John's reputation
144.
What did Giles accuse Putnam?
a)
of killing his neighbors for their land
b)
of being in service to the devil
c)
of taking advantage of the girls
d)
of being a hypocrite
145.
What does Mary Warren tell Danforth?
a)
he's a great official
b)
she's pregnant
c)
she beat up Abigail
d)
she never saw any spirits; it was all a lie 
146.
When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow?
a)
the baby to be adopted
b)
her to eat a cupcake
c)
a ceremony to bless the unborn child
d)
a year to have the baby, then hang
147.
What happens to John Proctor at the end of the Act?
a)
kills Parris
b)
runs to find Elizabeth
c)
says God is dead and is arrested
d)
finishes his glass of milk
148.
T or F: The people who signed the deposition must go to court to testify.
a)
True
b)
False
149.
T or F: Mary Warren is able to faint in court on command. 
a)
True
b)
False
150.
Why do Giles and Frances want to see Danforth?
a)
They intend to beat him to his senses.
b)
They want to explain their roles in the witchcraft scheme.
c)
They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women.
d)
They want to explain how Parris is at fault.
151.
What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
a)
He worries about his own safety from the girls’ accusations.
b)
He sees that he has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.
c)
He thinks his reputation will be hurt.
d)
He begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well be innocent.
152.
Which character tends to be the voice of reason in Act III?
a)
Hale
b)
Parris
c)
Abigail
d)
Hathorne
153.
What is Martha Corey accused of when she is being questioned at the beginning of the act?
a)
Fortune telling
b)
Cursing Walcott's pigs
c)
Flying on a broom
d)
Dancing in the woods
154.
Giles regrets telling Hale that his wife did something. What is it?

a)
That his wife has been dancing.
b)
That his wife reads books.
c)
That his wife goes missing after dinner.
d)
That his wife has been hiding dolls.
155.
What conclusions about current life in Salem can be drawn from the fact that orphans beg for food and cows roam the streets?
a)
The community is in a state of chaos.
b)
Salem is no longer a farming community.
c)
The trials have turned people toward witchcraft.
d)
The witches in prison are casting spells on the village.
156.
Who is Tituba sharing a room with?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Goody Osburn
c)
Sarah Good
d)
Abigail
157.
What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act IV?
a)
waiting for the jailer to set them free
b)
waiting for Hale to bless them
c)
waiting for a visit from Abigail
d)
waiting for the devil to fly them to Barbados
158.
Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did (end of Act III). What did Hale do?
a)
quit the trials
b)
allowed Abigail to trick everyone.
c)
demanded more firewood
d)
let his daughter conjure the devil
159.
Why is Hathorne suspicious of Hale?
a)
He thinks Hale is a crook.
b)
He believes Hale contributed to the uprising in Andover.
c)
He thinks Hale is under the Devil's spell.
d)
He believes Hale is trying to help Tituba escape.
160.
Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?
a)
Tituba
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Mary Warren
161.
Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?
a)
Danforth
b)
Corey
c)
Cheever
d)
Parris
162.
What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?
a)
not pay their taxes
b)
try to kill more witches
c)
leave Salem
d)
riot and overthrow the court
163.
Why won't Danforth pardon the accused?
a)
He says that the townspeople wouldn't accept it.
b)
He says it wouldn't be fair, given the previous confessions.
c)
He says they are guilty and must die.
d)
He says he doesn't have the power.
164.
Which character is pregnant?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Mrs. Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
165.
Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John's infidelity?
a)
She says she wasn't pretty enough.
b)
She says she wasn't home enough.
c)
She says she was frigid toward him.
d)
She says she was never cold toward him.
166.
What does John Proctor refuse to do for Danforth?
a)
ask for forgiveness
b)
pay his bail
c)
sign his name on the confession
d)
give up his land
167.
Who orders John Proctor to be executed, despite his confession?

a)
Parris
b)
Danforth
c)
Hale
d)
Cheever
168.
Who is surprised that the people of Salem haven't overthrown the courts already?
a)
Giles
b)
Danforth
c)
Hale
d)
Parris
169.
Who says that if John Proctor is executed, he will consider himself a murderer?
a)
Giles
b)
Danforth
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
170.
What were Giles Corey's final words, as he was tortured to death in an effort to force him to name his witness?
a)
"Forgive me."
b)
"More weight."
c)
"More life."
d)
"She lies."
171.
Through her test of character, what realization did Elizabeth have about herself?
a)
her husband is truly a good man
b)
she is guilty of doing the Devil's work
c)
she was right to suspect her husband's loyalty
d)
her cold heart was partly to blame for her husband's infidelity
172.
In the final scene, Elizabeth will not plead with her husband because...
a)
she fears that they will hang her, too
b)
her bossing him around is what led to his affair in the first place
c)
even in the face of death, she cannot forgive him
d)
she does not want to take away her husband's chance for salvation
173.
Danforth
a)
cannot admit error, or will lose authority
b)
regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spared
c)
loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives
174.
John Proctor
a)
cannot admit error, or will lose authority
b)
regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spared
c)
loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives
175.
Hale
a)
cannot admit error, or will lose authority
b)
regains honor by refusing to lie to have life spared
c)
loses faith, but values life and attempts to save lives
176.
What are the farmers fighting over when Parris is trying to help them?
a)
who owns the land
b)
seed prices
c)
whether it will rain or not
d)
wandering livestock
177.
What is Hale doing at the prison in Act IV?
a)
trying to convince innocent people to lie to save their lives
b)
trying to convince the girls to try to escape with him
c)
trying to get the girls to come back to the trials with him
d)
trying to get the girls to confess to save them from execution
178.
John Proctor TELLS ELIZABETH there is only one thing keeping him from confessing. What is it?

a)
He won't confess until Elizabeth confesses.
b)
He won't confess because he is innocent.
c)
He won't confess until Abigail is executed.
d)
He won't confess out of spite.

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