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Crucible redemption

Total questions: 217

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the play take place?
a)
Portsmouth, NH
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Salem, MA
d)
Cleveland, OH
2.
From reading Act One, what conclusion can we draw about John Proctor?
a)
He fears and respects Reverands Parris and Hale
b)
He believes that witchcraft has made the children ill
c)
He rebels against authority of the church by speaking his mind
d)
He is still deeply in love with his mistress.
3.
Worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction:
a)
John Proctor
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
4.
What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
a)
1893
b)
1799
c)
1692
d)
1957
5.
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
6.
According to Act I, what are the names of the two young girls currently under the influence of witchcraft?
a)
Abby and Ruth
b)
Mercy and Abby
c)
Ruth and Betty
d)
Betty and Mary Warren
7.
Which character is being described here?  
"He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people." (3)
a)
Reverend Parris
b)
Reverend Hale
c)
John Proctor
d)
Thomas Putnam
8.
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 Williams
d)
Rev. Hale to Elizabeth Proctor
9.
Which character is brought in from the nearby town of Beverly to assess the possibility of supernatural forces (witches) afflicting the community?
a)
John Hale
b)
William Griggs
c)
Francis Nurse
d)
Giles Corey
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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 
13.
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
14.
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
15.

Act 2 takes place in

a)

the church

b)

the Proctor household

c)

the Putnam household

d)

the Parris household

16.

John and Elizabeth have an awkward relationship because

a)

he committed adultery

b)

he robbed a bank

c)

he's twenty years older than she is

d)

they have an arranged marriage

17.

What strange gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?

a)

a needle

b)

a pie

c)

a poppet

d)

a new dress

18.

John Proctor is ready to go right away and expose Abigail Williams as a fraud.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Mary Warren tells John and Elizabeth that Sarah Osburn will be hanged and that Elizabeth has been accused.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which commandment does John Proctor forget?

a)

No graven images

b)

honor thy mother and father

c)

keep the Sabbath holy

d)

adultery

21.

Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch by

a)

simply declaring it

b)

stabbing herself with a needle

c)

breaking out into hives

d)

fainting when Elizabeth walks by

22.

Reverend Hale does not look for evidence before saying someone is a witch.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Who accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft?

a)

Giles Corey

b)

John Proctor

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

Mr. Walcott

25.

Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft because

a)

a pig that she had sold to their neighbor died

b)

she reads books

c)

she refuses to go to church

d)

the girls said she sent her spirit out

26.

Respected woman accused of witchcraft due to the deaths of some of the babies she helped deliver.

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Ann Putnam

27.

Who is the man who wanted golden candlesticks?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

John Proctor

28.

Who is the man who begins to feel guilty about the trial because respected people are being accused?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Giles Corey

29.

Who is a woman sentenced to death due to her strange mumblings and begging?

a)

Sarah Good

b)

Sarah Osburn

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Abigail Williams

30.
Who did John Proctor forbid from going into town?
a)
Mary Warren 
b)
Mercy Lewis 
c)
Elizabeth Proctor 
d)
Abigail Williams 
31.
What is Mary Warren's title now? 
a)
official of the court 
b)
head servant 
c)
witch in training 
d)
jailer 
32.

In Act 2, how many people are accused of witchcraft?

a)

39

b)

41

c)

3

d)

26

33.
The central point of this internal battle of John Proctor's is the fact that he could potentially end the witch hunt by discrediting Abigail. Why doesn't he? 
a)
he would also incriminate himself for having committed adultery.
b)
He is scared of being accused of witchcraft.
c)
He is afraid his wife will leave him and take their children. 
d)
He is afraid he will lose all of his land. 
34.

True or False: Mary Warren does not want to charge Abigail because she is afraid that Abigail will turn all of the girls on her.

a)

True

b)

False

35.
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
36.
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth?
a)
She has escaped
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
37.
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
38.
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
39.
What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath Day?
a)
drinking
b)
gambling
c)
dancing
d)
working
40.
How does Danforth check Proctor's claim of adultery?
a)
asks Parris if he knows anything about it
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
41.
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
42.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wants John to be arrested
b)
does not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wants to protect John's reputation
43.
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
44.
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.
45.
Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
a)
Mercy.
b)
Abigail.
c)
Mary.
d)
Tituba.
46.
 In court, Abigail claims that Mary is bewitching her by doing what to her?
a)
Making her cold with her icy stare.
b)
Making her shiver, by sending a chill wind.
c)
Making her shiver by pulling on her shawl.
d)
Making her shawl move.
47.
How many character witnesses are on John Proctor's list?
a)
Eighty-one.
b)
Sixty-five.
c)
Ninety-one.
d)
Thirty-two.
48.
What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
a)
Pretend to be paralyzed.
b)
Pretend to faint.
c)
Pretend to shiver.
d)
Pretend to be bewitched.
49.
Everyone except for ______________ tells a lie/lies in court.
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
50.
What is the author's name?
a)
McCarthy
b)
Miller
c)
Matthew
d)
Antoine
51.
What does Giles Corey believe is the motivation behind Putnam's accusations?
a)
Fear of other people's differences
b)
Puritan religious beliefs
c)
dislike for his neighbors
d)
The acquisition of his neighbors' land
52.
Parris reference to the Bible that "Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel" is an example of...
a)
Similie
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
53.
What does Abigail say that Mary Warren turns into in Act III?
a)
A cow
b)
A snake
c)
A yellow bird
d)
A spotted lizard
54.
Proctor goes to court in Act III because...
a)
He wants to convict Abigail
b)
He is trying to save his wife
c)
He is friends with the judges
d)
He is selling crops
55.
Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?
a)
Tituba
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Mary Warren
56.
Why did Giles Corey refuse to either confirm or deny the charges against him?
a)
So that he would be set free.
b)
So that his land would go to his children.
c)
To save Martha's life.
d)
Because he was guilty.
57.
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 insecurity and coldness were partly to blame for her husband's infidelity.
58.
What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?
a)
The people may not pay their taxes.
b)
The people may try to kill more witches.
c)
The people may leave Salem.
d)
The people may riot and overthrow the court.
59.
Who is sentenced to die the same day as John?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Bridget Bishop
60.
Who says that if John Proctor is executed he will consider himself a murderer?
a)
Giles
b)
Danforth
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
61.
Who says this?  "I come to do the Devil's work.  I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There is blood on my head."
a)
Rev. Parris
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Rev. Hale
d)
Herrick
62.
Who says this? "Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house-- a dagger clattered to the ground."
a)
Rev. Hale
b)
Danforth
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Hathorne
63.
Who signs his name to a document and then tears it up?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Cheever
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Thomas Putnam
64.
Why does John Proctor rip up his confession?
a)
To save his reputation and put an end to the trials
b)
He didn't want to die
c)
To save Elizabeth
d)
To prove that he is innocent 
65.
What is the name of the town that is experiencing similar hysteria but calmed down much quicker than Salem?
a)
Andover
b)
Boston
c)
Andies
d)
Maine
66.
What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?
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.
67.
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.
68.
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."
69.
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
70.
Who has been at the jail, going among those who are to hang, and praying with them along with Reverend Parris? 
a)
John Proctor 
b)
Francis Nurse 
c)
Reverend Hale 
d)
Giles Corey 
71.
Reverend Hale has been attempting to get those accused to confess their crimes to God in order to be saved. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
72.
Reverend Parris reveals his niece, Abigail, has vanished with Mercy Lewis after breaking into his strongbox and stealing: 
a)
the court documents about the condemned 
b)
thirty-one pounds (money) 
c)
thirteen pounds (money) 
d)
his diary telling the truth about the trials 
73.
Reverend Parris suggests to Danforth he postpone these hangings for a time, why? 
a)
he fears the backlash from the community when upstanding citizens are executed
b)
he is afraid they will cast a spell on him and his family , cursing them forever
c)
he is afraid the other family members will seek vengeance 
d)
he is afraid that the town will be haunted by their ghosts 
74.
 "They think to go like saints. I like not to spoil their names" (Act IV, p. 141). Who said it? 
a)
John Proctor 
b)
Giles Corey 
c)
Rebecca Nurse 
d)
Reverend Hale 
75.
"He has his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" (Act IV, p. 145). Who said it? 
a)
Elizabeth Proctor 
b)
John Proctor 
c)
Judge Danforth 
d)
Reverend Hale 
76.

Mr. McGreevy is the coolest teacher!

a)

Yes

b)

No

77.
Why does Mary Warren come to the court?
a)
To accuse John of lechery
b)
To tell the truth on the girls
c)
To testify against Elizabeth
d)
To testify against Mr. Hale
78.
What does John Proctor admit to the court?
a)
That he is the man in black
b)
That he is a wizard
c)
That he is a terrible husband
d)
That he is an adulterer
79.
Why is Proctor arrested at the end of Act 3?
a)
He is accused of lechery.
b)
He is accused of taking Putnam's land.
c)
He is accused of witchcraft.
d)
He is accused of heresy.
80.
What does Giles accuse Putnam of doing?
a)
He is accused of lechery.
b)
Using the witch trials to gain power in the society
c)
Using the witch trials to destroy Salem and start his town
d)
Using the witch trials to gain more land
81.
When Danforth questions Abigail, how does she react?
a)
She implies that Danforth can fall victim to her charm
b)
She implies he too can fall victim to the devil
c)
She suggests that he get a witch doctor.
d)
She accuses him of blasphemy.
82.
What do the girls do to Mary?
a)
They glare at her
b)
They threaten her, saying she will regret her wrongful accusations about them for the rest of her life
c)
They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them
d)
They pretend the devil is in the room
83.
Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary.  What is it?
a)
He asks her to recite the ten commandments
b)
He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom
c)
He asks her to fly around the room
d)
He asks her to stick a pin in her poppet
84.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wants John to be arrested
b)
does not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wants to protect John's reputation
85.
Why does Danforth refuse to stop the proceedings? 
a)
He doesn't like John Proctor and Giles Corey. 
b)
He is worried how faltering would look on his part, now that several people have already been hung. 
c)
He is an evil man who wants to see as many people hung as possible. 
86.
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
87.
How does Danforth check Proctor’s story?
a)
He asks Abigail to tell the truth, and he trusts her story.
b)
He takes a poll of the people standing in the courtroom to see if they believe him.
c)
He brings Elizabeth in and asks her why she fired Abigail.
d)
He brings Martha Corey in to second his story.
88.
Everyone except for ______________ tells a lie/lies in court.
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
89.
Why did Danforth grant Elizabeth extra time?
a)
he didn't blame her for being jealous of Abigail.
b)
She was trying to convince John to confess.
c)
She said she was pregnant.
d)
He almost believed Mary's story.
90.

What did the paper that ninety-one people signed say?

a)

The community wanted Parris removed from service as their minister.

b)

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

c)

John and Elizabeth should be released.

d)

all of the above

91.
Why does Giles Corey break down before the court? 
a)
he only wanted to know the reason for his wife's obsession with reading books and not that he accused her of witchcraft
b)
he was scared for his life and was afraid to tell anyone because she would put a spell on him 
c)
he was naive to her eing a witch and feels foolish 
d)
because he loves her no matter if she is a witch or not
92.

Where do the events of Act 3 take place?

a)

At the Proctor household

b)

At the Parris household

c)

At the court

d)

At the prison

93.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)

Arthur Moller

b)

B. Arthur

c)

Arthur Miller

d)

Francsis Miller

94.

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

95.

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

96.

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

97.

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.

98.

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

99.

Why was Abigail really fired by Elizabeth Proctor?

a)

Attacking Betty

b)

Starting fires

c)

Theft

d)

Sleeping with John Proctor

100.

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!

101.

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

102.

Who does Abigail accuse of conjuring (summoning) spirits?

a)

Tituba

b)

Betty

c)

Mercy Lewis

d)

Tupoc

103.

Which of the following theme involves Reverend Paris the most?

a)

Guilt

b)

Goodness

c)

Reputation

d)

Judgement

104.

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

105.

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.

106.

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.

107.

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

108.

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

109.

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.

110.

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.

111.

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

112.

Has Reverend Hale found witchcraft in other towns?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

A Frog

d)

No, but he found Nazis

113.
What was Billy's reasoning for visiting Bath?
a)
Vacation
b)
Team Soccer Trip
c)
Business
d)
Visiting his buddies
114.
How many guests had stayed at the Bed and Breakfast before Billy?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
115.
What type of bird did the Landlady own?
a)
Parrot
b)
Seagull
c)
Big Bird
d)
Sparrow
116.

__________ 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

117.

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.

118.

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

119.

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

120.

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

121.

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

122.

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

123.

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

124.

The main conflict in the story is...

a)

person vs person

b)

person vs fate

c)

person vs nature

d)

person vs machine

125.

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

126.

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.

127.

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.”

128.
Why does Mary Warren come to the court?
a)
To accuse John of lechery
b)
To tell the truth on the girls
c)
To testify against Elizabeth
d)
To testify against Mr. Hale
129.
What does John Proctor admit to the court?
a)
That he is the man in black
b)
That he is a wizard
c)
That he is a terrible husband
d)
That he is an adulterer
130.
Why is Proctor arrested at the end of Act 3?
a)
He is accused of lechery.
b)
He is accused of taking Putnam's land.
c)
He is accused of witchcraft.
d)
He is accused of heresy.
131.
What does Giles accuse Putnam of doing?
a)
He is accused of lechery.
b)
Using the witch trials to gain power in the society
c)
Using the witch trials to destroy Salem and start his town
d)
Using the witch trials to gain more land
132.
When Danforth questions Abigail, how does she react?
a)
She implies that Danforth can fall victim to her charm
b)
She implies he too can fall victim to the devil
c)
She suggests that he get a witch doctor.
d)
She accuses him of blasphemy.
133.
What do the girls do to Mary?
a)
They glare at her
b)
They threaten her, saying she will regret her wrongful accusations about them for the rest of her life
c)
They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them
d)
They pretend the devil is in the room
134.
Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary.  What is it?
a)
He asks her to recite the ten commandments
b)
He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom
c)
He asks her to fly around the room
d)
He asks her to stick a pin in her poppet
135.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wants John to be arrested
b)
does not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wants to protect John's reputation
136.
Why does Danforth refuse to stop the proceedings? 
a)
He doesn't like John Proctor and Giles Corey. 
b)
He is worried how faltering would look on his part, now that several people have already been hung. 
c)
He is an evil man who wants to see as many people hung as possible. 
137.
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
138.
How does Danforth check Proctor’s story?
a)
He asks Abigail to tell the truth, and he trusts her story.
b)
He takes a poll of the people standing in the courtroom to see if they believe him.
c)
He brings Elizabeth in and asks her why she fired Abigail.
d)
He brings Martha Corey in to second his story.
139.
Everyone except for ______________ tells a lie/lies in court.
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
140.
Why did Danforth grant Elizabeth extra time?
a)
he didn't blame her for being jealous of Abigail.
b)
She was trying to convince John to confess.
c)
She said she was pregnant.
d)
He almost believed Mary's story.
141.

What did the paper that ninety-one people signed say?

a)

The community wanted Parris removed from service as their minister.

b)

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

c)

John and Elizabeth should be released.

d)

all of the above

142.
Why does Giles Corey break down before the court? 
a)
he only wanted to know the reason for his wife's obsession with reading books and not that he accused her of witchcraft
b)
he was scared for his life and was afraid to tell anyone because she would put a spell on him 
c)
he was naive to her eing a witch and feels foolish 
d)
because he loves her no matter if she is a witch or not
143.

Where do the events of Act 3 take place?

a)

At the Proctor household

b)

At the Parris household

c)

At the court

d)

At the prison

144.

Act 2 takes place in

a)

the church

b)

the Proctor household

c)

the Putnam household

d)

the Parris household

145.

John and Elizabeth have an awkward relationship because

a)

he committed adultery

b)

he robbed a bank

c)

he's twenty years older than she is

d)

they have an arranged marriage

146.

What strange gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?

a)

a needle

b)

a pie

c)

a poppet

d)

a new dress

147.

John Proctor is ready to go right away and expose Abigail Williams as a fraud.

a)

True

b)

False

148.

Mary Warren tells John and Elizabeth that Sarah Osburn will be hanged and that Elizabeth has been accused.

a)

True

b)

False

149.

Which commandment does John Proctor forget?

a)

No graven images

b)

honor thy mother and father

c)

keep the Sabbath holy

d)

adultery

150.

Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch by

a)

simply declaring it

b)

stabbing herself with a needle

c)

breaking out into hives

d)

fainting when Elizabeth walks by

151.

Reverend Hale does not look for evidence before saying someone is a witch.

a)

True

b)

False

152.

John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.

a)

True

b)

False

153.

Who accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft?

a)

Giles Corey

b)

John Proctor

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

Mr. Walcott

154.

Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft because

a)

a pig that she had sold to their neighbor died

b)

she reads books

c)

she refuses to go to church

d)

the girls said she sent her spirit out

155.

Respected woman accused of witchcraft due to the deaths of some of the babies she helped deliver.

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Ann Putnam

156.

Who is the man who wanted golden candlesticks?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

John Proctor

157.

Who is the man who begins to feel guilty about the trial because respected people are being accused?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Giles Corey

158.

Who is a woman sentenced to death due to her strange mumblings and begging?

a)

Sarah Good

b)

Sarah Osburn

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Abigail Williams

159.
Who did John Proctor forbid from going into town?
a)
Mary Warren 
b)
Mercy Lewis 
c)
Elizabeth Proctor 
d)
Abigail Williams 
160.
What is Mary Warren's title now? 
a)
official of the court 
b)
head servant 
c)
witch in training 
d)
jailer 
161.

In Act 2, how many people are accused of witchcraft?

a)

39

b)

41

c)

3

d)

26

162.
The central point of this internal battle of John Proctor's is the fact that he could potentially end the witch hunt by discrediting Abigail. Why doesn't he? 
a)
he would also incriminate himself for having committed adultery.
b)
He is scared of being accused of witchcraft.
c)
He is afraid his wife will leave him and take their children. 
d)
He is afraid he will lose all of his land. 
163.

True or False: Mary Warren does not want to charge Abigail because she is afraid that Abigail will turn all of the girls on her.

a)

True

b)

False

164.
What were Betty and Abigail doing in the forest when Rev. Parris frightened them?
a)
playing hide and seek
b)
gathering firewood
c)
making soup
d)
dancing and conjuring spirits 
165.
What do the Putnams and Rev. Parris have in common?
a)
Both hate going to church
b)
Both have 300 acres of land and own a home
c)
Both have sick/bewitched daughters
d)
Both take care of orphaned nieces
166.
What mission did Abigail have concerning the wife of John Proctor?
a)
To get her job back from her
b)
To apologize for her inappropriate behavior
c)
To help her with her mending and sewing
d)
To get rid of her so she could be with John Proctor
167.
What are the locations of the first act?
a)
The Putnam’s home in Ruth’s room
b)
Connecticut, Massachusetts
c)
Rev. Parris’s home in Betty’s room
d)
Reverend Hale’s home
168.
Why did Mrs. Putnam send her daughter to Tituba?
a)
To put a charm on John Proctor
b)
To put a charm on Rev. Parris
c)
To have Ruth make a deal with the devil
d)
To have her conjure the spirits of the seven dead Putnam babies
169.
This character was in the forest, but only looked
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Abigail Williams
170.
An intellectual, an academic, brought in to help
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Rev. Samuel Parris
c)
John Proctor
d)
Rebecca Nurse
171.
Vindictive; rich landowner
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Rev. Samuel Parris
172.
Daughter of a minister
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Ann Putnam
173.
According to Dr. Griggs, Betty's illness was probably brought about by
a)
unnatural causes
b)
pneumonia
c)
laziness
d)
fear
174.
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.
175.
Who is Tituba sharing a room with?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Goody Osburn
c)
Sarah Good
d)
Abigail
176.
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
177.
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
178.
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.
179.
Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?
a)
Tituba
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Mercy Lewis
d)
Mary Warren
180.
Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?
a)
Danforth
b)
Corey
c)
Cheever
d)
Parris
181.
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
182.
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.
183.
Which character is pregnant?
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Mrs. Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
184.
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.
185.
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
186.
Who orders John Proctor to be executed, despite his confession?

a)
Parris
b)
Danforth
c)
Hale
d)
Cheever
187.
Who is surprised that the people of Salem haven't overthrown the courts already?
a)
Giles
b)
Danforth
c)
Hale
d)
Parris
188.
Who says that if John Proctor is executed, he will consider himself a murderer?
a)
Giles
b)
Danforth
c)
Parris
d)
Hale
189.
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."
190.
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
191.
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
192.
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
193.
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
194.
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
195.
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
196.
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
197.
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.
198.

Act 2 takes place in

a)

the church

b)

the Proctor household

c)

the Putnam household

d)

the Parris household

199.

John and Elizabeth have an awkward relationship because

a)

he committed adultery

b)

he robbed a bank

c)

he's twenty years older than she is

d)

they have an arranged marriage

200.

What strange gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?

a)

a needle

b)

a pie

c)

a poppet

d)

a new dress

201.

John Proctor is ready to go right away and expose Abigail Williams as a fraud.

a)

True

b)

False

202.

Mary Warren tells John and Elizabeth that Sarah Osburn will be hanged and that Elizabeth has been accused.

a)

True

b)

False

203.

Which commandment does John Proctor forget?

a)

No graven images

b)

honor thy mother and father

c)

keep the Sabbath holy

d)

adultery

204.

Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch by

a)

simply declaring it

b)

stabbing herself with a needle

c)

breaking out into hives

d)

fainting when Elizabeth walks by

205.

Reverend Hale does not look for evidence before saying someone is a witch.

a)

True

b)

False

206.

John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.

a)

True

b)

False

207.

Who accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft?

a)

Giles Corey

b)

John Proctor

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

Mr. Walcott

208.

Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft because

a)

a pig that she had sold to their neighbor died

b)

she reads books

c)

she refuses to go to church

d)

the girls said she sent her spirit out

209.

Respected woman accused of witchcraft due to the deaths of some of the babies she helped deliver.

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Ann Putnam

210.

Who is the man who wanted golden candlesticks?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

John Proctor

211.

Who is the man who begins to feel guilty about the trial because respected people are being accused?

a)

Reverend Hale

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Ezekiel Cheever

d)

Giles Corey

212.

Who is a woman sentenced to death due to her strange mumblings and begging?

a)

Sarah Good

b)

Sarah Osburn

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Abigail Williams

213.
Who did John Proctor forbid from going into town?
a)
Mary Warren 
b)
Mercy Lewis 
c)
Elizabeth Proctor 
d)
Abigail Williams 
214.
What is Mary Warren's title now? 
a)
official of the court 
b)
head servant 
c)
witch in training 
d)
jailer 
215.

In Act 2, how many people are accused of witchcraft?

a)

39

b)

41

c)

3

d)

26

216.
The central point of this internal battle of John Proctor's is the fact that he could potentially end the witch hunt by discrediting Abigail. Why doesn't he? 
a)
he would also incriminate himself for having committed adultery.
b)
He is scared of being accused of witchcraft.
c)
He is afraid his wife will leave him and take their children. 
d)
He is afraid he will lose all of his land. 
217.

True or False: Mary Warren does not want to charge Abigail because she is afraid that Abigail will turn all of the girls on her.

a)

True

b)

False

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