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Act II The Crucible

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What characters were arrested in Act II?

a)

Martha, Rebecca, and Elizabeth

b)

Martha, Ann, and Elizabeth

c)

Mary Warren, Thomas, and Giles

d)

Proctor, Francis, and Giles

2.

True or False: Reverend Hale is starting to get suspicious about the trials.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: Martha is suspected of witchcraft because she was caught dancing.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Proctor wants (a)   to go to the court and tell the truth.

5.

What commandment did Proctor forget?

a)

Adultery

b)

do not lie

c)

keep the Sabbath day holy

d)

honor thy mother and father

6.

In Act II, we learn Goody (a)   confessed to witchcraft.

7.

How many people are arrested in Act II?

a)

14

b)

42

c)

39

d)

29

8.

Reverend Parris begs the church for (a)   .

9.

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

a)

Carries the knowledge of his own guilt

b)

Is too quick to judge himself

c)

Should speak more openly about his thoughts

d)

Knows that she loves him and forgives him

10.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

They are hostile and bitter toward each other.

d)

They seem not to care about each other.

11.

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.

12.

In Act II of The Crucible, John Proctor claims to know the source of all the problems in Salem. Whom or what does he blame?

a)

vengeance

b)

the Devil

c)

irrationality

d)

Reverend Parris

13.
What did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
a)
A Poppet
b)
Spring flowers
c)
Fresh baked bread from town
d)
A new apron
14.
What is significant about the commandment that Proctor forgets?
a)
It's also the rule of the witches.
b)
It's the one he has broken.
c)
It's the easiest to remember.
d)
It's the only one in which he believes.
15.
What was Rebecca Nurse charged with?
a)
Blasphemy.
b)
Denying the authority of the court.
c)
Cursing Walcott so he can't keep a pig alive.
d)
Murdering the Putnams' babies.
16.

When Elizabeth says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, she makes...

a)

a comparison to politics

b)

an allusion to the Bible

c)

eventual trouble for Abigail

d)

a bigoted joke

17.

When Rebecca Nurse is charged with witchcraft, what point does Hale hope to make with his allusion to the Biblical story that the Devil was once an angel?

a)

People sometimes change as they get older

b)

Beauty is no indicator of goodness

c)

It is impossible to determine God's will

d)

The Devil has powerful skills of deception

18.

If a person shows deference, he or she shows...

a)

ignorance

b)

disregard

c)

respect

d)

knowledge

19.

Who judges John for his affair?

a)

Abigail

b)

Elizabeth

c)

John

d)

God

20.

Why is John hesitant to obey Elizabeth's final order to confront Abigail himself?

a)

He still has feelings for Abigail.

b)

He is fearful of what Abigail is capable of doing to his family.

c)

He is afraid Abigail will expose the affair because John has no proof.

d)

All of these