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WorksheetsThe Crucible Unit Test
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible 400 years after the events took place?
He practiced witchcraft himself and wanted to write a story about it
He saw a strong parallel between the witch hunts in Salem and the Vietnam War
He saw a strong parallel between the witch hunts in Salem and the Communist hunt in the 1950s
He was a descendant of Reverend Parris and wanted to write the story in honor of him
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as __________ to illustrate how ridiculous the paranoia about Communism in the United States was.
a myth
an allegory
a newspaper article
a personification
What is the format of The Crucible?
Novel
Poem
Play
Short story
If you were found guilty of witchcraft, what happened to you?
You were executed
You went to jail
You had to go to work
You were banished
What is the name of the man who was crushed to death by stones for refusing to testify?
Goodman Brown
John Proctor
John Hale
Giles Corey
The Crucible was written by...
William Shakespeare
Marion Starkey
Fred Astaire
Arthur Miller
"The Crucible" is inspired by which historical event?
The Salem Witch Trials
The Civil War
The Boston Tea Party
When his daughter “can’t wake up,” Parris refused to say it was because of witchcraft because
a. witches do not exist
b. he fears he will lose his job
c. his daughter is too sweet a child to have ever participated in conjuring spirits
d. he can trust his daughter when she is with Abigail
e. The conclusion seemed too ridiculous
Who is Rev. Hale?
The witch expert
The town minister
The doctor
Abigail's father
According to the author, the witch hunt became what?
a religious movement
very devisive
a way to get revenge
an obsession
Who does Abigail accuse in Act I?
Betty
Anne
Rev. Parris
Tituba
What does Abigail insist her, Betty, and the other girls were doing in the forest?
Casting spells
Predicitng who they would marry
Dancing
Cooking soup
Why did the girls want to continue with this idea of witchcraft?
For sport (fun)
To avoid getting punished
To get back at all those who have done them wrong
To draw attention to themselves
Who wrote The Crucible?
Joseph McCarthy
Arthur Miller
William Shakespeare
John Proctor
John's wife, fired Abigail
Ruth Putnam
Martha Corey
Elizabeth Proctor
Abigail Williams
Local farmer, Elizabeth's husband, commits a sin
Corey Giles
John Proctor
Judge Danforth
Reverend Parris
Ex-servant of the Proctor's, Reverend Parris's niece
Ann Putnam
Tituba
Abigail Williams
Ruth Putnam
Salem church minister
Reverend Hale
Reverend Proctor
Reverend Putnam
Reverend Parris
Reverend Parris's slave, Performs VooDoo
Abigail Williams
Mary Warren
Betty
Tituba
What does Reverend Parris question Abigail about?
all of these
what she was doing in the forest
why Betty cannot wake up
why she was fired from her job
Abigail told Parris that she was fired from the Proctors' service because
Goody Proctor wanted a slave, not a servant.
Goody Proctor was jealous of Abigail.
John Proctor broke up with her.
she was pregnant with John's baby.
Tituba was Proctor's slave woman from Barbados. She went with the girls into the forest and was accused of conjuring spirits, accused of being a witch.
True
False
Betty was Parris' daughter. In the opening scene, she has had some sort of a fit, and the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.
True
False
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
True
False
Parris was well-liked and in complete control of his congregation.
True
False
John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.
True
False
Rebecca cast a spell over Betty.
True
False
Tituba confessed that she had conjured spirits and met with the devil and signed his book.
True
False
The girls admitted that they were bewitched, and they started naming the names of people they had seen with the devil.
True
False
Which of the following best describes John Proctor's feelings toward Abigail?
guilt and romantic attachment
disdain and pity
confusion and curiosity
anger and spitefulness
What is the setting of Act II?
The Salem meeting house after Betty speaks
The Proctor's house a day after the the play opens
The Proctor's house 8 days after the girls' accusations
Reverend Parris's home a week after the witchcraft accusations
Who said, " I like it now that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I will not conceal it."
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Giles Corey
Rebecca Nurse.
John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.
True
False
Reverend Hale does not look for evidence before saying someone is a witch.
True
False
Hale's interview with John Proctor reveals Hale to be
blinded by power
troubled but rigid
kind but foolish
tolerant and open
Why does John Proctor forget to mention the commandment forbidding adultery when Hale questions his knowledge of the Ten Commandments?
He has a guilty conscience
He never learned his commandments properly
He believes that it is an unjust commandment
He is afraid of revealing his own sin
What does Elizabeth ask John to do?
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail told him that witchcraft has nothing to do with the chaos in Salem.
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail is innocent of any wrongdoing.
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail is the cause of the chaos in Salem.
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail is a witch and must be punished.
What does Reverend Hale ask Proctor to do?
Recite the Ten Commandments
Sign a confession of witchcraft
Pray to the Lord for forgiveness
Burn his books of witchcraft
What is the meaning of "Adultery John"
He is a person who is always looking for trouble
He is a person who is unfaithful to his spouse
He forgets the one sin that he is guilty of
He is a person who is always looking for new experiences
What can you infer about Hale's advise to Proctor to baptize his child and go to church regularly because
He doesn't want him to be accused of witchcraft
He wants him to give money to the church
He fears that the child will be tormented by witches
He wants him to get along with Reverend Parris
Who said, " I like it now that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I will not conceal it."
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Giles Corey
Rebecca Nurse.
John Proctor does not like Reverend Parris because he feels that he cares more about money than God.
True
False
Reverend Hale does not look for evidence before saying someone is a witch.
True
False
Hale's interview with John Proctor reveals Hale to be
blinded by power
troubled but rigid
kind but foolish
tolerant and open
Why does John Proctor forget to mention the commandment forbidding adultery when Hale questions his knowledge of the Ten Commandments?
He has a guilty conscience
He never learned his commandments properly
He believes that it is an unjust commandment
He is afraid of revealing his own sin
What does Elizabeth ask John to do?
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail told him that witchcraft has nothing to do with the chaos in Salem.
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail is innocent of any wrongdoing.
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail is the cause of the chaos in Salem.
She wants John to go and tell Cheever that Abigail is a witch and must be punished.
What does Reverend Hale ask Proctor to do?
Recite the Ten Commandments
Sign a confession of witchcraft
Pray to the Lord for forgiveness
Burn his books of witchcraft
What is the meaning of "Adultery John"
He is a person who is always looking for trouble
He is a person who is unfaithful to his spouse
He forgets the one sin that he is guilty of
He is a person who is always looking for new experiences
What can you infer about Hale's advise to Proctor to baptize his child and go to church regularly because
He doesn't want him to be accused of witchcraft
He wants him to give money to the church
He fears that the child will be tormented by witches
He wants him to get along with Reverend Parris
Where does the action of Act III take place?
Parris's House
Proctor's House
The Courthouse
The Garden House
Elizabeth Proctor claimed that she is pregnant.
True
False
At the beginning of Act III, what "hard evidence" do Giles and Francis provide that the girls are frauds?
Written Diaries
Mary Warren's Testimony
Eye Witness Accounts
They don't provide evidence
As Act 3 opens, what accusation does Giles Corey make?
Accuses Putnam of accusing his neighbors of witchcraft for land
Accuses Abigail of being a witch
Accuses John Proctor of being a witch
Accuses Reverend Parris of being a witch
What news do we learn about Rebecca Nurse in Act 3?
She has been sentenced for punishment
She has been acquitted of all charges
She has been released from prison
She has been found guilty of witchcraft
What is going to happen to the 91 people who signed the testament stating a good opinion of Elizabeth, Martha, and Rebecca Nurse?
Judge Danforth requested arrest warrants for all 91 people
The 91 people were given a reward for their loyalty
The 91 people were sentenced to death
The 91 people were pardoned by Governor Winthrop
What happens to Giles Corey?
Arrested for contempt of court
He was sentenced to death by pressing
He was acquitted of all charges
He was found guilty of witchcraft
What is Giles Corey’s motivation for interrupting the interrogation?
He has been charged with witchcraft.
His land is being taken.
He has evidence that will help defend his wife.
He wants to accuse someone of witchcraft.
Based on Giles Corey’s refusal to give up the name of his source, what can be inferred about Corey?
He is loyal and trustworthy.
He is forgetful and scatterbrained.
He is strategic and calculating.
He is quiet and introverted.
How does Proctor try to motivate Mary Warren to tell the truth?
He threatens her job.
He quotes the Bible.
He threatens her life.
He holds a knife to her back.
What did the paper that ninety-one people signed say?
The community wanted Parris removed from service as their minister.
Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha were all good, upstanding, God-loving citizens.
John and Elizabeth should be released.
all of the above
What are the names of the two judges?
Cheever
Hathorne
Danforth
Corey
When Mary Warren says that she pretended to faint in court, what is she asked to do?
She is asked to explain why she lied about being a witch.
She is asked to demonstrate how she fakes witchcraft
She is asked to describe her experience of being accused of witchcraft.
She is asked to provide evidence of her innocence.
What does Abigail do when suspicion that she might be pretending falls on her?
Abigail gets defensive and dodges the question
Abigail apologizes and admits her mistake
Abigail changes the subject
Abigail remains silent and avoids eye contact
What does Mary Warren tell Judge Danforth?
The witchcraft wasn't real and the girls were pretending
The witchcraft is real
That she had an affair with John Proctor
That Elizabeth Proctor has been using witchcraft on her
Read the following lines. What conclusion can you draw about Proctor from his response to Parris's accusation about Elizabeth?
PROCTOR (furious): There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it.
He is angry at Mary for mentioning poppets to a suspicious Parris.
He is tired of defending ridiculous accusations without any real proof.
He is afraid that he has been bewitched to see invisible animals.
He is worried that Danforth will think he is lying for sympathy.
What character made the poppet?
Abigail Williams
Mary Warren
Mercy Lewis
Susannah Walcott
Who has Danforth trusted the most so far with all of the allegations of witchcraft?
Rev. Parris
Elizabeth Proctor
Ezekiel Cheever
Abigail
What has happened to Abigail?
She has been arrested
She has been executed
She has been murdered
She has run away
Who suggests to Danforth that the hangings be postponed?
Francis Nurse
Thomas Putnam
Reverend Parris
Giles Corey
What does Parris find on his doorstop?
A poppet
A threatening letter
A dagger
A dead cat
How pregnant is Elizabeth Proctor in Act 4?
One month
Three months
Six months
Nine months
What does Hale ask Elizabeth Proctor to do?
Confess that she is a witch
Convince her husband to confess
Pray for mercy on his soul
Help him overthrow the court
Who was crushed to death instead of hung?
Thomas Putnam
Francis Nurse
Giles Corey
George Jacobs
What does the crushed man supposedly say?
You can't kill me.
Keep trying then.
Is that all?
More weight.
Why doesn't Elizabeth try to convince John Proctor to save himself?
Because she admires his desire to do what is right
Because she no longer feels anything for him
Because she thinks he deserves to be hanged
Because she still blames him for his extramarital affair
Why does Reverend Hale try to get the prisoners to confess?
He wants to make sure they go to heaven
Because he wants to trick them and keep them in jail
He knows that if they confess, they will be released from jail
He gets paid when people confess
Why did Rev. Hale return to Salem?
To make sure the witches were hanged
To encourage Abigail and Mercy to confess
To encourage John, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey to lie to avoid being hanged
To watch John Proctor be hanged
At the end of the play, the drumroll symbolizes the following:
The hanging of John, Rebecca and Martha
The court dropping all charges of witchcraft
John's innocence was proven
Abigail returned for questioning
