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The Crucible Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

has lost 7 children in childbirth

a)

Abigail

b)

Mart Warren

c)

Ann Putnam

d)

Rebecca Nurse

2.

Orphaned niece of Reverend Paris, has been dismissed from 2 households; in love with John Proctor

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Betty

c)

Abigail

3.

Slave from Barbados; first to be accused of witchcraft

a)

Ruth

b)

Betty

c)

Tituba

4.

Daughter of reverend Parris

a)

Betty

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Abigail

5.

The expert who was called in to determine if there are witches in Salem

a)

Hale

b)

Proctor

c)

Putnam

6.

Head minister of Salem, worries a lot about his reputation

a)

Reverend Parris

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Giles Corey

7.

Wealthy landowner, been accused of getting his land through deceitful means

a)

John Proctor

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Giles Corey

8.

Betty is Reverend Parris' daughter. In the opening scene, she has some some sort of fit, and the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Mrs. Putnam believes that witches put spells on their babies and killed them

a)

true

b)

false

10.

The girls admit that they were bewitched and they start naming the names of people they had seen with the devil

a)

True

b)

False

11.

John Proctor didn't attend church because he didn't believe in God

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Tituba ends up confessing(after being beaten and threatened) that she had conjured spirits and met with the devil and signed his book.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

In what year do the Salem witch trials take place?

a)

1550

b)

1692

c)

1730

d)

1950

14.

. Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris?

a)

She is an orphaned relative of his

b)

She is his maid

c)

She is his daughter

d)

She is Betty’s best friend.

15.

What inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible?

a)

The Communist trials in the 1950s in America.

b)

His commitment to defending religion. .

c)

His involvement in World War II.

d)

His marriage to Marilyn Monroe.

16.

Which of the following did NOT happen in the play?

a)

The Putnams and Nurses had problems with each other.

b)

Reverend Parris left a business in Barbados to minister in Salem.

c)

Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings.

d)

Reverend Hale returned to Salem on his own with no connection to the court.

17.

In what nearby town have the people overthrown the courts because they are tired of witchcraft proceedings?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Boston

c)

Beverly

d)

Andover

18.

The Crucible is set in the state of

a)

Maine

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Vermont

19.

Which of the following people does NOT change during the play?


a)

John Proctor

b)

Judge Danforth

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

Reverend Hale

20.

Proctor states, “Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!” This

reference to a historical/biblical figure is an example of a(n)

a)

personification

b)

allusion

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

21.

When Abigail is blamed for witchcraft early in the play, whom does she say is really responsible for witchcraft dealings?

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Marry Warren

c)

Tituba

d)

Reverend Hale

22.

Who does NOT get arrested for witchcraft in the play?

a)

Rebecca Nurse

b)

John Proctor

c)

Mary Warren

d)

Martha Corey

23.

Which of the following sequence shows the correct setting for Acts 1 through 4?

a)

Parris’s house, courtroom, Proctor’s house, jail

b)

Parris’s house, Proctor’s house, courtroom, jail

c)

Parris’s house, forest, Proctor’s house, courtroom

d)

Forest, Proctor’s house, jail, courtroom

24.

Which character in the play does NOT lie?

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Rebecca Nurse

25.

Which of the following does NOT concern Reverend Parris?

a)

his salary

b)

possibly losing his job

c)

the townspeople’s opinion of him

d)

all of these situations in A, B, and C concern him.

26.

. Who was the first person to name witches in Salem?

a)

Tituba

b)

Abigail

c)

Mercy

d)

Betty

27.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

Abigail stole money from Reverend Parris.

b)

Thomas Putnam is a very wealthy ma

c)

Reverend Hale quit the court but came back to help the accused.

d)

Danforth became mayor of Salem because of the respect he gained.

28.

Which of the following evidence is not provided by John, Giles, and Francis in the court?

a)

Names of people who testify that their wives are upright women.

b)

Mary Warren’s deposition that she and the girls are faking seeing spirits.

c)

Betty Parris’s testimony that Abigail threatened the girls to lie

d)

Giles Corey’s evidence that Thomas Putnam is accusing people so that he can buy their forfeited land.

29.

What does the word crucible mean?

a)

a test or trial

b)

a state of madness

c)

cleansing or purifying

d)

both A and B

e)

both A and C

30.

Which of the following actions is the climax of the play?

a)

John Proctor confesses his adultery to the court.

b)

ohn Proctor argues with Thomas Putnam over land.

c)

John Proctor rips his signed confession.

d)

John Proctor is arrested for bewitching Mary Warren.

31.

Which of the following is an example of irony in the play?

a)

John Proctor forgets the commandment on adultery.

b)

Abigail Williams leaves Salem on a ship bound for Boston.

c)

Mary Warren makes Elizabeth Proctor a doll.

d)

John Proctor finds out Elizabeth is pregnant after her arrest.

32.

Which is NOT a conflict in the play?

a)

man verses man

b)

man verses self

c)

man verses society

d)

man verses nature

33.

Cheever finds several dolls in Elizabeth Proctor’s house when he investigated.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Reverend Parris asks John Proctor to recite his Ten Commandments to test John.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Judge Danforth refuses to pardon anyone. The only way he will pardon those convicted of witchery from hanging is to confess to witchcraft.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Giles takes people to court a lot – 33 times in his life to be exact.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Ann Putnam sent her daughter Ruth to Tituba to conjure up Ruth’s dead siblings.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

. Mary Warren is not swayed by others during the play. She stands firm on her convictions.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Judge Danforth and Reverend Parris never doubt the girls’ accusations and sincerity.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

Elizabeth Proctor does not hang for witchcraft because she confessed to bewitching the girls and was pardoned.

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Francis Nurse tries to control Reverend Parris because Francis has the most money in the town of Salem.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

. Rebecca Nurse refused to confess to witchcraft.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Abigail intentionally frames Elizabeth Proctor for witchcraft by sneaking into the Proctor house and planting a voodoo doll there.

a)

true

b)

false

44.

People in town throw a knife in Reverend Parris’s door as a threatening warning to Parris.

a)

true

b)

false

45.

In the written play, Abigail visits John Proctor in jail and tries to persuade him to leave town with her.

a)

True

b)

false

46.

Mary Warren changes from an obedient servant girl to an outspoken and defiant one.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Elizabeth tries to get Abigail accused of witchcraft in order to end the accusations

a)

true

b)

false

48.

Reverend Hale cannot be convinced that the girls are frauds.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

When Abby was fired from her job in the Proctor home, Mary Warren replaced her.

a)

true

b)

false

50.

All but one of Rebecca Nurse’s children died shortly after childbirth.

a)

true

b)

false

51.

Elizabeth tells John to make his own decision about whether he should confess to witchcraft or not.

a)

true

b)

false

52.

Abigail turns on Mary in the courtroom and claims that Mary’s spirit is in the form of a bird. The other girls claim Mary’s spirit is making them cold.

a)

true

b)

false

53.
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
54.
All of these girls were dancing in the woods together, EXCEPT:
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Ruth Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
55.
Thomas and Ann Putnam only have one living child. What is her name?
a)
Abigail
b)
Ruth
c)
Betty
d)
Elizabeth
56.
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
57.
Tituba was Proctor’s slave woman from Barbados.  She  went with the girls into the forest and was accused of  conjuring spirits and being a witch.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
58.
Abigail was Parris’ daughter.  She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
59.
Where does the play take place?
a)
Portsmouth, NH
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Salem, MA
d)
Cleveland, OH
60.
farmer, middle 30s, had an affair with Abigail Williams
a)
John Proctor
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Thomas Putnam
61.
grudge against Reverend Parris, concerned about land, married to Ann
a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
John Proctor
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Giles Corey
62.
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
63.
Reverend Samuel Parris has a 10 year old daughter.  What is her name?
a)
Betty Parris
b)
Abigail Parris
c)
Elizabeth Parris
d)
Mary Parris