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WorksheetsThe Crucible Review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 38mins
has lost 7 children in childbirth
Abigail
Mart Warren
Ann Putnam
Rebecca Nurse
Orphaned niece of Reverend Paris, has been dismissed from 2 households; in love with John Proctor
Mary Warren
Betty
Abigail
Slave from Barbados; first to be accused of witchcraft
Ruth
Betty
Tituba
Daughter of reverend Parris
Betty
Mary Warren
Abigail
The expert who was called in to determine if there are witches in Salem
Hale
Proctor
Putnam
Head minister of Salem, worries a lot about his reputation
Reverend Parris
Thomas Putnam
Giles Corey
Wealthy landowner, been accused of getting his land through deceitful means
John Proctor
Thomas Putnam
Giles Corey
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
True
False
Mrs. Putnam believes that witches put spells on their babies and killed them
true
false
The girls admit that they were bewitched and they start naming the names of people they had seen with the devil
True
False
John Proctor didn't attend church because he didn't believe in God
true
false
Tituba ends up confessing(after being beaten and threatened) that she had conjured spirits and met with the devil and signed his book.
true
false
In what year do the Salem witch trials take place?
1550
1692
1730
1950
. Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris?
She is an orphaned relative of his
She is his maid
She is his daughter
She is Betty’s best friend.
What inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible?
The Communist trials in the 1950s in America.
His commitment to defending religion. .
His involvement in World War II.
His marriage to Marilyn Monroe.
Which of the following did NOT happen in the play?
The Putnams and Nurses had problems with each other.
Reverend Parris left a business in Barbados to minister in Salem.
Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings.
Reverend Hale returned to Salem on his own with no connection to the court.
In what nearby town have the people overthrown the courts because they are tired of witchcraft proceedings?
Plymouth
Boston
Beverly
Andover
The Crucible is set in the state of
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Which of the following people does NOT change during the play?
John Proctor
Judge Danforth
Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale
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)
personification
allusion
simile
onomatopoeia
When Abigail is blamed for witchcraft early in the play, whom does she say is really responsible for witchcraft dealings?
Betty Parris
Marry Warren
Tituba
Reverend Hale
Who does NOT get arrested for witchcraft in the play?
Rebecca Nurse
John Proctor
Mary Warren
Martha Corey
Which of the following sequence shows the correct setting for Acts 1 through 4?
Parris’s house, courtroom, Proctor’s house, jail
Parris’s house, Proctor’s house, courtroom, jail
Parris’s house, forest, Proctor’s house, courtroom
Forest, Proctor’s house, jail, courtroom
Which character in the play does NOT lie?
Mary Warren
Reverend Parris
Elizabeth Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
Which of the following does NOT concern Reverend Parris?
his salary
possibly losing his job
the townspeople’s opinion of him
all of these situations in A, B, and C concern him.
. Who was the first person to name witches in Salem?
Tituba
Abigail
Mercy
Betty
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Abigail stole money from Reverend Parris.
Thomas Putnam is a very wealthy ma
Reverend Hale quit the court but came back to help the accused.
Danforth became mayor of Salem because of the respect he gained.
Which of the following evidence is not provided by John, Giles, and Francis in the court?
Names of people who testify that their wives are upright women.
Mary Warren’s deposition that she and the girls are faking seeing spirits.
Betty Parris’s testimony that Abigail threatened the girls to lie
Giles Corey’s evidence that Thomas Putnam is accusing people so that he can buy their forfeited land.
What does the word crucible mean?
a test or trial
a state of madness
cleansing or purifying
both A and B
both A and C
Which of the following actions is the climax of the play?
John Proctor confesses his adultery to the court.
ohn Proctor argues with Thomas Putnam over land.
John Proctor rips his signed confession.
John Proctor is arrested for bewitching Mary Warren.
Which of the following is an example of irony in the play?
John Proctor forgets the commandment on adultery.
Abigail Williams leaves Salem on a ship bound for Boston.
Mary Warren makes Elizabeth Proctor a doll.
John Proctor finds out Elizabeth is pregnant after her arrest.
Which is NOT a conflict in the play?
man verses man
man verses self
man verses society
man verses nature
Cheever finds several dolls in Elizabeth Proctor’s house when he investigated.
True
False
Reverend Parris asks John Proctor to recite his Ten Commandments to test John.
True
False
Judge Danforth refuses to pardon anyone. The only way he will pardon those convicted of witchery from hanging is to confess to witchcraft.
True
False
Giles takes people to court a lot – 33 times in his life to be exact.
True
False
Ann Putnam sent her daughter Ruth to Tituba to conjure up Ruth’s dead siblings.
True
False
. Mary Warren is not swayed by others during the play. She stands firm on her convictions.
True
False
Judge Danforth and Reverend Parris never doubt the girls’ accusations and sincerity.
true
false
Elizabeth Proctor does not hang for witchcraft because she confessed to bewitching the girls and was pardoned.
true
false
Francis Nurse tries to control Reverend Parris because Francis has the most money in the town of Salem.
true
false
. Rebecca Nurse refused to confess to witchcraft.
true
false
Abigail intentionally frames Elizabeth Proctor for witchcraft by sneaking into the Proctor house and planting a voodoo doll there.
true
false
People in town throw a knife in Reverend Parris’s door as a threatening warning to Parris.
true
false
In the written play, Abigail visits John Proctor in jail and tries to persuade him to leave town with her.
True
false
Mary Warren changes from an obedient servant girl to an outspoken and defiant one.
true
false
Elizabeth tries to get Abigail accused of witchcraft in order to end the accusations
true
false
Reverend Hale cannot be convinced that the girls are frauds.
true
false
When Abby was fired from her job in the Proctor home, Mary Warren replaced her.
true
false
All but one of Rebecca Nurse’s children died shortly after childbirth.
true
false
Elizabeth tells John to make his own decision about whether he should confess to witchcraft or not.
true
false
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.
true
false
