WorksheetsThe Crucible Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. This character is the first person formally accused of witchcraft.
a)
Tituba
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Betty Parris
e)
Rebecca Nurse
2.
2. This character pretends to be paralyzed in Act 1.
a)
Betty Parris
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Tituba
e)
Rebecca Nurse
3.
3. This character is pressed to death because (s)he refuses to plead innocent or guilty.
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Tituba
d)
Betty Parris
e)
Rebecca Nurse
4.
4. This character is accused of murdering babies.
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Tituba
e)
Betty Parris
5.
5. This character is from Beverly, and has many books regarding the science of witchcraft.
a)
Reverend Hale
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Tituba
e)
Betty Parris
6.
6. This character drinks a charm to kill Goody Proctor.
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Tituba
e)
Betty Parris
7.
7. This character gives Goody Proctor a poppet (doll).
a)
Mary Warren
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Tituba
e)
Betty Parris
8.
8. This character is greedy for other people's land.
a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
Giles Corey
c)
Tituba
d)
Betty Parris
e)
Rebecca Nurse
9.
9. This character has missed church many Sundays because (s)he doesn't like the preacher.
a)
John Proctor
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Tituba
e)
Betty Parris
10.
10. Before the action of the play begins, Betty Parris and her friends
a)
have been chasing and flirting with boys
b)
have had affairs with some of the men in town
c)
have been caught dancing in the woods
d)
have been accused of blasphemy and witchcraft
11.
11. Which of the following best describes Tituba?
a)
She is Betty's mother.
b)
Reverend Parris trusts her and appreciates her care of Betty.
c)
She is a slave from Barbados and is devoted to Betty.
d)
She practices voodoo and is a witch.
12.
12. What is John Proctor's main complaint against Parris's sermons?
a)
They are too long.
b)
They are only about witchcraft.
c)
They focus too much on fire and brimstone.
d)
They are too short.
13.
13. Why does Abigail live with Reverend Parris?
a)
She works for him.
b)
Nobody else would take her in.
c)
She wants to devote her life to the church.
d)
Her parents were murdered when she was young.
14.
14. Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail?
a)
Abigail was a lazy worker.
b)
Abigail slept with John Proctor.
c)
Abigail was too proud.
d)
Abigail stole things from Elizabeth and John.
15.
15. What is Ann Putnam's greatest grief?
a)
Seven of her children died in infancy.
b)
She knows her husband is unfaithful.
c)
She is worried about Ruth's bad behavior.
d)
She has been charged with witchcraft.
16.
16. Betty is most likely to be in a trance-like state because
a)
she has been spoiled by her father and is trying to get his attention.
b)
she fears punishment for being caught dancing in the woods.
c)
she feels upset about losing her mother.
d)
she does not like Tituba and wants to get her in trouble.
17.
17. Accusations of witchcraft (later) are possibly motivated by all of the following except:
a)
John Proctor's disapproval of Reverend Parris
b)
Thomas Putnam's land dispute with Giles Corey
c)
Abigail's interest in John Proctor
d)
Hale's statement that Rebecca Nurse is likely a witch
18.
18. Hale comes to the Proctors' home
a)
to get John's help to stop the trials.
b)
to find out why Elizabeth has not been at church.
c)
to ask the Proctors some questions about their background.
d)
because he knows that the girls are lying.
19.
19. Which commandment does John forget when asked to recite them?
a)
Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's goods
b)
Thou shalt not bear false witness
c)
Thou shalt not steal
d)
Thou shalt not commit adultery
20.
20. What is unusual about the doll (poppet) that Mary Warren makes for Elizabeth?
a)
It has a needle stuck in its stomach.
b)
It looks like Abigail.
c)
Mary made it from corn shucks and shells.
d)
It looks like Elizabeth.
21.
21. As Elizabeth is being taken to jail, to what does John Proctor insist Mary Warren must testify in court?
a)
that Abigail is a witch
b)
that Hale is a warlock
c)
that the girls are only pretending to be possessed
d)
that he and Abigail slept together
22.
22. Why will Elizabeth not be hanged if she is found guilty?
a)
Because she is a woman
b)
Because the Puritans do not allow capital punishment
c)
Because she is pregnant
d)
Because John Proctor is well-respected
23.
23. Who is in charge of the court?
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Danforth
c)
Hale
d)
Parris
24.
24. On what charge is Giles Corey arrested?
a)
slander
b)
contempt of court
c)
murder
d)
witchcraft
25.
25. In Act III, the person who begins to have doubts about the justice of the witch trials is
a)
Ezekiel Cheever
b)
Judge Danforth
c)
Thomas Putnam
d)
Reverend Hale
26.
26. Who is the richest man in the village who can afford to buy the land forfeited by George Jacobs if Jacobs hangs as a witch?
a)
Giles Corey
b)
John Proctor
c)
Thomas Putnam
d)
Reverend Parris
27.
27. What does Judge Hathorne ask Mary to do in court that she cannot do?
a)
pray
b)
faint
c)
send out her spirit
d)
recite the Ten Commandments
28.
28. When Mary Warren testifies against them, what do Abigail and her troop of accusers do?
a)
They claim John Proctor has bewitched Mary.
b)
They turn toward her to claw her eyes out.
c)
They confess.
d)
They claim that Mary is bewitching them.
29.
29. What secret does John Proctor reveal to prove the girls are lying?
a)
He promised to marry Abigail if anything ever happened to Elizabeth.
b)
He hates Reverend Parris and his church.
c)
He is Abigail's father.
d)
He had an affair with Abigail.
30.
30. What does John tell the court about his wife?
a)
She will not lie.
b)
She is pregnant.
c)
She will confess to witchcraft.
d)
She will charge Abigail with murder.
31.
31. Who is taken to jail at the end of Act III?
a)
Mary Warren and John Proctor
b)
Giles Corey and John Proctor
c)
Elizabeth Proctor and Giles Corey
d)
Thomas Putnam and Giles Corey
32.
32. What news does Reverend Parris give the court in Act IV?
a)
The women accused of witchcraft are about to confess.
b)
Tituba and Sarah Good have cast a spell on Marshall Herrick.
c)
Mercy Lewis and Abigail Williams have stolen Parris's money and disappeared.
d)
None of the accused have spoken or associated with the devil.
33.
33. Which two men urge Danforth to postpone the trials because a rebellion in the town seems possible?
a)
Ezekiel Cheever and John Hale
b)
John Proctor and John Hale
c)
Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale
d)
Reverend Parris and Thomas Putnam
34.
34. What has made Reverend Parris concerned lately?
a)
The golden candlesticks are missing from his church.
b)
He found a dagger above his door.
c)
His daughter is unable to move again.
d)
There aren't enough people left to attend church.
35.
35. What does John Hale urge Elizabeth Proctor to do?
a)
persuade her husband to confess to witchcraft
b)
admit that she lied about Abigail and John
c)
promise to get Rebecca Nurse to confess
d)
give her baby up for adoption
36.
36. Elizabeth blames herself for
a)
Mary Warren's lies
b)
John's affair with Abigail
c)
John's reluctance to confess
d)
her pregnancy
37.
37. Why does Elizabeth refuse to influence John's decision whether to confess?
a)
She feels he must face his own conscience and make his own decisions.
b)
She doesn't want to feel guilty if he does confess.
c)
She is still bitter about his affair.
d)
She feels that he can not blame anyone but himself if he does not confess.
38.
38. Why does John retract his confession?
a)
Because new evidence has come to light.
b)
Because Abigail confessed.
c)
Because Hale asked him to.
d)
Because the officials insist he sign his name to it.
39.
39. Which of the following is a strong motivation for John Proctor to tear up his confession?
a)
His fear of eternal damnation if he swears to a lie.
b)
He wants to show the same goodness and honor as Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey.
c)
He believes that he can save Elizabeth's life if he does not confess.
d)
He believes that he needs to pay for his sin of adultery.
40.
40. What ultimately happens to John Proctor?
a)
He is pardoned.
b)
He kills himself.
c)
He is hanged.
d)
He runs away with Elizabeth.
41.
41. "It were another sort that hanged till now. Rebecca Nurse is no Bridget that lived three year with Bishop before she married him. John Proctor is not Isaac ward that drank his family to ruin. I would to god that it were not so, excellency, but these people have great weight in the town. Let Rebecca stand upon the gibbet and send up some righteous prayer, and I fear that she will take a righteous vengeance upon you!"
a)
John Proctor
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Judge Danforth
e)
Rebecca Nurse
42.
42. "Hang them high over the town! Who weeps for these, weeps for corruption!"
a)
John Proctor
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Judge Danforth
e)
Rebecca Nurse
43.
43. "I will not receive a single plea for pardon or postponement. Them that will not confess will hang. Twelve are already executed; the names of these seven are given out, and the village expects to see them die this morning. Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Judge Danforth
e)
Rebecca Nurse
44.
44. "I beg you, woman, prevail upon your husband to confess. Let him give his lie. Quail not before God's judgment in this, for it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Rev. Hale
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Judge Danforth
e)
Rebecca Nurse
45.
45. "I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John – only somewhat bewildered."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Judge Danforth
e)
Rebecca Nurse
46.
46. "You have made your magic now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor."
a)
John Proctor
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Rev. Parris
d)
Judge Danforth
e)
Rebecca Nurse
47.
47. Name the playwright who wrote "The Crucible."
a)
Lin Manuel Miranda
b)
Suzanne Collins
c)
Arthur Miller
d)
Marshall Herrick
48.
48. During the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, who was named chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Relations?
a)
Arthur Miller
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Paul McCartney
d)
Barak Obama
49.
49. During the "Red Scare," which groups were targeted? Select only one answer.
a)
Suspected Communists
b)
Homosexuals
c)
Entertainers
d)
Members of Labor Unions
e)
All of the Above
50.
50. Which is true about "The Crucible?"
a)
It is a play, written in the 1970s, about an event that took place in the 1600s.
b)
It is a play, written in the 1600s, about an event that took place in England.
c)
It is a play, written in the 1950s, about an event that took place in the 1600s.
d)
It is a play, written in England, about an event that took place in Salem, Massachusetts.
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