WorksheetsTEST_ Crucible Acts 1-4
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What concern motivates Reverend Parris at the start of the play?
a)
His daughter’s health
b)
His reputation in the community
c)
His congregation’s faith
d)
His financial problems
2.
What were the girls doing in the forest before the play begins?
a)
Performing a love charm and dancing
b)
Gathering herbs for healing
c)
Practicing their prayers
d)
Reading psalms
3.
Why is Reverend Parris hesitant to reveal that witchcraft might be the cause of Betty’s illness?
a)
He fears the Devil’s power
b)
He believes witchcraft is fake
c)
He doesn’t want Hale involved
d)
He worries it will harm his reputation
4.
What is Thomas Putnam’s main motivation in the witch trials?
a)
Religious devotion
b)
Support for Hale’s investigation
c)
Revenge and greed for land
d)
A desire to protect his daughter
5.
Which statement best describes Abigail Williams?
a)
She is shy and fearful
b)
She is kind and forgiving
c)
She is loyal to her uncle
d)
She is manipulative and vengeful
6.
Why does Tituba confess to witchcraft in Act 1?
a)
She is afraid of being hanged
b)
She truly believes she’s a witch
c)
She wants to protect Abigail
d)
She wants attention from Hale
7.
As the play begins, what does Rebecca Nurse suggest is wrong with the children?
a)
They are possessed
b)
They are under a curse
c)
They are faking illness
d)
They are suffering from malnutrition
8.
Which conflict is introduced in Act I?
a)
Parris vs. Proctor over church attendance
b)
Abigail vs. Elizabeth Proctor over John
c)
Hale vs. the court
d)
Mary Warren vs. Mercy Lewis
9.
Which line best shows that Abigail wants power over the other girls?
a)
“We danced, Uncle.”
b)
“I never sold myself! I’m not a witch!”
c)
“Let either of you breathe a word… and I will bring a pointy reckoning.”
d)
“I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus.”
10.
What does Miller suggest about Puritan society through Act I?
a)
It values truth above all else
b)
It is ruled by superstition and fear
c)
It encourages freedom of expression
d)
It rejects authority
11.
At the beginning of Act II, what does Elizabeth want John to do?
a)
Confess to adultery
b)
Forgive her for doubting him
c)
Leave Salem to avoid arrest
d)
Go to Salem and expose Abigail’s lies
12.
What gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?
a)
A bible
b)
A note of apology
c)
A crucifix
d)
A poppet (doll)
13.
Why is the poppet important evidence?
a)
It connects Elizabeth to witchcraft accusations
b)
It proves Abigail’s innocence
c)
It was used to curse Abigail
d)
It shows Mary’s loyalty
14.
Why is John hesitant to expose Abigail at first?
a)
He fears for his reputation
b)
He doesn’t want to be punished
c)
He still loves her
d)
He doesn’t believe Elizabeth
15.
What does Hale’s visit to the Proctors reveal about him?
a)
He is loyal to Abigail
b)
He is beginning to doubt the court
c)
He wants Proctor arrested
d)
He believes in witchcraft completely
16.
What commandment does John forget when reciting them to Hale?
a)
Thou shalt not steal
b)
Thou shalt not ebar false witness
c)
Thou shalt not commit adultey
d)
Thou shalt not covet
17.
What does Elizabeth mean when she says, “The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you”?
a)
John’s guilt and conscience condemn him more than anyone else
b)
Hale will judge John harshly
c)
The judges will soon arrive at their home
d)
God will punish him for adultery
18.
Why is Rebecca Nurse accused?
a)
She tried to help Tituba
b)
She defended Elizabeth Proctor
c)
She criticized Parris’s sermons
d)
She supposedly caused Ann Putnam’s babies to die
19.
How does Mary Warren react when asked to testify against Abigail?
a)
She eagerly agrees
b)
She refuses out of fear
c)
She lies to save Abigail
d)
She blames Hale
20.
What theme emerges strongly by the end of Act II?
a)
Jealousy and revenge destroy reason
b)
Justice always prevails
c)
The church values truth
d)
Love conquers all
21.
Where does Act III take place?
a)
The Salem meeting house (courtroom)
b)
Reverend Parris’s home
c)
The Proctors’ farmhouse
d)
The jail
22.
How does Giles Corey accidentally hurt his own case?
a)
He lies about his wife
b)
He insults Judge Danforth
c)
He admits to witchcraft
d)
He refuses to give the name of a witness
23.
What does Proctor present to the court to show Elizabeth’s innocence?
a)
The poppet
b)
A written confession
c)
Mary Warren’s deposition
d)
A petition signed by neighbors
24.
What does Abigail do when confronted with Mary’s deposition?
a)
She pretends to see Mary’s spirit as a bird
b)
She confesses
c)
She laughs at the judges
d)
She flees the courtroom
25.
What does Danforth represent in the play?
a)
Blind authority
b)
Compassion and fairness
c)
Wisdom and humility
d)
Courage and doubt
26.
Why does Elizabeth lie about John’s affair?
a)
She doesn’t know about it
b)
She fears Abigail
c)
She wants to protect John’s name
d)
She wants to save herself
27.
How does Hale react to Proctor’s arrest?
a)
He supports it fully
b)
He arrests Elizabeth instead
c)
He accuses Mary Warren
d)
He denounces the court
28.
What irony occurs when Proctor says, “God is dead”?
a)
He becomes a believer
b)
He loses his faith
c)
The court claims to serve God but acts unjustly
d)
Abigail becomes religious
29.
What motivates Mary Warren to accuse Proctor?
a)
Fear of Abigail and the court
b)
Hatred of Elizabeth
c)
Greed for land
d)
Desire for revenge
30.
Which thematic topic is most strongly developed in Act III?
a)
Faith and redemption
b)
Courage and forgiveness
c)
Integrity versus survival
d)
Love and jealousy
31.
What is the setting of Act IV
a)
The courtroom
b)
The Proctors’ home
c)
The Salem Jail Cell
d)
The church
32.
Why does Hale return to Salem at the end of the play?
a)
To continue the trials
b)
To accuse Abigail
c)
To overthrow the court and take Parris’s position
d)
To convince the prisoners to confess and save their lives
33.
What has happened to Abigail and Mercy Lewis by Act IV?
a)
They were executed
b)
They stole money and ran away
c)
They ran away and became nuns
d)
They confessed and were saved
34.
Why does Parris urge Danforth to postpone the hangings?
a)
He believes the accused are innocent
b)
He wants to save Abigail
c)
He fears rebellion in town
d)
He wants to free Tituba
35.
What does Elizabeth mean when she says of John, “He have his goodness now”?
a)
He has confessed and will live
b)
He is finally forgiven and free
c)
He has made peace with God by choosing integrity
d)
He has lost all hope in his fellow townspeople
36.
What happens to Giles Corey?
a)
He confesses and is hanged
b)
He flees Salem wirth Abigail
c)
He is pressed to death for refusing to name others
d)
He is forgiven by Danforth
37.
What decision does Proctor make about his confession?
a)
He signs it proudly and hangs it on his fridge
b)
He tears it up rather than live dishonestly
c)
He lets Elizabeth decide his fate
d)
He gives it to Hale to save himself
38.
Why won’t Danforth accept Proctor’s oral confession?
a)
He needs it written for public display
b)
He doesn’t believe him
c)
He wants Hale’s approval
d)
He plans to pardon him anyway
39.
What lesson does Arthur Miller suggest through Proctor’s fate?
a)
Lies can save lives in tough times
b)
Society always rewards the truthful
c)
It is better to die with honor than live with shame
d)
Reputation is meaningless to many
40.
What theme best summarizes the entire play?
a)
The corruption of authority and the value of integrity often conflict
b)
The power of love and forgiveness conquors all
c)
The inevitability of justice motivates all
d)
Reason trumps superstition
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