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2025 Eng III Sem I Final Exam

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the choice that best answers the question. In “Hiawatha the Unifier,” why do the five tribes come together at the great council fire?

a)

to find a new place to live

b)

to say farewell to Hiawatha

c)

to say farewell to Hiawatha’s daughter

d)

to hear Hiawatha’s advice about the invaders

2.

Identify the choice that best answers the question. What is the purpose of Hiawatha’s speech at the great council fire in “Hiawatha the Unifier”?

a)

to explain why he needs to leave

b)

to convince the council not to go to war

c)

to help the tribes see how much they have learned

d)

to propose that the tribes join together in a new nation

3.

Identify the choice that best answers the question. Which of the following statements best sums up a main message in “Hiawatha the Unifier”?

a)

People should not rely too much on divine guidance.

b)

Diversity in people’s customs is an obstacle to unity.

c)

People are more powerful when they work together.

d)

Unity must be forced on people by a powerful person.

4.

Identify the choice that best answers the question. Which of the following states one likely purpose of “Hiawatha the Unifier”?

a)

to explain how the five tribes came to be and how they united in a single nation

b)

to demonstrate that separating into different groups is dangerous and leads to fighting

c)

to share previously unknown facts about a great man and celebrate his life

d)

to explain how people around the world came to have different languages and customs

5.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The setting of the witch trials is

a)

Salem, Massachusetts

b)

Salem, England

c)

Britain

d)

England

6.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. In 1629, King Charles allowed people to settle in this place for all of the following reasons except

a)

religion

b)

land

c)

power

d)

punishment

7.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The Puritan’s goal was to

a)

escape from England

b)

build a model community

c)

commit crimes without the king knowing

d)

worship Satan freely

8.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The Puritans had the following views regarding witchcraft except

a)

Satan was real

b)

Evil wanted to infiltrate the Godly community

c)

The forest kept them safe from it

d)

Women were more susceptible to it

9.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. As a result of the Witch Trials of 1692 in Salem how many people died?

a)

10 innocent people

b)

20 innocent people

c)

no one

d)

24 innocent people

10.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. All of the following are theories about why the event happened except

a)

Hysteria

b)

vengeance

c)

Financial gain

d)

God

11.

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. How did the Witch Trials change our notion of justice?

a)

Laws became more restrictive

b)

It made people better aware of their rights

c)

It prompted the review of our legal system and changed it

12.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. The Puritans came to this country for religious freedom; however, when they got here they persecuted others as they had been persecuted. They turned their colony into a place almost as bad as the place they had left.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. Abigail and the girls pretended to be bewitched to misdirect people’s suspicions, seek revenge for old quarrels, and blame innocent people for their own sins.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. John and Elizabeth Proctor were responsible Christians who did not go to church because they had been rejected.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. John and Elizabeth Proctor are able to deflect blame and were not affected by Abigail’s accusations.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse were treated fairly by Danforth and were able to submit their evidence resulting in their wives’ safe return home.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. John Proctor is charged as a lecher and is arrested; Abigail moves in and takes Elizabeth’s place as his wife.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. John Proctor blames Elizabeth for his affair with Abigail and chooses to die for his sins.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. Elizabeth Proctor speaks to John and does not convince him to confess because she understands that he is a good man and cannot lie to convict his friends and give up his honor; As a result, John tears up his confession and hangs for being honest.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Write T or True and F for False, in the blank, for Questions 16 - 24. Arthur Miller wrote this play as an allegory for McCarthyism in the 1950s when the mistreatment of people prompted allegations and accusations such as that of the Witch Trials.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

From the comments of Parris in The Crucible, Act I, his concern for his daughter seems primarily based on his

a)

anxiety about his reputation.

b)

fear for the fate of her soul.

c)

great love for his only child.

d)

terror of the Devil.

22.

What can be inferred from Act I of The Crucible about the attitude of Puritans toward their slaves?

a)

They saw their slaves as equals in God’s sight.

b)

They saw their slaves as being only a step removed from paganism.

c)

They feared and distrusted their slaves.

d)

They treated their slaves as valued members of the household.

23.

Which phrase in Act I of The Crucible best describes Abigail Williams’s character?

a)

impulsive and thoughtless

b)

naive and timid

c)

proud and manipulative

d)

educated and mature

24.

Given this piece of information from the stage directions in The Crucible, what can readers conclude about Tituba’s behavior at the end of Act I? “She enters as one who can no longer bear to be barred from the sight of her beloved, but she is also very frightened because her slave sense has warned her that, as always, trouble in this house eventually lands on her back.”

a)

Tituba is so fond of Betty that she’ll try anything to help her.

b)

Tituba is actually in love with Reverend Parris and confesses to keep him out of trouble.

c)

Tituba’s “slave sense” is what got her and the girls into trouble in the first place.

d)

She is so sure that trouble will befall her that she plays along with Hale as he pushes her for information.

25.

When Elizabeth says to Proctor in the second act of The Crucible, “The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you,” she means that Proctor

a)

carries the knowledge of his own guilt.

b)

is too quick to judge himself.

c)

should speak more openly about his thoughts.

d)

knows that she loves him and forgives him.

26.

In the second act of The Crucible when Mary says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, she makes

a)

a comparison to politics.

b)

an allusion to the Bible.

c)

eventual trouble for Abigail.

d)

a bigoted joke.

27.

Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery in the second act of The Crucible?

a)

He has a guilty conscience.

b)

He has never properly learned the commandments.

c)

He believes that it is an unjust commandment.

d)

He is afraid of revealing his own sin.

28.

In Act II of The Crucible Proctor believes that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft because

a)

Elizabeth treated Abigail harshly.

b)

Abigail wants to punish Proctor for rejecting her.

c)

Abigail fears that Elizabeth will denounce her for seducing Proctor.

d)

Abigail wants to distract attention from the episode in the woods.

29.

As the action of the third act of The Crucible proceeds, the allusion to the story of Raphael and Tobias becomes ironic because

a)

the developments contradict the message of the story.

b)

the story is revealed to be false.

c)

the developments show that the characters have misunderstood the story.

d)

certain characters twist the meaning of the story to suit their own purposes.

30.

What motivates Hale’s attempt to intervene on behalf of Proctor in the third act of The Crucible?

a)

Hale’s admiration for the Proctors

b)

Hale’s commitment to the truth

c)

Hale’s questioning of Danforth’s integrity

d)

Hale’s dislike of Parris

31.

Why is the phrase “out of her infinite charity” in the following passage from the third act of The Crucible an example of verbal irony? MARY WARREN, (screaming at him): No, I love God; I go your way no more. I love God, I bless God. Sobbing, (she rushes to ABIGAIL). Abby, Abby I’ll never hurt you more! (They all watch, as ABIGAIL, out of her infinite charity, reaches out and draws the sobbing MARY to her, and then looks up to DANFORTH.)

a)

It contradicts the audience’s knowledge about Abigail’s true nature.

b)

It presents a piece of information of which the audience is not aware.

c)

It emphasizes Abigail’s ability to be forgiving under stress.

d)

It reveals Abigail’s weakening condition.

32.

What does Proctor mean when he tells Danforth, “God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together” in The Crucible, Act III?

a)

We who commit wrongs knowingly are the most guilty of all.

b)

The whole community will suffer damnation for the injustices being committed here.

c)

Danforth will suffer damnation if he condemns Proctor to death.

d)

Although women are accused of witchcraft, men are greater sinners.

33.

The climax in Act IV of The Crucible occurs when

a)

Parris reveals that Abigail Williams has disappeared.

b)

Elizabeth Proctor is brought into the cell.

c)

Proctor decides to confess to witchcraft.

d)

Proctor refuses to sign the confession.

34.

Proctor’s decision to tear up the confession conveys which important message about life in The Crucible, Act IV?

a)

Personal honor determines the worth of one’s self.

b)

Government authority can be resisted single-handedly.

c)

Forgiveness can be extended to the guilty as well as the innocent.

d)

The variability of justice is an evil in itself.

35.

In The Crucible, Act IV Proctor’s determination to preserve his good name speaks to the McCarthy era of the 1950’s in that

a)

fear of persecution caused many to keep silent.

b)

laws were passed to prevent this kind of persecution.

c)

the Salem authorities act like communists.

d)

reputations were ruined by irresponsible accusations.

36.

Which truth of life in colonial Salem in The Crucible, Act IV is applicable today?

a)

Superstitions of colonial America are no longer an issue.

b)

Belief in the supernatural is ipso facto dangerous.

c)

Government is overly concerned with religious issues.

d)

Fear and suspicion can lead to perversions of justice.