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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThomas Putnam can best be described as...kindheartedvindictivesympatheticrational
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere does this play take place?Portsmouth, NHBoston, MASalem, MARochester, NY
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAbigail initially went into the woods, because she wanted to...get rid of Goody Proctor.threaten Tituba.watch the other girls dance.persuade the girls to return home.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAs the play opens, whom has Rev. Parris asked to come to Salem?Judge DanforthReverend HaleTitubaJohn Proctor
- 5. Multiple ChoiceBetty reveals that Abigail drank a charm to kill...RuthElizabethTitubaMary
- 6. Multiple ChoiceGiles Corey expresses concern, because his wife...reads strange books.leaves the house at night.had stopped speaking to him.cannot say the 10 commandments.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMrs. Putnam sent her daughter Ruth to Tituba to...get a recipe for a charm.learn how to dance.contact her dead sisters.accuse her of witchcraft.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceParris is reluctant to tell anyone of his daughter's illness, because he...fears that her reputation may be destroyed.knows that the idea of witchcraft will cause hysteria.fears that his enemies will destroy his reputation.firmly believes that witches do not exist.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTituba most likely confessed to meeting the Devil, because she...wanted the villagers to fear her.wanted to please Parris.did not want Abigail to get into trouble.thought it might save her life.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is John Proctor's chief complaint against sermons?They focus too much on fire and brimstone.They are too long.They are heretical.They are too short.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible?DemocracyTheocracyMonarchyKleptocracy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence best describes John Proctor?He respects Rev. Hale's opinions.He believes in witchcraft.He will do whatever he can to destroy Thomas Putnam.He rebels against authority by speaking his mind.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich two men does Proctor have an argument with?Francis Nurse and Giles CoreyRev. Parris and Thomas PutnamRev. Parris and Rev. HaleRev. Hale and Francis Nurse.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho is the character that admits to "dancing with the devil", "writing in his book", and "turning to Jesus" at the end of Act One?BettyTitubaGoody PutnamAbigail
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho said she saw Sarah Good and Goody Osbourne with the Devil? She also claims to have been instructed to kill Rev. Parris.TitubaBettyAbigailMary
- 16. Multiple ChoiceYou can infer that the people of Salem saw dancing as...only for childen.good exercise.evil and sinful.a delightful entertainment.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMost of the town viewed Rebecca Nurse as...harmless gossip.kind and respectable woman.spiteful woman.merciless judge of others.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho lost 7 babies?Goody AnnGoody ProctorSarah GoodBetty
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSarah Good is accused of witchcraft because she...was named by Elizabeth Proctor in court.put a curse on Goody Putnam.could not recite the Ten Commandments.slept in a ditch.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSarah Good is accused of witchcraft because she...was named by Elizabeth Proctor in court.put a curse on Goody Putnam.could not recite the Ten Commandments.slept in a ditch.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAt first, Mary Warren enjoys her role in court because shethinks she has been chosen by God.likes the power and status she has in the village.knows she can destroy Elizabeth Proctor.plans to accuse Abigail of witchcraft.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy is their tension between Elizabeth Proctor and her husband?Elizabeth is ill.John plans to spend more time with Abigail.John has had an adulterous affair.John is planning to leave Elizabeth.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAbigail stuck a needle into her stomach in order to...accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft.cast suspicion on Mary Warren.claim that it was John Proctor's doing.pretend that she was a witch.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Mary Warren say she cannot tell the truth in court?She does not want the other girls to be punished.She wants Elizabeth to be found guilty.She is afraid that Abigail will kill her.She is too embarrassed to admit that she is a fraud.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat does John Proctor mean when he says, "My wife will never die for me"?If his son is baptized, his wife will be freed.He knows his adultery has caused Elizabeth to be arrested.He knows Elizabeth is being punished for his quarrels with Parris.He will not release Elizabeth until Proctor attends church.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceGoody Osbourn will hang, but Sarah Good will not because...Goody Osbourne's conjuring was much worse.The villagers like Sarah Good better than Goody Osbourn.Parris spoke up for Sarah Good.Sarah Good confessed, but Goody Osbourn did not.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceElizabeth urges John to go to Salem to...protect Mary Warren.tell the court the Abigail's story is a hoax.Announce publicly that he believes in witchcraft.ask the court for forgiveness.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat gift did Mary Warren give Elizabeth?a bibleflowersa poppet (puppet)pig
- 29. Multiple ChoiceOn what charge was Rebecca Nurse charged?The murder of Goody Putnam's babies.Conduct unbefitting of a Puritan.inability to say her ten commandments.for making a voodoo doll.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhen Elizabeth says to Proctor, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you", she means that Proctor...carries the knowledge of his own guilt.is too quick to judge himself.should speak more openly about his thoughts.knows that she loves him and forgives him.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following words best characterizes Mary Warren?piousjealousgulliblevicious
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following words best characterizes Mary Warren?piousjealousgulliblevicious
- 33. Multiple ChoiceGiles Corey thinks Putnam is accusing neighbors of witchcraft because Putnam wants to...prevent his daughter from joining the witches.gain their land.avoid revelation of his secret life.destroy the community.
- 34. Multiple ChoicePeople "part like the red sea" for Abigail because they...love and admire her.believe her to be honest.respect her devotion and faith.fear her power to accuse them.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceBy the end of Act Two, Rev. Hale begins to worry that...the villagers might rebel against his authority.perhaps innocent people are being accused.Rebecca nurse did murder Goody Putnam's babies.most of the villagers are in league with the devil.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhen Elizabeth says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea of Israel, she makes...a comparison to politics.an allusion to the bible.eventual trouble for Abigail.a bigoted joke.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceA speech spoken by a single character to the audience or another character is a...soliloquymonologueaside
- 38. Multiple ChoiceA reflective speech in which a character speaks his or her private thoughts aloud, unheard by other characters is a...asidesoliloquymonologue
- 39. Multiple ChoiceA short speech or comment that is delivered by a character to the audience but is not heard by other characters who are present is amonologueasidesoliloquy
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich does not belong?expositionrising actionclimaxplot
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich does not belong?foilheroresolutionvillain
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