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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen Reverend Parris sees his daughter and the other girls dancing in the forest, he immediately concludes that they...are worshiping godare enjoying themselvesare engaging in witchcrafttrying to kill tituba
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?Parris feels the people of Salem will be more accepting of an outside opinionHale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devilHale is the most skilled medical person in the regionParris feels utterly unprepared to deal with the issues he fears are at hand
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAt the beginning of Act II, John and Elizabeth Proctor are uncomfortable with each other. By the end of the play, however, their relationship changes. How would you describe their relationship in Act IV?They seem ill at ease with each otherThey seem not to care about each otherThey are warm and affectionate (for Puritans)They are hostile and bitter towards each other
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Proctor's attitude toward Parris?He respects Parris' devotion to GodHe believes Parris is doing what is righthe believes Parris is too interested in wealthhe thinks Parris is too lenient in judging people
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?He has a guilty conscienceHe has never properly learned the commandmentsHe believes that is an unfair commandmentHe is afraid of revealing his wife's sin
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a "poppet"?a utensil used for cookinga bucket used to carry watera container used to hold feed for cattlea rag doll
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe setting of The Crucible isSalem, 1671Boston, 1692Salem, 1692Andover, 1684
- 8. Multiple ChoiceConsidering Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishmentShe actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburne in the forest and wants to tell the truthShe is confused and talking about a dream she once hadShe doesn't like the women she names, and she hopes they will be punished
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was John Proctor's fate?DeathJailexileexcommunication
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Proctor find out from Danforth about his wife?She has run to CanadaShe is pregnantShe has been killedShe has confessed to witchcraft
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath Day?drinkinggamblingdancingworking
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Hale's internal conflict as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?He worries about his own safety from the girls' accusations.He sees that the has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.He begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow does Danforth check Proctor's claim of adultery?asks Parris if he knows anything about itbrings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigailtakes a poll of the people in the courtroom
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Proctor end up confessing about himself?he still loves Abigailhe has divorced his wifehe had an affair with Abigailhe wants to kill Parris
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Danforth refuse to stop the proceedings?He doesn't like John Proctor and Giles Corey.He is worried how faltering would look on his part, now that several people have already been hung.He is an evil man who wants to see as many people hung as possible.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?Mercy.Abigail.Mary.Tituba.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn court, Abigail claims that Mary is bewitching her by doing what to her?Making her cold with her icy stare.Making her shiver, by sending a chill wind.Making her shiver by pulling on her shawl.Making her shawl move.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?Pretend to be paralyzed.Pretend to faint.Pretend to shiver.Pretend to be bewitched.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy doesn't Elizabeth admit that she fired Abigail for having an affair with her husband?
She doesn't care about the affair.She doesn't know about the affair.She believes that Abigail put a spell on her husband.She is protecting her husband's reputation. - 20. Multiple ChoiceT or F: Mary Warren is able to faint in court on command.TrueFalse
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow does Mary react under the pressure from the girls?breaks down and calls Proctor the Devilgets upset and leaves the roomstands strong against themfalls to the floor and huddles in the corner
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich character tends to be the voice of reason in Act III?HaleParrisAbigailHathorne
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author's name?McCarthyMillerMatthewAntoine
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAll of these girls were dancing in the woods together, EXCEPT:Abigail WilliamsBetty ParrisRuth PutnamRebecca Nurse
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThomas and Ann Putnam only have one living child. What is her name?AbigailRuthBettyElizabeth
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho does Reverend Parris send for to investigate the possibility of witches in Salem?John ProctorFrancis NurseRebecca NurseReverend Hale
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAll of these women are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1, EXCEPT:TitubaElizabeth ProctorSarah GoodeSarah Osborne
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the setting of Act 2?The courtroomReverend Parris' houseJohn & Elizabeth Proctor's houseThe jail
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIn Act 2, what gift does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor?a cookiea yellow birda poppeta letter
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Reverend Hale go to the Proctors' house in Act 2?to accuse Elizabeth of being a witchto tell them he knows that Abigail is lyingto see if they're both good Christiansto read Bible verses to them
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Ezekiel Cheever go to the Proctors' house in Act 2?to arrest Elizabethto arrest Maryto arrest Johnto invite them all to dinner
- 32. Multiple ChoiceOn what charge was Rebecca Nurse arrested?she couldn't remember the commandmentsshe tried to kill Abigailshe murdered Mrs. Putnam's babiesshe put a spell on Tituba
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIn Act 3, Giles, Francis, and John try all of these things to free their wives from jail EXCEPT:present a letter signed by 91 peoplebring Mary Warren to testifyrecite the Lord's Prayerprovide evidence that Putnam was accusing people for their land
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to John Proctor at the end of Act 3?he is hangedhe forgets one of the commandmentshe runs awayhe gets arrested
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to Giles after he is arrested (between Act 3 and Act 4)?he is hangedhe is pardonedhe leaves Salemhe is pressed to death
- 36. Multiple ChoiceIn Act 4, what does Reverend Hale want Elizabeth to do?get John to confessconfess that she is a witchhelp him find Abigailescape from jail
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat does John Proctor do after he signs his confession at the end of Act 4?he runs away with Abigailhe goes home with Elizabethhe rips it uphe smacks Reverend Parris with it
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams prior to the opening of the play?they got divorcedthey had an affairthey ran away togetherthey wrote letters to each other
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Tituba do in the forest?dancedaccused people of witchcrafttried to conjure dead spiritssang songs of her homeland
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes John?intelligent & independentpious & religiousmeek & shyjovial & light-hearted
- 41. Multiple ChoiceIn Act 3 the person who begins to have doubts about the trials is ...CheeverHathornePutnamHale
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Hathorne ask Mary Warren to do in court that she can't do?prayfaintsend out her spiritrecite 10 commandments
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWho returns to Salem after being gone for several months?Rev. ParrisAbigailRev. HaleGiles Corey
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe climax of Act IV occurs whenHale says it is better to live than to die unjustly.Rebecca realizes that John Proctor is confessing.Proctor rips up his confession.Parris admits that Abigail is gone.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Elizabeth say of John, “He has his goodness now”?He deserves to hang for the sins he has committed against her.He has self-respect and knows there is some goodness in him.She would rather have him confess to a lie than be hanged.Abigail has left the village and freed John from guilt.
- 46. Multiple Choice
ABIGAIL: "She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her!" Who is?Proctor's WifeRebecca NurseMs. PutnamTituba - 47. Multiple ChoiceWho is "not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a graduate of Harvard College. . . you will look far for a man of my kind at sixty pound a year! I am not used to this poverty; I left a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord. I do not fathom it, why am I persecuted here?
PutnamHaleGiles CoreyParris - 48. Multiple ChoiceWho says: "Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine, and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down?"Abigail WilliamsTitubaProctorHale
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to Abigail's parents?They are hung for practicing witchcraft.They are killed in a boating accident.Abigail murders them.They are murdered by Indians.
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the people of Salem argue about?land ownershipthe laws of the churchthe governmentall of the above
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Parris's real reason for wanting Proctor saved?A concern for his own safety.Fear of hanging an innocent man.Fear that Hale will turn the village against him.A desire for his own redemption.
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings?He refuses to accept any suggestions from Hale.He fears the people will riot if the executions don't take place.It might look as if he has wrongly executed innocent people.He doubts the authority of the church.
- 53. Multiple ChoiceGiles Corey can best be described aspettycourageouscruelremorseful
- 54. Multiple ChoiceYou can infer that Abigail and Mercy have left Salem because theyWere asked to leave by Parris.Cannot bear to see Proctor hanged.Have gone to Andover for the witch trials.Fear the villagers will turn on them.
- 55. Multiple ChoiceCows are wandering loose on the roads of Salem becauseThe farmers fear the trials and have left Salem.The people believe the devil has possessed the cows.Many farmers have been jailed and can't take care of their farms.The farmers are spending too much time at the trials.
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a theme of this play?hysteriatolerancereputationvengeance
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Parris reveal about Abigail and Mercy Lewis in the beginning of Act IV?That they have been lying this whole time in order to gain attention from the community.That they want to confess that they have seen the devil.That they have run away and stolen all of Parris’s money.All of the above
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Proctor do after signing his confession?Embrace Elizabeth and tell her he will never stray from her again.Break down crying and beg everyone for their forgivenessRip up the confession so that it cannot be hung on the church doorAll of the above
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it important to Danforth and Parris that Proctor confess?His confession will prove that Abigail is a fraud.His confession will convince people the court has been just.They truly want to save Proctor’s soul.Elizabeth has pleaded for Proctor’s life.
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Elizabeth say of John, “He has his goodness now”?He deserves to hang for the sins he has committed against her.He has self-respect and knows there is some goodness in him.She would rather have him confess to a lie than be hanged.Abigail has left the village and freed John from guilt.
- 61. Multiple ChoiceReverend Hale shows his education and authority bybringing books with him to Salemteaching people how to recognize witchesarguing with Parris about the Devilspeaking to the villagers at church
- 62. Multiple ChoiceOne conflict that drives the plot in Act Two of this drama is a struggle betweenJohn and Elizabeth ProctorMary Warren and Ezekiel CheeverRev. Hale and Rebecca NurseAbigail and Rev. Parris
- 63. Multiple ChoiceThe antagonist of The Crucible isJohn ProctorRev ParrisAbigail WilliamsBetty Parris
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Rev Parris most concerned about in the opening of Act I?his daughter's soulhis reputationthe value of his landhis niece's attitude
- 65. Multiple Choicefarmer, middle 30s, had an affair with Abigail WilliamsJohn ProctorReverend ParrisGiles CoreyThomas Putnam
- 66. Multiple Choicehad many children die, so had daughter Ruth try to contact them through TitubaAnn PutnamRebecca NurseAbigail WilliamsElizabeth Proctor
- 67. Multiple Choiceminister of the town, concerned about his reputation and his salaryParrisPutnamProctorHale
- 68. Multiple Choice10-year-old daughter of Reverend Parris who is unconscious at the beginning of the playBettyAbigailMaryRuth
- 69. Multiple Choicefarmer in his 80's, likes to sue peopleGiles CoreyThomas PutnamReverend HaleJohn Proctor
- 70. Multiple Choiceminister called in as an expert on witchcraftHaleParrisProctorCorey
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