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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the setting of Act II of The Crucible?
the following day at the home of John and Elizabeth Proctor
Reverend Parris’s home, about a week after the accusations of witchcraft have begun
the Proctors’ home, eight days after the girls have begun to
the Salem meeting house, just before Abigail’s trial
- 2. Multiple Choice
Based on the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor portrayed at the beginning of Act II of The Crucible, you can reasonably predict that, as the witch hysteria deepens, they will
turn on each other.
turn on their friends.
support each other.
lose faith in God.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences best describes the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor at the opening of Act II?
They are warm and affectionate
They seem not to care about each other.
They seem ill at ease together.
They are hostile and bitter toward each other.
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
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.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Proctor’s comment to Mary Warren in Act II of The Crucible, “It’s strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women,” implies that he thinks Mary’s
cruel.
hypocritical.
cowardly.
rash.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following words best characterizes Mary Warren?
pious
jealous
guillible
vicious
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is Mary’s motive in giving the “poppet” to Elizabeth in the second act of The Crucible?
She wants to make friends with Elizabeth.
She wants to make friends with Elizabeth.
She wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth’s house.
She wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her.
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the second act of The Crucible when Mary says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, she makes
a comparison to politics.
an allusion to the Bible.
eventual trouble for Abigail.
a bigoted joke.
- 9. Multiple Choice
When Hale appears at the Proctors’ door in Act II of The Crucible, he is described as “different now—drawn a little, and there is a quality of deference, even of guilt, about
his manner now.” What accounts for this change?
He has seen events go beyond his expectations in Salem
He no longer believes in witchcraft but must proceed.
He feels guilty that he has also felt desire for Abigail.
He fears that even he may be at risk.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Hale’s interview with Proctor in The Crucible, Act II reveals Hale to be
blinded by power.
troubled but rigid.
kind but foolish.
tolerant and open.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery in the second act of The Crucible?
He has a guilty conscience.
He has never properly learned the commandments.
He believes that it is an unjust commandment.
He is afraid of revealing his own sin.
- 12. Multiple Choice
In The Crucible, Act II Rebecca Nurse is charged, and Hale is troubled. What does he intend to point out by this allusion to the story that the Devil was once an angel?
an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven
that people sometimes change as they get older
that even beauty is no indicator of goodness
the impossibility of determining God’s will
the powerful skills of deception the Devil has
- 13. Multiple Choice
In the second act of The Crucible, Proctor calls Hale “Pontius Pilate.” Proctor’s intention is to
imply that Hale shares pagan beliefs.
charge Hale with manufacturing evidence.
send Hale to the Bible for study and thought.
accuse Hale of doing injustice by doing nothing.
- 14. Multiple Choice
In Act II of The Crucible Proctor believes that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft because
Elizabeth treated Abigail harshly.
Abigail wants to punish Proctor for rejecting her.
Abigail fears that Elizabeth will denounce her for seducing Proctor.
Abigail wants to distract attention from the episode in the woods.
- 15. Multiple Choice
If one does something avidly, one does it
eagerly.
shamefully
quickly.
reluctantly.
- 16. Multiple Choice
If one shows deference, one shows
ignorance.
disregard.
respect.
knowledge.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would most likely want to ameliorate conditions of injustice and inequality?
a dictator
a warrior
an electrical engineer
a social reformer
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the likeliest explanation for a case of extreme pallor?
too much exercise
love of outdoor sports
an aversion to sunlight
overindulgence in food
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