The Crucible

1. The Crucible Test Review

2. In an allusion to the Bible, people “part like the seas” for Abigail because they • Love and admire her. • Believe her to be honest. • Respect her devotion and faith. • Fear her power to accuse them

3. How does Elizabeth show that she understands John at the end of The Crucible, Act IV? • She does not plead to be present at his execution • She knows honor is more important to him than his life • She demands that he confess so that they may both live • She asks that he forgive her for her lack of trust

4. Which of the following seems to foreshadow the real cause of the frightening events to come? • Parris’s concern over firewood • Parris’s call for Reverend Hale • the relationship between Goody Osburn and Giles • the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor

5. What does the background information that describes arguments about deeds and boundaries in Act I prepare you for? • Reverend Parris’s anger over not being given firewood. • The real story about what went on with the girls in the woods. • John Proctor’s attempt to deny his lust for Abigail. • Putnam’s and Proctor’s disagreement over a piece of land

6. By the end of Act Two, Reverend Hale has begun 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.

7. How does Ruth Putnam appear to be ill? • She is coughing up excessive amounts of blood. • She suffers from chills followed by high fevers. • She hallucinates and believes that she can fly. • She lies with eyes wide open but will not wake.

8. When Abigail says to Danforth, “Think you be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware of it!” she is • Asking Danforth to help her. • Saying that she regrets accusing innocent people. • Asking Danforth for forgiveness. • Using her power to threaten him.

9. Why does Proctor think Abigail accuses his wife of witchcraft in Act II? • to show Salem how much power she has • to make John pay for rejecting her • to punish Elizabeth for firing her • to distract attention from her own sins

10. Who claims, “My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled!”? • John • Elizabeth • Abigail • Parris

11. Although the original pilgrims appointed one man as the head of their government, the government in Salem was intertwined with religion. This is called • an autocracy • a democracy • a theocracy • an isocracy

12. How does John Proctor respond to Abigail’s advances? • “I’ve come five mile to see you.” • “It is a whore’s vengeance you seek on me. I’ll not waste another moment on you.” • “Your witchcraft will ne’er take hold on me again, Abigail.” • “I will cut my hand off before I ever reach for you again.”

13. For whom has Reverend Parris sent to confirm there are no unnatural causes in Salem? • Herrick • Hathorne • Hale • Danforth

14. Elizabeth urges John to go to Salem to • Protect Mary Warren. • Tell the court that Abigail’s story is a hoax. • Announce publicly that he believes in witchcraft. • Ask the court for forgiveness.

15. Why doesn’t Parris reveal what the girls were doing in the woods? • Betty pleads with her father that they shall not venture in the woods or dance ever again. • He fears the girls will be publicly whipped for dancing. • He is afraid that he will be ruined in the town of Salem. • Since Abigail admits to the dancing and conjuring, he feels it’s unnecessary.

16. What reason does Abigail give to Parris to explain Betty’s condition? • She is sick. • She was frightened. • She was bewitched. • She is famished.

17. The Puritans had no ritual for this according to the play? • The exorcising of demonic spirits. • The washing away of one’s sins. • The communion with Christ’s body and blood. • The baptizing of those who are saved.

18. What does Giles Corey tell Mr. Hale that ends up convicting Martha Corey? • She refuses to let him pray with her. • She often mumbles as she goes about her housework. • She reads strange books and hides them from him. • She often wanders out in the black of night.

19. In Act II, Hale is in shock when the beloved Rebecca Nurse is accused. What does he mean when he alludes to the Devil, saying that: “an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven”? • Beauty and goodness are not the same. • God’s will is not for humans to know. • Evil can masquerade as good. • God’s opinions are unimportant.

20. What did Abigail do that most frightens Betty? • She forces Betty to dance naked in the woods. • She slaps Betty and shakes her violently. • She makes her venture into the dark forest. • She drinks blood in a spell to kill Goody Proctor.

21. Who is supposedly seen flying over the town? • Betty Parris • George Jacobs • Ruth Putnam • Mary Warren

22. Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty may be bewitched because he • Fears that Betty’s reputation will be destroyed. • Knows that the idea of witchcraft will cause mass hysteria. • Fears that his enemies will destroy his reputation. • Firmly believes that witches do not exist.

23. What does Hale bring to help in his search for witchcraft? • Books weighted heavy with authority • Holy water to cleanse the afflicted’s soul • A crucifix to frighten the evil spirits away • The Holy Bible

24. Why is the use of the phrase “out of her infinite charity” to describe Abigail an example of dramatic irony? • The audience is unaware of Abigail’s true character. • The audience is completely aware of Abigail’s true character. • The audience realizes that Abigail has become a better person. • The audience expects Abigail to accuse Mary of witchcraft.

25. What happens to John Proctor? • He is freed from prison but convicted of adultery. • He runs away with Abigail. • He confesses to witchcraft, but recants his story and is hanged. • He tries to escape from prison but is shot before he gets away.

26. Why is Ann Putnam so jealous of Rebecca Nurse? • Rebecca is more well-respected in the community. • Rebecca is more wealthy and owns more land. • Rebecca has never lost a child or grandchild. • Rebecca has always been more popular and beautiful.

27. What does Tituba NOT say when she is being accused of compacting with the devil? • “I signed my name in blood in the Devil’s black book.” • “He bid me kill you, Mr. Parris.” • “I love God with all my bein’.” • “I don’t desire to hurt little children.”

28. This passage is from the background information at the opening of Act I. How does this information prepare you? Long-held hatreds of neighbors could now be openly expressed, and vengeance taken, despite the Bible’s charitable injunctions. Land-lust which had been expressed before by consatant bickering over boundries and deeds, could now be elevated to the arena of morality… • Putnam arguing with Proctor about a piece of land to which both men lay claim • Reverend Parris complaining about his slavery • Abigail’s reluctance to tell the truth about what happened in the woods • Abigail’s dismissal from service in the Proctor household

29. Why did Mrs. Putnam send Ruth to Tituba? • To seek information about the alleged conjuring in the woods • To protect Ruth from the afflictions that had struck the other girls • To conjure up a potion so that Ruth’s love would marry her • To find out from her dead sisters and brothers who had murdered them

30. Why was Abigail discharged from Goody Proctor’s service? • Slovenliness • Harlotry • Incompetence • dishevelment

31. What eventually happens to Abigail Williams? • She is convicted as an adulteress and imprisoned, but she later escapes and disappears. • She steals money from Parris’s strongbox and flees from Salem. • She helps John escape from his jail cell, and they secure passage on a ship and run away. • She confesses to lying about being witched and is publicly beaten for her crime.

32. What does Abigail promise the girls if they do not stick by their story of only dancing? • She promises to make them sorry and threatens to do them harm. • She promises to ruin their reputations in the village. • She promises to see them hang from the gallows. • She promises that they will never have another friend as long as they shall live.

33. Despite his efforts to win people to God, Reverend Parris felt he was • The laughing stock of the community. • Persecuted everywhere he went. • Idolized by those who recognized his zeal for God. • Incapable of continuing his ministerial position in Salem.

34. Elizabeth confesses all but which of the following to John? • She kept a cold house. • She had suspicion in her heart. • She hated him for having an affair with Abigail. • She never thought herself worthy of such a man as he.

35. In the movie, which scene was NOT based on something that is actually in the play? • The dancing in the woods. • Giles Corey being pressed to death • Abigail seeing Mary as a yellow bird • Abigail tempting John to run away with her

36. Which situation in Act IV reflects the theme that unjust use of the law destroys communities? • Cows have no farmers to care for them. • Abigail and Mercy disappear from sight. • Tituba plans to visit Barbados. • Hale wishes for Rebecca’s confession

37. Considering Tituba’s state of mind when she began naming names, what can you infer about her motivation? • She was afraid of Reverend Hale and thought naming names would save her form punishment. • She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburn in the forest and wanted to tell the truth. • She was confused and was talking about a dream she once had. • She didn’t like the women she named, and she hoped they’d be punished.

38. Why does John Proctor go into town? • To confront Abigail and tell her if she accuses his wife that it will be the end of her. • To meet Abigail for one last tryst together. • To testify in court that he is innocent to witchcraft. • To confront the court about their unfair practices and punishments.

39. When the witch trials begin, how do the afflicted girls react in court? • They act as if they grow faint or cold, or they see something. • They act blind or deaf. • They act as if they can fly. • They wander about the courtroom pointing fingers at their tormentors.

40. Why did they press Giles Corey to death instead of hanging him? • He confessed to witchcraft but not to whom else conspired with the Devil. • He would answer neither aye nor nay to their questions. • He angered Judge Danforth when he confronted him on the merits of the law. • He refused to tell whether Putnam had conspired with the Devil or not.

41. Why does Reverend Hale visit the Proctors at their home? • to arrest them for witchcraft • to take their children from them • to ascertain their Christian values • to warn Elizabeth that she has been accused

42. Why did the girls go into the woods in the first place A. To beat Ruth Putnam B. To meet their boyfriends C. To cast a spell to make the boys fall in love with them D. To go skinny-dipping in the lake.

43. What does John finally do in court to try to prove that Abigail cannot be trusted and is indeed lying? • He shows them a letter she had written to him. • He admits to them that he has “known” her and that she is a whore. • He has Giles produce a sworn statement from 91 people. • None of the above

44. What is Mary’s motive in giving the “poppet” to Elizabeth? • She wants to make friends with Elizabeth. • She wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl. • She wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth’s house. • She wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her.

45. Which idea about the play is applicable today? • Superstitions of colonial America are no longer an issue. • Belief in the supernatural is ipso facto dangerous. • Government is overly concerned with religious issues. • Fear and superstition can lead to perversions of justice.

46. From whom does Abigail steal 31 pounds before she vanishes from Salem? • Proctor • Parris • Hale • Hathorne

47. Why is Elizabeth Proctor arrested? • Mary Warren accused Elizabeth. • Abigail accused Elizabeth of sending out her spirit to attack her with a needle. • She is accused of witchcraft for causing Ann Putnam’s babies to die at birth. • She is accused by her husband of neglecting her wifely duties.

48. What saves Elizabeth from execution? • She confesses. • She escapes. • She dies because of the unsanitary prison conditions. • She is pregnant.

49. What happens when John convinces Mary Warren to testify that the girls are only pretending? • The girls turn against Mary and name her as a witch. • Mary commits suicide rather than face Abigail in court. • Mary steals enough money and flees from Salem. • Mary collapses in the courtroom and cannot be awakened.

50. The first person accused of witchcraft was • Sarah Good • Sarah Osburn • Bridget Bishop • Tituba