Crucible Act 2
Formative
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1 At the beginning of Act 2, Elizabeth
Proctor wants her husband to go to
Salem because she wants him to
a charge Abigail as a fraud
b find out about the trial proceedings
2 The real reason John Proctor avoids
going to Salem is that he
a is busy sowing the fields and working the farm
b fears that Abigail will reveal their adulterous
affair.
3 Which of the following is not used as
evidence against Elizabeth Proctor?
a She mumbles the Ten Commandments.
b She possesses a puppet with a needle in its
belly.
c She says that Abigail “must be ripped out of
the world.”
d Abigail discovers a needle in her own belly.
4) According to Elizabeth Proctor, the
motivation behind Abigail’s accusation
against her is Abigail’s
a desire for Elizabeth to hang so that she can
marry John Proctor.
b desire for revenge for being dismissed from
the Proctor household.
5 What is a crucible?
a A cross.
b A spell used by witches.
c A container in which metals are burned at high
temperatures to burn off impurities;
d A Puritan home.
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6 Why does Proctor dislike Parris?
a He thinks Parris’ sermons are not long enough.
b Proctor’s brother-in-law wanted the job as
minister in the town, and Parris got the
position.
c He is envious of Parris’s golden candlesticks
and wishes to assume his place as rightful
minister of Salem.
d Proctor despises what he sees as Parris’
outrageous hypocrisy and greed.
7 At the beginning of Act 2, what is the
relationship between John and Elizabeth like?
a John is Elizabeth’s brother-in-law.
b The relationship between John and Elizabeth
is tense and strained.
c John will not quit talking about Abigail and his
love for her.
d Elizabeth does not know that John had an
affair, and so she still “in the dark.”
8 What will happen if the accused do
not confess?
a If the accused do not confess, they will be
hanged.
b If they do not confess, they will never be
forgiven.
c They will have to go to Witches Anonymous
d If the accused do not confess, they will be
asked to leave the town.
9 Why is Elizabeth cold toward John?
a He doesn’t like the way she treats his poppets.
b She can’t forgive his indiscretion with Abigail.
C She can’t forgive John for having an affair with
Wynona Ryder.
10 How has Mary’s personality changed
since her involvement in the court?
a As an official of the court she makes poppets
that may be used as evidence.
b Mary used to be timid and shy, but is now
openly defiant of her employer.
c Elizabeth mentions that she is now as timid as
a mouse.
Crucible Act 3
formative
1 What does Deputy Governor
Danforth represent or symbolize in
court?
a equal justice for all
b all-powerful authority
2 Proctor rejects the compromise that
would grant his wife freedom for one year
because he
a has a grander goal of overthrowing the court.
b realizes that he must also stand up for his
friends and their accused wives
3 When someone offers evidence that questions
the court’s authority, the
a person is then suspected of being a witch.
b evidence is recorded and considered by the
court.
4 When Danforth asks Elizabeth why she dismissed
Abigail as their servant, Elizabeth
a refuses to answer because she doesn't want
John to appear guilty
b tells Danforth the truth
c lies about the real reason, not knowing John
has confessed
5 In court, Proctor accuses Abigail Williams of
what Danforth calls a marvelous cool plot to
a murder.
b practice witchcraft.
6 Abigail claims that she sees Mary's spirit
descending on them. Mary Warren is so
weakened by this and the girls' mimicking that
she finally
a takes back her testimony against Abigail
b confesses to dancing in the woods
c confesses that she is in love with John Proctor
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7 What does John Proctor do in a desperate
attempt to foil(stop) Abigail?
a He accuses her of witchcraft.
b He tells the court about his affair with her.
c He tries to kill her.
8 Elizabeth will not be hanged
immediately if she is found guilty.
Why not?
a Because John Proctor is well respected
b Because she is a woman
c Because she said she is pregnant
9 How does John respond when he
hears that Elizabeth said she is
pregnant?
a It is pretense (a lie)!
b It must be true. She would never lie.
c The devil is making her say that!
10 When Mary Warren testifies against
Abigail and the girls, how do they
respond?
a They confess!
b “Mary Warren must be ripped out of the
world!”
c They claim Mary Warren is bewitching them.
Crucible Act 4
formative
1 What conclusion about current life in Salem can
be drawn from the fact that orphans beg for food
and cows roam in the streets?
a The community is in a state of chaos.
b Salem is no longer a farming community.
c The trials have turned people toward witchcraft.
d The witches are being placed in museums
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2 Through her test of character, Elizabeth has
learned that
a her husband is truly a good man.
b she is guilty of doing the Devil’s work.
c she was right to suspect her husband’s loyalty.
d her cold heart was partly to blame for her
husband’s infidelity.
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3 John Proctor retracts his confession because
a he wants to save his life
b it also condemns his friends as witches
c he does not want to disappoint Elizabeth
d he has learned that Giles Corey was pressed to
death
4 In the final scene, Elizabeth will not ask her
husband to confess because
a she fears that they will hang her too.
b John refuses to hear what she has to say.
c even in the face of death, she cannot forgive him.
d she does not want to take away her husband’s
chance for salvation
5 Why does Reverend Hale try to get the
prisoners to confess?
a If they confess they will be released from jail.
b He is mad at Judge Danforth and he wants to
overthrow the court
c He wants them to admit their guilt.
6 Why are Danforth and Hathorne so intent
on getting John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse
to confess?
a If they confess, other people in jail will confess
too.
b Nurse and Proctor are the “ring leaders.”
c They are tired of them bewitching everybody.
7 What does Reverend Parris say has
happened to his niece, Abigail?
a She was burned at the stake in Boston
b She stole his money and ran away
c She is “sleeping with the fishes”
8 What happened to Giles Corey?
a He became involved in more pressing issues
and he wrote a book about his new
adventures
b He had a crush on Abigail and ran away with
her.
c He would not give up the names of the people
on the affidavit and he was pressed to death
by stones.
9 Why does John Proctor decide to rip
his warrant to pieces?
a Too many spelling errors
b He doesn’t want anybody to know where the
secret treasure is buried.
c He would rather die for honesty than be free
for a lie
10 What does Elizabeth think about
John’s decision to tear up the warrant?
a “It’s your warrant. Tear it up for all I care!”
b She believes that he has found his goodness
and is a at piece with his decision.
c He should have thrown it into the recycling bin
instead of littering
d She is heartbroken and pleads with the judges
to take pity on him.