The Crucible
Test Review
In an allusion to the Bible, people “part like
the seas” for Abigail because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
Love and admire her.
Believe her to be honest.
Respect her devotion and faith.
Fear her power to accuse them
How does Elizabeth show that she understands
John at the end of The Crucible, Act IV?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She
She
life
She
live
She
does not plead to be present at his execution
knows honor is more important to him than his
demands that he confess so that they may both
asks that he forgive her for her lack of trust
Which of the following seems to foreshadow
the real cause of the frightening events
to come?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
What does the background information that
describes arguments about deeds and
boundaries in Act I prepare you for?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
By the end of Act Two, Reverend Hale has
begun to worry that
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
How does Ruth Putnam appear to be ill?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She
She
She
She
is coughing up excessive amounts of blood.
suffers from chills followed by high fevers.
hallucinates and believes that she can fly.
lies with eyes wide open but will not wake.
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
A.
B.
C.
D.
Asking Danforth to help her.
Saying that she regrets accusing innocent
people.
Asking Danforth for forgiveness.
Using her power to threaten him.
Why does Proctor think Abigail accuses his
wife of witchcraft in Act II?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to
to
to
to
show Salem how much power she has
make John pay for rejecting her
punish Elizabeth for firing her
distract attention from her own sins
Who claims, “My name is good in the village! I will
not have it said my name is soiled!”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
John
Elizabeth
Abigail
Parris
Although the original pilgrims appointed one
man as the head of their government,
the government in Salem was
intertwined with religion. This is called
A.
B.
C.
D.
an autocracy
a democracy
a theocracy
an isocracy
How does John Proctor respond to Abigail’s
advances?
A.
B.
C.
D.
“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.”
For whom has Reverend Parris sent to
confirm there are no unnatural causes in
Salem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Herrick
Hathorne
Hale
Danforth
Elizabeth urges John to go to Salem to
C.
Protect Mary Warren.
Tell the court that Abigail’s story is a hoax.
Announce publicly that he believes in witchcraft.
D.
Ask the court for forgiveness.
A.
B.
Why doesn’t Parris reveal what the girls were
doing in the woods?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What reason does Abigail give to Parris to
explain Betty’s condition?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She
She
She
She
is sick.
was frightened.
was bewitched.
is famished.
The Puritans had no ritual for this according
to the play?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What does Giles Corey tell Mr. Hale that
ends up convicting Martha Corey?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
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”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What did Abigail do that most frightens
Betty?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Who is supposedly seen flying over the
town?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Betty Parris
George Jacobs
Ruth Putnam
Mary Warren
Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty
may be bewitched because he
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What does Hale bring to help in his search
for witchcraft?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Books weighted heavy with authority
Holy water to cleanse the afflicted’s soul
A crucifix to frighten the evil spirits away
The Holy Bible
Why is the use of the phrase “out of her infinite
charity” to describe Abigail an example of
dramatic irony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What happens to John Proctor?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Why is Ann Putnam so jealous of Rebecca Nurse?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What does Tituba NOT say when she is
being accused of compacting with the
devil?
A.
B.
C.
D.
“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.”
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…
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
Why did Mrs. Putnam send Ruth to Tituba?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
Why was Abigail discharged from Goody
Proctor’s service?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Slovenliness
Harlotry
Incompetence
dishevelment
What eventually happens to Abigail Williams?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What does Abigail promise the girls if they do not
stick by their story of only dancing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Despite his efforts to win people to God,
Reverend Parris felt he was
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Elizabeth confesses all but which of the
following to John?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
In the movie, which scene was NOT based
on something that is actually in the play?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
Which situation in Act IV reflects the theme
that unjust use of the law destroys
communities?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
Considering Tituba’s state of mind when she began
naming names, what can you infer about her
motivation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Why does John Proctor go into town?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
When the witch trials begin, how do the
afflicted girls react in court?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Why did they press Giles Corey to death instead of
hanging him?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Why does Reverend Hale visit the Proctors
at their home?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to
to
to
to
arrest them for witchcraft
take their children from them
ascertain their Christian values
warn Elizabeth that she has been accused
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.
What does John finally do in court to try to prove
that Abigail cannot be trusted and is indeed
lying?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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
What is Mary’s motive in giving the “poppet” to
Elizabeth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Which idea about the play is applicable today?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
From whom does Abigail steal 31 pounds
before she vanishes from Salem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Proctor
Parris
Hale
Hathorne
Why is Elizabeth Proctor arrested?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
What saves Elizabeth from execution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She confesses.
She escapes.
She dies because of the unsanitary prison
conditions.
She is pregnant.
What happens when John convinces Mary Warren
to testify that the girls are only pretending?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
The first person accused of witchcraft was
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sarah Good
Sarah Osburn
Bridget Bishop
Tituba
When John Proctor says, “…now the little crazy
children are jangling the keys of the kingdom,”
what does he mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The judges are abusing their power.
The girls are controlling the town with their
accusations.
The children in town are running the local jail.
The townspeople will all soon be sent to heaven or
hell.
Whom does Mary accuse of witchcraft
A.
B.
C.
D.
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Giles Corey
In The Crucible, Act IV, what can the reader
infer from the situation in Andover,
where people have refused to cooperate
with the witchcraft court?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Andover is a community without law.
Andover is fighting the hysteria.
All Andover’s witches have fled.
Danforth will have to go to Andover.
Which phrases best describes Abigail
William’s character?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Impulsive and thoughtless
Naïve and timid
Proud and manipulative
Affectionate and vulnerable
How does Mrs. Putnam justify sending Ruth to
Tituba?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tituba promised to revive Mrs. Putnam’s dead
children
Mrs. Putnam didn’t think a little foolish “conjuring”
would do any harm
Mrs. Putnam thought it might help Ruth, who
seemed to be ailing
Mrs. Putnam feels she deserves to know why she
had to endure the deaths of seven children
Mrs. Putnam’s comments suggest that her
primary motivation in hunting witches is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Anger at having lost her children
Compassion for the two sick girls
Curiosity about the mysterious events in the
woods
Resentment of Rev. Parris
From the scene in which the girls are alone,
what can be inferred as the basis of
Abigail’s influence over the other girls?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Her beauty and cleverly crafted purity
Her social positions as the minister’s niece
Her charm and magnetic persuasiveness
Her use her early experiences to terrorize
them
Which theme is reflected by Proctor’s decision to
tear up the confession?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Personal honor determines the worth of one’s self.
Government authority can be resisted singlehandedly.
Forgiveness can be extended to the guilty as well as
the innocent.
The variability of justice is an evil in itself.
When Elizabeth says to Proctor, “The
magistrate sits in your heart that judges
you,” she means that Proctor
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Whom does Abigail say makes her laugh at
prayer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Betty
Elizabeth
John
Tituba
Which of the following is NOT a mistake that
led Hale to be suspicious of John and
Elizabeth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He helped build the church.
He has not been to church much lately.
His youngest son has not been baptized.
He cannot remember all ten
commandments.
Why does John Proctor bring Mary Warren
to court in Act III?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to
to
to
to
save Elizabeth from judgment
prove he does not believe in witches
prove that the court is not a just court
show that Parris is a fraud
Why is Elizabeth’s denial that John committed
lechery an example of dramatic irony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She says it to keep herself from being embarrassed
in public.
She says it because she does not know that he has
been unfaithful.
She says it to prove that Abigail is unimportant to
John.
She says it to protect John but ends up condemning
him.
Why does Mary Warren change her testimony and
join Abigail and the other girls?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She is tormented by Danforth’s questions and
accusations.
She is frightened when Abigail pretends to be
attacked by Mary’s spirit.
She is disgusted by Proctor’s admission of his
relationship with Abigail.
She is afraid that Abigail will no longer be her
friend.
In the following allusion why does Proctor call
Hale, “Pontius Pilate. God will not let you wash
your hands of this”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hale is presiding over this courtroom as a religious
adviser.
Hale cannot leave until he has exposed all vestiges
of witchcraft.
Hale is as much to blame for the hangings as
anyone in the town.
Hale is a sinner, too, and he has no right to point
his accusing finger at anyone else.
Which event provides the moment of climax
in The Crucible, Act IV?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Abigail’s disappearance from Salem.
Elizabeth’s appearance in John’s cell.
John’s refusal to sign the confession.
Parris’s plea to Elizabeth.
In The Crucible, Act IV, Danforth plans to execute
prisoners quickly. What theme is the author
suggesting about the author suggesting about
the use of law that might also be applied to
today’s world?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Justice is served by quick sentencing
Judges must act quickly in all cases.
The law is not always just.
Laws are made to be broken.
In Act I, how does Rev. Parris’s belief in the
supernatural affect his response to his
daughter’s illness?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He refuses to send for a doctor
He professes his faith that God will heal her
He seeks help from Rev. Hale.
He believes Abigail’s assertion that Betty
was not bewitched
What is the setting of Act II of The Crucible?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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 accuse people
The Salem meeting house, just before
Abigail’s trial
Which of the following sentences best describes
the relationships between John and Elizabeth
Proctor at the opening of Act II?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They
They
They
They
are warm and affectionate.
seem not to care about each other.
seem ill at ease together.
are hostile and bitter toward each other.
What is ironic about calling the confessions of
witchcraft “coming to God”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The confessions are made publicly, not in prayer.
The confessions are lies and therefore sins against
God.
The confessions confirm that sins against God have
been committed.
Confession saves the confessor from death, thereby
postponing the confessor’s “coming to God.”
Why does Proctor forget the commandment
forbidding adultery?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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.
Francis Nurse tells the judges that the girls are
frauds. Hathorne’s response is, “This is
contempt, sir, contempt!” What is this an
example of?
A.
B.
C.
D.
verbal irony
dramatic irony
Sarcasm
foreshadowing
The word crucible means
A.
B.
C.
D.
a
a
a
a
severe test or trial
severe lust for power
plot to perform witchcraft
chain on one’s soul
What logical fallacy can the audience infer from
Judge Hathorne’s questioning of Martha Corey
at the beginning of Act III?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The court is determined to uncover the truth at any
cost.
Martha Corey’s love of reading is the source of the
accusations against her.
The court presumes that anyone accused of
witchcraft is guilty.
Even the most respected citizens have come under
suspicion.
Why is Parris’s charge of conspiracy effective?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It gives a plausible explanation for the divisions in
the parish.
It appeals to Danforth’s fears of subversion.
It feeds Danforth’s sense of his own importance.
It plays on Danforth’s personal antagonism to ward
Giles Corey and Francis Nurse.
Which character represents the tactic of
making personal attacks on the integrity
of witnesses?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Herrick
Danforth
Hathorne
Parris
Which character represents the tactic of
making personal attacks on the integrity
of witnesses?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Herrick
Danforth
Hathorne
Parris
Why does the Proctor’s servant, Mary
Warren, go to Salem against their
wishes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She must see Dr. Griggs about the marks made on
her by their spirits.
She is needed to attend to Betty.
She seeks to confront Abigail about the lies she
tells.
She is an official of the court.
Parris hopes that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor
will confess because he believes that
A.
B.
C.
D.
Confession will save their souls from damnation.
Sparing their lives will prevent public rebellion.
Their confessions will confirm the justice of all the
trials and executions.
Their confessions will strengthen the faith of
doubting parishioners
Proctor’s determination to preserve his good name
speaks to the McCarthy era in that
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fear of persecution caused many to keep silent.
Laws were passed to prevent this kind of
persecution.
The Salem authorities act like communists.
Reputations were ruined by irresponsible
accusations.
After Proctor is taken off to execution, Parris urges
Elizabeth to go to her husband in order to
A.
B.
C.
D.
comfort him in his final moments.
Try once more to persuade him to confess.
Show that she believes the death sentence is just.
Make a last appeal to the mercy of the judges.
Why does the Proctor’s servant, Mary
Warren, go to Salem against their
wishes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She must see Dr. Griggs about the marks made on
her by their spirits.
She is needed to attend to Betty.
She seeks to confront Abigail about the lies she
tells.
She is an official of the court.