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Title: When Reverend Parris sees his daughter and other girls dancing, what does he conclude?

1
When Reverend Parris sees his daughter and other
girls dancing, what does he conclude?

C. The girls are engaging in witchcraft.

The girls are heathens
The girls are enjoying themselves
The girls are engaging in witchcraft
The girls have come under Titubas spell

2
Why does Reverend Parris fear the villagers
response to the rumor that his daughter has come
under a spell?

D. It could cost him his ministry and his
daughter, her life.

He fears the work of the devil.
It will upset the peaceful village.
It confirms his suspicions about his daughter.
It could cost him his ministry and his daughter
her life.

3
Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend John
Hale of Beverly?

C. Hale is an authority on witches.

They are good friends.
Hale attended Harvard.
Hale is an authority on witches.
He hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty.

4
What does the dialogue between Parris, Proctor,
Putnam, and Corey in which they disagree about
matters of money and real estate, emphasize?

C. The overall atmosphere of greed and
frustration

The Puritans have high moral standards.
The friendship between Parris and Proctor
The overall atmosphere of greed and frustration
Giles Coreys dominant position in their society

5
What conclusion can you draw about Abigails
discharge from the Proctors?

Abigail was a lazy servant.
Goody Proctor was a demanding employer.
Abigail left the Proctors on amicable terms.
Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between
her husband and Abigail.

D. Goody Proctor suspected the relationship
between her husband and Abigail

6
What did Reverend Hale first caution people about?

About the trials at Salem
Against views of learned men
Against being led by superstition
To keep their distance from Betty

C. Against being led by superstition

7
Why might Abigail accuse Tituba of conjuring the
Devil?

To remove suspicion from herself
Because she wants to tell the truth
Because she wants to help Betty get well
Because she wants Reverend Hale to like her

A. To remove suspicion from herself

8
At the close of Act 1, why does Reverend Hale
shout for the marshal to bring irons?

He has sighted the devil.
He wants to frighten the girls into confessing.
He is also caught up in the frenzy of
accusations.
He believes Tituba has come under the devils
spell.

C. He is also caught up in the frenzy of
accusations.

9
At the beginning of Act 2, why does Elizabeth
Proctor want her husband to go to Salem?

To charge Abigail as a fraud
To buy George Jacobs heifer
To find out about the trial proceedings
To bring Mary Warren back from court

A. To charge Abigail as a fraud

10
What is the real reason John Proctor avoids going
to Salem?

He thinks the proceedings are absurd.
He is afraid of leaving his sick wife.
He is busy sowing the fields and working the
farms.
He fears that Abigail will reveal their
adulterous affair.

D. He fears that Abigail will reveal their
adulterous affair.

11
Which of the following is NOT used as evidence
against Elizabeth Proctor?

She mumbles the Ten Commandments
She possesses a poppet with a needle in its belly
She says that Abigail must be ripped out of the
world.
Abigail discovers a needle in her own belly.

A. She mumbles the Ten Commandments

12
According to Elizabeth Proctor, what is the
motivation behind Abigails accusation against
her?

A desire for honesty and truth
Hysteria has gripped much of the village
A desire for Elizabeth to hang so that she can
marry John Proctor
A desire for revenge for being dismissed from the
Proctor household

C. A desire for Elizabeth to hang so that she
can marry John Proctor.

13
What does Reverend Hale mean when he says, if
Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothings left to
stop the whole green world from burning.

Rebecca Nurse has infected them all with her
witchery.
If Rebecca Nurse is a witch, then they are all
witches.
If someone who is truly moral and good can be
ruined by these proceedings then they all will be
ruined.
If Rebecca Nurse is found guilty, Salem and the
surrounding villages will burn to the ground.

C. If someone who is truly moral and good can be
ruined by these proceedings then they all will be
ruined.

14
In addition to telling that she stuck the needle
in the poppet, what else does Mary Warren confess
to John Proctor?

She knows that Elizabeth Proctor is not a witch.
She saw Abigail stick the needle in her own
stomach.
She knows the proceedings are a sham and
willingly returns to Salem.
She knows about the relationship between Abigail
and John Proctor.

D. She knows about the relationship between
Abigail and John Proctor.

15
What does Deputy Governor Danforth represent or
symbolize in the court?

Hope
Fair-minded law
Equal justice for all
All powerful authority

D. All powerful authority

16
Why does Proctor reject the compromise that would
grant his wife freedom for one year?

He does not want to upset Abigail.
He has a grander goal of overthrowing the court.
He no longer loves his wife and wants to see her
hang.
He realizes that he must also stand up for his
friends and their accused wives.

D. He realizes that he must also stand up for
his friends and their accused wives.

17
What happens when someone offers evidence that
questions the courts authority?

That person is hailed as a hero.
That person is thrown out of the court.
That person is then suspected of being a witch.
Evidence is recorded and considered by the court.

C. That person is then suspected of being a
witch.

18
What impact does Danforths argument that
witchcraft is an invisible crime have on
Proctors case?

It convinces Hale and Parris to turn against
Proctor.
It outlines the groundwork for Proctors
innocence.
It enables Danforth to refuse legal
representation for Proctor.
It confirms that the law is reasonable, even in
cases of invisible crime.

C. It enables Danforth to refuse legal
representation for Proctor.

19
In court, what does Danforth call what Proctor
has accused Abigail Williams of?

Murder
Practice witchcraft
Escape from Salem
Steal from Reverend Parris

A. Murder

20
Why might Mary Warrens accusation against
Proctor be interpreted as the climax of the play?

It resolves the main conflict of the play.
It introduces the plays main conflict.
It introduces the sequence of events yet to come.
It creates the point of greatest emotional
intensity.

D. It creates the point of greatest emotional
intensity.

21
What does Giles Corey believe is the motivation
behind Putnams accusations?

Puritan religious beliefs
A dislike for his neighbors
The acquisition of his neighbors land
The fear of other peoples differences

C. The acquisition of his neighbors lands.

22
Why does Mary Warren turn against Proctor and
accuse him of being the devils man?

She fears the power of the court.
She gathers her courage and tells the truth.
She greatly fears Abigails power and vengeance.
She doesnt believe Proctors accusation against
Abigail.

C. She greatly fears Abigails power and
vengeance.

23
What conclusion about the current life in Salem
can be drawn from the fact that orphans beg for
food and cows roam the streets?

A. The community is in a state of chaos.

The community is in a state of chaos.
Salem is no longer a farming community.
The trials have turned people toward witchcraft.
The witches in prison are casting spells on the
village.

24
Through her test of character, what has Elizabeth
learned about herself?

Her husband is truly a good man.
She is guilty of doing the devils work.
She was right to suspect her husbands loyalty.
Her cold heart was partly to blame for her
husbands infidelity.

D. Her cold heart was partly to blame for her
husbands infidelity.

25
Why does John Proctor retract his confession?

He wants to save his life.
It also condemns his friends as witches.
He does not want to disappoint Elizabeth.
He has learned that Giles Corey was pressed to
death.

B. It also condemns his friends as witches.

26
Why will Elizabeth, in the final scene, not plead
with her husband to confess?

She fears that they will hang her, too.
John refuses to hear what she has to say.
Even in the face of death, she cannot forgive
him.
She does not want to take away her husbands
chance for salvation.

D. She does not want to take away her husbands
chance for salvation.

27
What does Parris reluctantly tell Danforth about
Abigail?

She was indeed a fraud.
She has lied about accepting God.
She has stolen his money and run away.
She wished to make another statement before the
court.

C. She has stolen his money and run away.

28
Why does Danforth disagree with Hales request
for a postponement or pardon for the remaining
executions?

Danforth dislikes Hale.
The law must be respected.
It would bring Danforths character and power
into question.
Danforth is concerned about the reputations of
those already hanged.

C. It would bring Danforths character and power
into question.

29
What is Parriss position in Salem?

Governor
Judge
Minister
Bailiff

C. Minister

30
Before the play begins what did Parris catch his
daughter and the girls doing?

Trying to run away from home
Dancing in the forest
Reading Catholic tracts
Conducting a black mass in the church

B. Dancing in the forest

31
Why did Elizabeth fire Abigail?

Abigail was too proud
Abigail didnt work hard enough
Abigail was a prostitute.
Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor

D. Abigail was having an affair with John
Proctor.

32
Who has Parris asked to come to Salem?

Judge Danforth
Reverend Hale
Tituba
John Proctor

B. Reverend Hale

33
What is John Proctors chief complaint against
Parriss sermons?

They focus too much on fire, brimstone and
damnation.
They are too long.
They are heretical.
They are too short.

A. They focus too much on fire, brimstone and
damnation.

34
What does Mrs. Putnam blame on witchcraft?

Her husbands cancer
The death of seven of her children in infancy
Bad weather
Raids by the Indians

B. The death of seven of her children in infancy.

35
Who is the first person that Abigail claims
practiced witchcraft?

Tituba
John Proctor
Reverend Hale
Mary Warren

A. Tituba

36
What does Mary Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor
when she returns home from the trials?

A cake
A bonnet
A kiss
A little doll

D. A little doll

37
What news does Mary Warren bring from Salem?

Someone has accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.
The witch trials have ended.
Someone has accused John of witchcraft.
Reverend Hale is ill.

A. Someone has accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.

38
Which commandment does John Proctor forget when
Reverend Hale quizzes him?

Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Honor thy father and mother.
Thou shalt not covet.

B. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

39
Who do Ezekiel Cheever and Herrick, the marshal,
come to the Proctor home to arrest?

John Proctor
Reverend Hale
Mary Warren
Elizabeth Proctor

D. Elizabeth Proctor

40
To what does John Proctor convince Mary Warren to
testify?

That the girls are only pretending to be
possessed.
That Abigail is a witch
That Hale is a warlock
That he and Abigail slept together

A. That the girls are only pretending to be
possessed.

41
Who is in charge of the court?

Giles Corey
Danforth
Hale
Parris

B. Danforth

42
Why will Elizabeth not be hanged if she is found
guilty?

Because she is a woman
Because Puritans do not allow capital punishment
Because she is pregnant
Because John Proctor is well respected

C. Because she is pregnant

43
On what charge is Giles Corey arrested?

Witchcraft
Murder
Contempt of court
Slander

C. Contempt of court

44
What happens if an indictment is given against
you?

You are sworn to give testimony for a defendant.
You are required by law to seek legal
representation.
You are legally accused of a legally punishable
act.

C. You are legally accused of a legally
punishable act.

45
When Mary Warren testifies against them, what do
Abigail and the other girls do?

They all confess.
They attack her.
They claim that Mary is bewitching them.
They claim that John Proctor has bewitched Mary.

C. They claim that Mary is bewitching them.

46
What does John Proctor do in his desperate
attempt to foil Abigail?

He tells the court about his affair with her.
He accuses her of witchcraft.
He tries to kill her.
He tells the court that Abigail is a man dressed
as a woman.

A. He tells the court about his affair with her.

47
Who is brought in to corroborate John Proctors
claim about Abigail?

Rebecca Nurse
Elizabeth Proctor
Mary Warren
Reverend Parris

B. Elizabeth Proctor

48
What does Elizabeth do when she is called upon to
testify?

Keeps silent
Tells the truth
Tells a lie
Kills herself

C. Tells a lie

49
What does the court do with John Proctor?

It frees him and sends him home.
It orders him stoned to death.
It exiles him to Maine.
It arrests and tries him for witchcraft.

D. It arrests and tries him for witchcraft.

50
When John Proctor is facing death, what does Hale
urge him to do?

Kill himself
Blame someone else
Confess, even though he is innocent
Refuse to confess

C. Confess, even though he is innocent

51
Why does Proctor retract his confession?

Because the officials will use it to ruin his
name and convict others.
Because Hale asks him to
Because new evidence has come to light
Because Abigail confesses

A. Because the officials will use it to ruin his
name and convict others.

52
What does Abigail do at the end of the play?

She kills herself.
She flees Salem after robbing her uncle.
She is hanged.
She asks Johns forgiveness and that he flee with
her

B. She flees Salem after robbing her uncle.

53
What ultimately happens to John Proctor?

He is freed.
He kills himself.
He escapes and flees with Abigail.
He is hanged.

D. He is hanged.

54
Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend
Parris?

She is having an affair with him.
She is his servant.
She is his niece.
She is his illegitimate daughter.

C. She is his niece and her parents were killed
by Indians.

55
Which of the characters is NOT condemned for
witchery?

Rebecca Nurse
Giles Corey
Bridget Bishop
John Proctor

B. Giles Corey

56
Why does Reverend Parris wish to spare Proctor?

He fears for his life if a respected man is
hanged.
He is convinced that Proctor is innocent.
He wishes to tear down the court.
He wants revenge against Abigail.

A. He fears for his life if a respected man is
hanged.

57
What is significant when Hale says, The devil is
precise the marks of his presence are definite
as stone.

It is ironic because Hale is using unclear marks
to define the devils presence.
It shows that Mary is prideful who thinks herself
more superior than the Proctors.
It foreshadows Giles Coreys death by stoning.
It is a threat that Parris uses against Proctor
for opposing him.

A. It is ironic because Hale is using unclear
marks to define the devils presence.

58
Which of the following did NOT occur during the
dancing?

Tituba attempted to conjure Ruth Putnams
sisters.
Mercy Lewis danced naked.
Abigail Williams drank a charm to kill Goody
Proctor.
Susanna Walcott murdered a frog and a rabbit for
Titubas spell.

D. Susana Walcott murdered a frog and a rabbit
for Titubas spell.

59
What is NOT significant about the line, More
weight.

Giles chooses his death, sacrificing himself to
spare others.
Danforth believes that Giles will admit to
witchery if placed under greater torture.
Elizabeth gives this example of a friend who
sacrificed himself for a greater good.
Giles dies by refusing to answer questions so he
is not excommunicated and dies a Christian.

B. Danforth believes that Giles will admit to
witchery if placed under greater torture.

60
Which of the following characters does NOT
support John Proctors decision to falsely admit
to witchcraft?

Reverend Hale
Elizabeth Proctor
Deputy Governor Danforth
Reverend Parris

C. Deputy Governor Danforth

61
Why do many of the accused admit to witchcraft?

They can accuse others of the same crime
They are forced to admit under torture.
They actually are witches.
They guarantee that they will not be executed.

D. They guarantee that they will not be executed.

62
Which of the following is NOT a complaint that
Proctor has against Reverend Parris?

Parris demands too much, such as the right to his
house.
Parris reaches out for land at the expense of his
neighbors.
Parris focuses on hell and damnation in his
services.
Parris wastes the churchs money on extravagant
items.

B. Parris reaches out for land at the expense of
his neighbors.

63
To whom does Proctor refer when he says, Your
justice would freeze beer?

Thomas Putnam
Elizabeth Proctor
Deputy Governor Danforth
Reverend Parris

B. Elizabeth Proctor

64
What grudge do the Putnams NOT have against the
Nurses?

The Nurses opposed the Putnams choice for
minister.
Rebecca has never lost a child or grandchild,
while the Putnams have lost all but one.
The Nurses and their allies broke away from Salem
to form a new community.
The Nurses own land that the Putnams want.

C. The Nurses and their allies broke away from
Salem to form a new community.

65
What is the significance of the line, What
victory would the devil have to win a soul
already bad?

It shows that Parris suspects everybody of
witchcraft.
It foreshadows that charges against respectable
citizens.
It foreshadows Putnams charge against George
Jacobs.
It is ironic, for the speaker is a lost soul
charging others with villainy.

D. It is ironic, for the speaker is a lost soul
charging others with villainy.

66
What is the likely reason that Old Giles cannot
say his prayers?

He is easily frightened.
He is forgetful and barely knows his prayers.
Rebecca Nurse sent her spirit out against him.
His wifes reading distracts him from saying his
prayers.

D. His wifes reading distracts him from saying
his prayers.

67
What is the significance of the line, Theology,
sir, is a fortress no crack in a fortress may be
accounted small.

Shows the arrogance of the court in believing
itself infallible.
Shows that Hale is fixed on minor details.
Shows that any person may be suspected of
witchcraft for any small fault
Shows the hypocrisy of Parris, who himself has
major flaws.

C. Shows that any person may be suspected of
witchcraft for any small fault.

68
The Crucible is an allegorical tale that
relates to which contemporary event for Arthur
Miller?

The Holocaust
The Nuremberg Trials
The McCarthy Hearings
The Starr Report

C. The McCarthy Hearings

69
Which of the following is NOT evidence used by
Hale against the Proctors?

The failure of their children to be baptized
Mary Warrens poppet
Johns affair with Abigail Williams
The Proctors absence from church

C. Johns affair with Abigail Williams

70
Which of the following is NOT matched to the
person whom he/she accuses of witchcraft?

Tituba Sarah Good
Ann Putnam Rebecca Nurse
Abigail Williams Elizabeth Proctor
Betty Parris George Jacobs

A. Tituba Sarah Good

71
Which character is compared to Pontius Pilate?

Thomas Putnam
Reverend John Hale
Giles Corey
Reverend Samuel Parris

B. Reverend John Hale

72
Which of the following is NOT matched to their
motive for promoting the witchcraft trials?

John Hathorne Superstition
Abigail Williams Lust
Thomas Putnam Greed
Samuel Parris Paranoia

A. John Hathorne Supersition

73
What is significant about Danforths support for
Proctors confession?

It shows that he will bend the rules whenever it
suits him.
It shows that he knows there are no witches in
Salem.
It shows that his interest is in preserving the
court and not in actual justice.
It shows that he has turned against Putnam and
Parris.

C. It shows that his interest is in preserving
the court and not in actual justice.

74
Which character proclaims that Abigail Williams
should be ripped out of the world.

Samuel Parris
Elizabeth Proctor
John Hale
John Proctor

B. Elizabeth Proctor

75
Which line best represents Elizabeth Proctors
view in the trials?

I cannot think the devil may own a womans soul
when she keeps an upright way.
The shining sun is up, and them that fear not
light will surely praise it.
If Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothings left
to stop the whole green world from burning.
Remember, until an hour before the devil fell,
God thought him beautiful in Heaven.

A. I cannot think the devil may own a womans
soul when she keeps an upright way.

76
What is significant about Giles Coreys charge
against Thomas Putnam?

It illustrates the theme of the a division
between public and private.
It is ironic for Corey condemns Putnam by giving
evidence that is hearsay, while equally invalid
evidence is used to condemn people for
witchcraft.
It illustrates the theme of the novel of passing
blame from one character to another.
It is ironic for Corey charges Putnam with a
crime for which Corey is guilty.

B. It is ironic for Corey condemns Putnam by
giving evidence that is heresay, while equally
invalid evidence is used to condemn people for
witchcraft.

77
What is significant about the line, before the
laws of God we are as swine. We cannot read his
will.

It shows Proctors contempt for the intellectual
abilities of men.
It is ironic, for Danforth believes that we can
read Gods will, or else he would not condemn
people for witchcraft.
It demonstrates the change in Hale, for at the
beginning of the play, he believed that he could
find any supernatural activities.
When Elizabeth argues this, it shows that she
does not want John to confess.

C. It demonstrates the change in Hale, for at
the beginning of the play, he believed that he
could find any supernatural activities.

78
I think, sometimes, the man dreams cathedrals,
not clapboard meeting houses. To which character
does this refer?

Reverend Hale
Thomas Putnam
John Proctor
Reverend Parris

D. Reverend Parris

79
What is the explanation for Mary Warrens ability
to faint in court?

She was afflicted by the witches who sent out
their spirits to harm her.
She was afflicted with the same illness as Betty
Parris that caused delusions and loss of
consciousness.
She could faint because she was caught up in the
excitement and commotion in court.
She can faint at will, and used this to make
herself believable.