The Crucible, Acts 1-4 Test
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Who worked as a servant for the Proctors?
Mary Warren
Abigail drinks a charm in hopes of killing this person.
Elizabeth Proctor
Who was brought in to disprove the presence of witches in Salem?
Reverend Hale
Who is the minister in Salem whose daughter is sick at the beginning of Act 1?
Reverend Parris
Who gave Elizabeth Proctor the poppet that caused so much distress?
Mary Warren
Who really stuck the pin in the poppet?
Abigail Williams
How could John and Elizabeth Proctor's relationship be described?
cold and distant
How could a person accused of witchcraft save their own life?
By confessing and asking for forgiveness
Who accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft?
Abigail Williams
Which old, respected woman was accused of witchcraft in Act 2 and hanged in Act 4?
Rebecca Nurse
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth in Act 3?
She is pregnant.
Why is Francis Nurse terrified when Danforth insists on questioning the people who signed his petition?
He promised the people that no harm would come to those who signed the petition.
What does Hathorne ask Mary Warren to do to "test" whether she is telling the truth about not being under the devil's spell?
He asks her to faint.
What secret does Proctor eventually confess about himself?
He had an affair with Abigail.
Why does Elizabeth Proctor refrain from telling Danforth that Abigail was a harlot in Act 3?
She wants to save John Proctor's reputation, and she fears he may be hanged for adultery if she tells.
Why is Giles Corey arrested?
He refuses to name the person who accused Putnam of stealing land.
Proctor confesses to seeing the devil in Act 4, but what does he do?
He rips up his confession.
Who comes back because "he has blood on his hands." He wants to try and save John and the others from being hanged.
Reverend Hale
Why is Reverend Hale sad and uneasy towards the end of the play?
He realizes this whole ordeal could have been stopped by him in the beginning.
Why was Elizabeth ultimately proud of John Proctor?
He did what she wanted him to do; He did not confess.
Why won't Proctor say he saw anyone with the devil?
He doesn't want to spoil their names.
Where does Tituba say she and Sarah are going in Act 4?
to Barbados
Where are the confessions hung?
On the church door
In the beginning, why is John Proctor angry with Parris?
He thinks he is more concerned about money than preaching.
What action started the idea of witchcraft?
The girls dancing in the woods
What does Elizabeth urge her husband to tell the court?
That the girls are pretending
What does John Proctor convince Mary Warren to testify?
That everything is fake.
What do the girls do when Mary Warren testifies against them?
They repeat everything she says.
What happens to Abigail at the end of the play?
She runs away with Mercy Lewis.
What happens to Giles Corey?
He is pressed (with stones) to death.
When asked to recite the Ten Commandments, which one does John Proctor forget?
adultery
Where is Tituba from?
Barbados
Why do Abigail and Tituba start naming names?
To save themselves
Why does John tear up his confession?
He doesn't want to be known as a witch; doesn't want to dishonor the other prisoner's decisions; and he wants his family to be proud.
Why does Reverend Hale want John to confess?
To save his life
Why is Martha Corey arrested?
reading books; accused of cursing the neighbor's pigs
Why will Elizabeth not be hanged right away if she is found guilty?
She is pregnant.
The Crucible can be considered to be an extended metaphor of what?
The events in the late 1940s and early 1950s involving fear of communism.
What is one theme of The Crucible?
That fear and suspicion are infectious and can turn into mass hysteria.
Which book is alluded to throughout The Crucible?
The Bible
What is a logical fallacy?
an idea or argument that appears logical though it is based on a completely faulty premise
What is verbal irony?
when a character says one thing but means something quite different
What development causes Mary Warren to recant her confession and rejoin Abigail and the other girls?
Abigail's pretending to be attacked by Mary's spirit.