Crucible Final Exam

Which of the following statements reflect Parris' motives in Act I for investigating the rumors of witchcraft among the village girls?

He wants to determine the cause of his daughter's unresponsiveness.

Elizabeth feels that Abigail accuses her of being a witch because Abigail

 

wants to get rid of Elizabeth so she can have John for herself.

At the end of Act I, the situational conflict is establish when the person whom Abigail blamed is questioned...and then is given a path to save self by returning to God and pointing to others as witches. 

The others, witnessing this route to avoid accusation, do what?

Identify others as witches.

At the beginning of Act II, what is the likely cause for Elizabeth's reaction in the following stage direction:

He gets up, goes to her, kisses her.  She receives it.  With a certain disappointment, he returns to the table.

She has been hurt and questions the sincerity and motive behind her husband's gesture.

Which Commandment does Proctor forget to list when questioned by Hale?

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

John's reluctance and hesitation to act when Elizabeth encourages his to travel to Salem to share what he knows about the girls' false testimony introduces

his inner conflict

The mention of other people being accused of being witches, the daily absence of Mary Warren from her household duties, news that Elizabeth's name has been mentioned in court, and Elizabeth's accusation all serve as elements in which part of the plot?

rising action

Which of the following lines from the end of Act II best anticipates the climax?

It is a Providence and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now

The accusation of Elizabeth leads Proctor first to attempt which method of freeing her?

Pressing Mary Warren to reveal the girls are lying

A key theme of the play surfaces when Proctor points out to the judges the oddity of so many woman living with "upright [reputations]" with no accusations until the girls named them.

Parris counters by referring to Cain as a righteous man who nonetheless killed his brother.  Proctor points out that God revealed that truth, but humans (the girls) are the sole source of the accusations.

What theme does this reveal?

The hypocrisy of supposed righteous people judging the guilt of others

What does Proctor mean when he exclaims, "How do you call Heaven!  Whore!  Whore!"?

He is upset that Abigail would insincerely call to God for help while bearing false testimony.

The climax of Proctor's inner conflict occurs when

he reveals his adultery.

Proctor considers that facing his hanging without a confession would be a "fraud" for he is not a "saint."  What does he mean by this?

Failure to confess implies that he has no sin; he knows he has sinned.

Which of the following is NOT true about the resolution of the play?

Proctor lets go of his anger and forgives those responsible for his death