The Crucible Quizzes

The Crucible Quiz 1

1 Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris?
She is his niece.

She is his servant.

She is his illegitimate daughter.

She is having an affair with him.
2 Which of these characters is not condemned for witchery?
Giles Corey

Bridget Bishop

John Proctor

Rebecca Nurse
3 Why does Reverend Parris wish to spare Proctor?
He wants to have revenge against Abigail.

He is convinced that Proctor is innocent.

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

He wishes to tear down the court.
4 "The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone." What is the significance of this line?
It is a veiled threat that Reverend Parris uses against Proctor for opposing him.

It is ironic, for Reverend Hale is using ambiguous marks to define the devil's presence.

It foreshadows Giles Corey's death by stoning.

It shows that Mary Warren is a prideful girl who thinks herself the superior of the Proctors.
5 Which of the following did not occur during the dancing?
Abigail Williams drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor.

Mercy Lewis danced naked.

Susanna Walcott murdered a frog and a rabbit for Tituba's spell.

Tituba attempted to conjure Ruth Putnam's sisters.
6 "More weight." What of the following is not significant about this line?
Giles chooses his death, sacrificing himself to spare others.

Because Giles dies by refusing to answer questions, he is not excommunicated and dies a Christian.

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

Elizabeth mentions this to John as he decides whether or not to admit to witchcraft, serving as an example of a friend who sacrificed himself for a greater good.
7 Which of the following characters does not support John Proctor's decision to falsely admit to witchcraft?
Deputy Governor Danforth

Reverend Parris

Elizabeth Proctor

Reverend Hale
8 Why do many of the accused admit to witchcraft?
By admitting to witchcraft they can accuse others of the same crime.

They are actually witches.

They are forced to admitting to witchcraft under duress and torture.

By admitting to witchcraft they guarantee that they will not be executed.
9 Which of the following is not a complaint that Proctor has against Reverend Parris?
Parris focuses on hell and damnation in his services.

Parris demands too much compensation, such as the right to his house.

Parris reaches out for land at the expense of his neighbors

Parris wastes the church money on extravagant items.
10 "Your justice would freeze beer." To whom does this line refer?
Reverend Parris

Deputy Governor Danforth

Thomas Putnam

Elizabeth Proctor
11 What grudge do the Putnams not have against the Nurses?
The Nurses and their allies broke away from Salem to form a new community.

Rebecca Nurse has never lost a child nor grandchild, while Mrs. Putnam has lost all but one of her children.

The Nurses own land that the Putnams covet.

The Nurses opposed the Putnams' choice for minister.
12 What does the commandment that Proctor forgets concern?
Adultery

Lying

Murder

Blasphemy
13 "What victory would the Devil have to win a soul already bad?" What is the significance of this line?
It foreshadows the eventual charges against respectable citizens such as Rebecca Nurse.

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

It foreshadows Mr. Putnam's charges against George Jacobs.

It shows that Reverend Parris suspects everybody of witchcraft.
14 What is the likely reason that Old Giles cannot say his prayers?
His wife's reading blocks him from saying his prayers.

Rebecca Nurse sent her spirit out against him.

He is forgetful and barely knows his prayers.

He is easily frightened.
15 "Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small." What is the significance of this line?
It shows that any person may be suspected of witchcraft for any small fault.

It shows that Reverend Hale is invariably fixed on minor details.

It shows the arrogance of the court in believing itself infallible.

It shows the hypocrisy of Reverend Parris, who himself has major flaws.
16 "The Crucible" is an allegorical tale that relates most strongly to which contemporary event for Arthur Miller?
The Holocaust

The Nuremberg trials

The Starr report

The McCarthy hearings
17 Which of the following is not evidence used by Hale against the Proctors?
The Proctor's absence from church.

The failure of their children to be baptised.

John's affair with Abigail Williams

Mary Warren's poppet
18 Which of the following is not matched to the person whom he/she accuses of witchcraft?
Betty Parris: George Jacobs

Abigail Williams : Elizabeth Proctor

Ann Putnam: Rebecca Nurse

Tituba : Sarah Good
19 Which character in the play is compared to Pontius Pilate?
Reverend Samuel Parris

Reverend John Hale

Giles Corey

Thomas Putnam
20 Which of the following is not matched to their motive for promoting the witchcraft trials?
Samuel Parris : paranoia

Abigail Williams : lust

John Hathorne : superstition

Thomas Putnam : greed
21 What is the significant about Danforth's support for Proctor's confession?
It shows that he knows that there are no witches in Salem.

It shows that he will bend the rules whenever it suits him.

It shows that he has turned against Putnam and Parris.

It shows that his interest is in preserving the court and not in actual justice.
22 Which character proclaims that Abigail Williams should be "ripped out of the world"?
Samuel Parris

John Proctor

Elizabeth Proctor

John Hale
23 Which line best represents Elizabeth Proctor's view in the trials?
"Remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven."

"I cannot think the Devil may own a woman's 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 nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning."
24 What is significant about Giles Corey's charge against Thomas Putnam?
It is ironic, for Giles Corey is condemned for giving evidence that is hearsay, while equally invalid evidence is used to condemn persons for witchcraft.

It is ironic, for Giles Corey charges Thomas Putnam with a crime for which Corey is guilty.

It illustrates the theme of the obscure division between public and private.

It illustrates the theme of the novel of passing blame from one character to another.
25 What is the significance of the line "before the laws of God we are as swine! We cannot read his will."
This demonstrates Proctor's contempt for the intellectual abilities of men.

When Elizabeth argues this, it shows that she does not want John to confess.

This demonstrates the change in Reverend Hale, for at the beginning of the play he believed that he could ascertain any supernatural phenomenon.

This is ironic, for Danforth believes that we can read God's will, or else he would not condemn people for witchcraft.

parris appears more terrified that his daughter is suffering from unnatural causes than that she is suffering.How the unnatural cause theory feed into his insecurities?

Parris is worried that his daughter may be suffering from unnatiral causes more than about the suffering itself because all he worries about is his place in the community. He doesn't want any talk or gossip to have an effect on his job.

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