THE CRUCIBLE Practice Test

1. What kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible? (A) Democracy (B) Theocracy (C) onarchy

(D) !le"tocracy #. Before the "lay $egins% &hat did 'arris catch his da(ghter and other girls doing? (A) Trying to r(n a&ay from home (B) Dancing in the forest (C) )eading Catholic tracts (D) Cond(cting a $lack mass in the ch(rch *. Why did +li,a$eth 'roctor fire A$igail? (A) A$igail &as too "ro(d (B) A$igail didn-t &ork hard eno(gh (C) A$igail dressed like a "rostit(te (D) A$igail &as having an affair &ith .ohn 'roctor /. As the "lay o"ens% &hom has 'arris asked to come to Salem? (A) .(dge Danforth (B) )everend 0ale (C) Tit($a (D) .ohn 'roctor 1. What is .ohn 'roctor-s chief com"laint against 'arris-s sermons? (A) They foc(s too m(ch on fire and $rimstone (B) They are too long (C) They are heretical (D) They are too short

2. What does

rs. '(tnam $lame on &itchcraft?

(A) 0er h(s$and-s cancer (B) The death of seven of her children in infancy

(C) Bad &eather (D) )aids $y natives 3. Who is the first "erson that A$igail claims "racticed &itchcraft? (A) Tit($a (B) .ohn 'roctor (C) )everend 0ale (D) ary Warren 4. 5n Act 55% &hat does the trials? (A) A cake (B) A $onnet (C) A kiss (D) A doll ("o""et) 6. What ne&s does ary Warren $ring from Salem? ary Warren give to +li,a$eth 'roctor &hen she ret(rns home from

(A) That someone acc(sed +li,a$eth of &itchcraft (B) That the &itch trials have ended (C) That someone acc(sed .ohn 'roctor of &itchcraft (D) That )everend 0ale is ill 17. Which commandment does .ohn 'roctor forget &hen )everend 0ale 8(i,,es him? (A) Tho( shalt not kill (B) Tho( shalt not commit ad(ltery (C) 0onor thy mother and father (D) Tho( shalt not covet 11. To &hat does .ohn 'roctor convince ary Warren to testify?

(A) That the girls are only "retending to $e "ossessed (B) That A$igail is a &itch (C) That 0ale is a &arlock (D) That he and A$igail sle"t together 1#. Why &ill +li,a$eth not $e hanged if she is fo(nd g(ilty? (A) Beca(se she is a &oman (B) Beca(se the '(ritans do not allo& ca"ital "(nishment (C) Beca(se she is "regnant

(D) Beca(se .ohn 'roctor is &ell res"ected 1*. 9n &hat charge is :iles Corey arrested? (A) Witchcraft (B) (rder

(C) Contem"t of co(rt (D) Slander 1/. When ary Warren testifies against them% &hat do A$igail and her troo" of girls do? (A) They all confess (B) They "hysically attack her (C) They claim that ary is $e&itching them ary

(D) They claim that .ohn 'roctor has $e&itched

11. What does .ohn 'roctor do% in a des"erate attem"t to foil A$igail? (A) 0e tells the co(rt a$o(t his affair &ith her (B) 0e acc(ses her of &itchcraft (C) 0e tries to kill her (D) 0e tells the co(rt that A$igail is a man dressed as a &oman 12. What does +li,a$eth do &hen called ("on to testify? (A) !ee"s silent (B) Tells a lie (C) Tells the tr(th (D) !ills herself 13. What does the co(rt do &ith .ohn 'roctor? (A) 5t frees him and sends him home (B) 5t orders him stoned to death (C) 5t e;iles him to aine

(D) 5t arrests and tries him for &itchcraft 14. When .ohn 'roctor is facing death% &hat does 0ale (rge him to do? (A) !ill himself (B) Blame someone else (C) Confess% even tho(gh he is innocent (D) )ef(se to confess 16. Why does 'roctor retract his confession?

(A) Beca(se the officials demand that his signat(re $e "osted on the ch(rch doors (B) Beca(se 0ale asks him to (C) Beca(se ne& evidence has come to light (D) Beca(se A$igail confesses #7. What does A$igail do at the end of the "lay? (A) She kills herself (B) She flees Salem% after ro$$ing her (ncle (C) She is hanged (D) She is revealed as a &itch #1. Who says% <Beca(se it is my name=> (A) +li,a$eth 'roctor (B) .ohn 'roctor (C) :iles Corey (D) )e$ecca ?(rse ##. What &ere :iles Corey-s last &ords? (A) the 9(r @ather (B) <Damn yo(> (C) < ore Weight> (D) he didn-t say anything #*. What event in America-s history is the "lay $ased on? (A) The cCarthy Trials (B) A local m(rder in (D) none of the a$ove iller-s home to&n (C) AdA(sting to a ne& &orld in the late 1277s

Practice Test Answer Key 1. B

#. B *. D /. B 1. A

2. B 3. A 4. D 6. A 17. B 11. A 1#. C 1*. C 1/. C 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. C 16. A #7. B #1. B ##. C #*. A