Crucible and Puritanism Review Quiz

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Multiple Choice. Pick the best answer (3 points each).

1. Because she wants to know why her seven children have died, Ann Putnam:
seeks advice from Doctor Griggs
sends her daughter, Ruth, to Tituba
asks Rev. Parris to pray with her.
goes into the woods with Elizabeth Proctor
2. According to Betty Parris, Abigail drank a charm to kill:
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Rev. Parris
Ann Putnam
3. An accused witch can escape from execution by:
confessing to the charge only
confessing to the charge and naming other witches
denying the charge
accepting life imprisonment
4. When asked to recite the Commandments, Proctor forgets the Commandment about:
stealing
honoring his father and mother
adultery
coveting his neighbor's goods
5. When Mary Warren gives her deposition, disclaiming any familiarization with the Devil, the other girls:
confess and ask her forgiveness
accuse Abigail of directing them in the evil deeds
mimic Mary and claim she has taken the form of a bird
refuse to come in the same room with her
6. Proctor frequently misses church because he
dislikes the minister
is an athiest
lives too far from town
prefers working over praying
7. An accused witch is put to death by:
burning at the stake.
being crushed with stones
drowning
hanging
8. Giles Corey escapes being condemned a witch because he
confesses
shoots himself
refuses to answer the charge
condemns another
9. Parris desperately wants Proctor to confess because Parris
is afraid for his life
knows Proctor is innocent
hates Proctor
none of these
10. In the final scenes of the play, Danforth is unable to pardon Proctor because
He might be accused of witchcraft next
Danforth doesn't have the power
it would cast doubt on the guilt of those already executed
none of these
11. Proctor confesses to an affair with Abigail Williams to
satisfy his wife
cleanse his soul of guilt
discredit her testimony
free himself from jail
12. Which of the following helps instigate the investigations and later condemns them?
Judge Hathorne
John Proctor
Sarah Good
Reverend Hale

True or False, 3 points each.

 
True False 13. The witch hunt becomes an opportunity for the people of Salem to band together as a   community.
True False 14. Ann Putnam believes Tituba can speak to the dead.
TrueFalse 15. Reverend Parris sees a naked girl in the woods.
True False  16. Abigail admits placing a needle in the poppet Mary Warren gives to Elizabeth.
True False  17. Elizabeth Proctor believes that her husband's affair with Abigail is only a product of Elizabeth's imagination. 
True False  18. Abigail Williams accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch.
True False 19. Hale is a devoted supporter of the trials throughout the play.
True False  20. Proctor destroys his confession after signing it. 

 
 
Click here to do the matching section; use the Answer Bank below. Type only the letter/s of your answer.
 
Answer Bank
a. Thomas Putnam
b. Reverend Samuel Parris
c. Abigail Williams
d. John Proctor
e. Rebecca Nurse
ab. Giles Corey
ac. Tituba
ad. Rev. John Hale
ae. Judge Danforth
bc. Mary Warren


 


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