The Crucible Test



The Crucible Test

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A) Multiple Choice: Choose the ONE FALSE answer in each question:

1. The basic viewpoint in Salem at the time of the trials

a. Was preserved by hard work, self denial, and hard justice

b. Regarded children as superior beings of innocence

c. Guarded against foreign ideas and ways

2. The mental reasons for the “witch hunts” included:

a. A chance to be the center of attention

b. Release of long hidden hatreds

c. Release from fear of evil by making it more common

3. The Crucible has been called an symbol of the McCarthy Era because (*The McCarthy Era was when Senator McCarthy said everyone in the government was a Communist, which was a bad thing*)

a. Miller’s charge by the Un-American Activities Committee (people who decided if you were Communist or not) which produced the play

b. Characters and events in the play seem similar to characters and events outside of the play

c. Miller admitted that the McCarthy hysteria reminded hi of the Salem events

4. Pillars (steps) of Miller’s philosophical (rational, thoughtful) beliefs include

a. Suggestions in favor of biographical interpretation of literature (writer’s relationship to his life and his work)

b. A sense of a man’s insecurity (uncertainty)

c. A demand for personal integrity (honesty, truthfulness)

5. In Act Four, as a result of her self-soul searching (looking into herself), Elizabeth:

a. Decides that each man must be his own judge

b. Can offer no advice to John about confession

c. Is convinced of her own innocence and the injustice (unfair ruling) forced upon her.

6. Theme Statements which apply to The Crucible include:

a. Truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe

b. Commone sense can be powerless when people have become fanatical (crazy).

c. Absolute power corrupts completely

d.

7. The author’s direct statements to the non-audience (reader)

a. Provide insight (behind the scenes) into character’s motivation

b. Guide correct dramatic reading

c. Are useful for announcing coming attractions

8. Mary Warren’s report on the events of the trials serves the dramatic function of

a. Communicating the reason the accusers (conflicted girls) reason for crying “witch”

b. Preparing the audience for Elizabeth’s arrest

c. Re-emphasizing (telling it again/ stressing details again) the accusers’ awareness of fraud (scheme, scam)

9. Miller deleted a scene from Act Two because the scene

a. Made the act too long for practical production

b. Built sympathy for Abigail

c. Reduced motivation from wickedness to madness

10. Proctor considers confession because

a. He wants to live

b. Someone must remain alive to tell the truth about Abigail

c. He is concerned about his children

11. Character (morals) changed, which occur in Proctor, as a result of the Salem trials include

a. He accept an irrational fate (destiny)

b. He sees some small goodness in himself

c. He sees the value of life at any cost

12. Hale concludes at the end of Act Two that personal acts of sin are bringing on a angry payback. Proctor reacts by

a. Resolving that Elizabeth will not die for him

b. Making an attempt to kill Judge Hathorne

c. Insisting Mary testify to the fraud of the girls’ accusations

13. In Act Three, Parris’ dramatic purposes in the courtroom include the

a. Maintenance of Danforth’s fears by counteracting (canceling out/opposite) evidence

b. Weakening of purpose (reason) in the accusers

c. Silencing of protest by Proctor and Mark with his comments

14. How does the court feel about the children?

a. May have influenced events

b. Assumed childish innocence

c. Did not differ significantly from the overall Salem attitude held before the trial

15. Miller begins Act Four with a scene of madness because

a. Shakespeare did so in Act Four of Hamlet

b. He wants the audience to question what is madness

c. To show the impact of the trial on the people of Salem

16. Hale’s philosophical (religious, rational, calm) conclusions that result from the Salem events include:

a. Man cannot know God’s will

b. Cling to life at all costs

c. Liars are the most cursed sinners

17. The factors which cause Proctor to recant (take back) his confession include:

a. A sense of his own worthlessness in comparison to those who remain silent

b. Elizabeth urging him that he should act like a man

c. The cold efficiency (effectiveness) with which his confession was handled.

B) Multiple Choice: Choose the ONE TRUE statements in each of the following questions:

18. The main turning point which seems to decide Proctor’s fate is:

a. Giles’ refusal to name the person who overheard Putnam’s comments about land gain

b. Mary Warren’s gift of the poppet to Elizabeth

c. Elizabeth being unable to accuse her husband in court of adultery with Abigail

19. Danforth cannot pardon (excuse) in Act Four because

a. He himself signed a contract with the Devil

b. Abigail will accuse him of adultery if he does

c. He would doubt his charges on the other twelve people who have been executed

20. To maintain historical accuracy in The Crucible, Miller

a. Included the adulterous relationship between Proctor and Abigail

b. Mentioned the names of the judges involved

c. Reduced the number of girls involved who were “ bewitched”

21. The importance of the repeated phrase “I think” is that it

a. Reminds the audience of Miller’s uncertainty about the guilt of the characters

b. Shows the evil planned behavior and comment

c. Reminds the audience of the only guard against hysteria (craziness)

22. The three major things that an author uses for presenting the facts of a play are

a. Exclamation, natural order, and inverted order

b. Balanced structure, narration, and irregular structure

c. Antecedent action, exposition, and present action

23. Which of the following statements best describes Parris’ theology (religion)?

a. Love and justice

b. Brotherhood

c. Hellfire and brimstone

C) Matching: Choose a character for each description. You will use every character once:

24. Old man who is accused of being a witch and crushed with stones

a. Thomas Putnam

b. Giles Corey

c. John Proctor

25. The main girl who is accusing everyone of being a witch

a. Abigail Williams

b. Rebecca Nurse

c. Mary Warren

26. Valuable and worthy woman put to death as a witch

a. Tituba

b. Mary Warren

c. Rebecca Nurse

27. Slave who teaches the children about “spirits”

a. Mary Warren

b. Tituba

c. Abigail Williams

28. This reverend (preacher) who comes to Salem to help with the witch problem

a. Thomas Putnam

b. Reverend John Hale

c. Reverend Samuel Parris

29. This man uses the witch tales to carry out personal revenge

a. John Proctor

b. Giles Corey

c. Thomas Putnam

30. This woman ties to stop the trials, but then charges Proctor with being a witch

a. Abigail Williams

b. Rebecca Nurse

c. Mary Warren

31. Abigail hopes to marry this man after his wife is hanged. She has already had a relationship with him.

a. Reverend Samuel Parris

b. John Proctor

c. Judge Danforth

32. This judge tolerates no challenge to his power

a. Judge Danforth

b. Reverend John Hale

c. Giles Corey

33. This minister fears there is a plan against him. His daughter was also under the “spirits.”

a. Reverend John Hale

b. Reverend Samuel Parris

c. Judge Danforth

D) Matching: Match the characters with their motivational characteristic.

34. Insistence on rational thinking

a. Parris

b. Thomas Putnam

c. Proctor

35. False appearance in order to conceal facts

a. Hale

b. Abigail

c. Elizabeth

36. “slave sense”

a. Tituba

b. Danforth

c. Giles Corey

37. sense of persecution

a. Mercy Lewis

b. Parris

c. Danforth

38. history of public failures

a. Thomas Putnam

b. Tituba

c. Abigail

39. wants to do the right thing but feels pressure from the other girls

a. Abigail

b. Mary Warren

c. Elizabeth

40. sense of authority

a. Parris

b. Proctor

c. Danforth

41. wish to leave children property

a. Giles Corey

b. Hale

c. Parris

42. pride of occupation

a. Tituba

b. Abigail

c. Hale

43. sense of protecting her family

a. Abigail

b. Elizabeth

c. Giles Corey

E) Matching: Match the item or character with the correct symbol.

44. Parris’ greed

a. Chains

b. Golden candlesticks

c. Poppet

45. Disorder in the village

a. Dagger (knife)

b. Dancing

c. Chains

46. Voice of reason

a. Hathrone

b. Abigail Williams

c. Proctor

47. Symbol of bondage

a. Dagger

b. Chains

c. Golden Candlesticks

48. Indisputable (not able to argue against) authority

a. Rebecca Nurse

b. Proctor

c. Hathorne

49. Toy given evil connotation (suggestion)

a. Dancing

b. Golden Candlesticks

c. Poppet

50. Goodness and godliness

a. Rebecca Nurse

b. Chains

c. Parris

51. Theocratic leader (preacher)

a. Abigail Williams

b. Dagger

c. Parris

52. Forbidden pleasure

a. Poppet

b. Dancing

c. Dagger

53. Evil and trickery

a. Proctor

b. Chains

c. Abigail Williams

F) Matching: Match the functions with the acts in which they happen

A) Act One B) Act Two C) Act Three D) Act Four

54. Explores character motivations

55. Provides the climax of action

56. Raises motivation of main character

57. Resolves (fixes) the main character

58. Provides antecedent action

59. Shows the effects of the conflict

60. Opposing forces confront each other

61. Introduces the main characters

62. Provides obstacle of the plot

63. Introduces the general problem

G) True or False: March each statement either True (A) or False (B)

64. Because of his interest in children, Revered Parris devotes his ministry to the children.

65. The witch-hunt becomes an opportunity for the people of Salem to get together as a community .

66. Ann Putnam believes Tituba can speak to the dead/The Devil.

67. Reverend Parris sees the girls dancing in the woods

68. Abigail’s threat to the other girls, delivered during a court recess (break) in Act Three, explains her contro over their behavior.

69. By Act Four, Parris would be relieved if a confession would be obtained because it would reassure (comfort) him of witchcraft and prevent a revolt against this court.

70. In The Crucible, the individual is seen by looking at the society.

71. Miller states in his material intended for the reader that he has no doubt that he people of Salem were talking with and worshipping the Devil.

72. Danforth believed that the court and accusers were appointed by God to uncover an Anti-Christ conspiracy.

73. Danforth would not allow legal representation for the accused because their alleged crimes were invisible and were witnessed only by a victim and “witch.”

74. By Act Three, Hale would be relieved if a confession could be obtained because it would prevent the execution of people whom he thinks are innocent.

75. Giles’ refusal to involve others shows that in the future Proctor’s inability to accuse others in order to save himself.

H) Carefully read the passage from Act I, page 34, beginning with, “Our difficulty in believing” and ending with “… from that of the arbiter to that of the scourge of God” in order to answer the following questions

76. From the passage, the reader can understand that Erasmus is a

a. Communist from the mid 1900s

b. Ancient Greek philosopher

c. Deceased man openly denouncing by Martin Luther

77. The word “abrogation” (line 24) most likely means an

a. Release in tension

b. Erosion through friction

c. Secretive retreat

78. The word “congerie” (line 27) most likely means a

a. Collection of things mixed together

b. Non-hereditary disease

c. Elaborate spell

79. The word “scoffed” (line 15) is an example of

a. Hyperbole

b. Allusion

c. Euphemism

80. In line 11 of this passage, the sentence which begins, “I am not surprised at this…” is an example of

a. jdyll

b. apostrophe

c. authorial intrusion

81. The mention of the Inquisition (line 5) is an example of

a. Paradox

b. Hyperbole

c. Allusion

82. The phrase “a history which still sucks at the Devil’s teats” (line 17) is an example of

a. Extended metaphor

b. Active metaphor

c. Submerged metaphor

83. In the last line, Miller declares that the government has changed from a:

a. Judge to the ruin of the nation

b. Mediator (negotiator/middle man) to a means of punishment

c. Umpire to a plague on the society

84. Miller states the danger of a government successfully connecting its policy with virtue (good features) is that the citizens’ lives will be

a. Studied for actions against these government policies

b. Invaded with further distracting propaganda (half truths)

c. Protected from their own goals.

85. In this passage, Miller contends that a common irony throughout history:

a. Societies have spent centuries attacking demons where there are none

b. Lutherans and Catholics are more similar than they realize

c. Both sides of a fight gain support by claiming the opposition has sided with the devil.

I) Carefully read the passage from Act 1, pages 5-6, beginning with “The edges of the wilderness,” and ending with “… this space so antagonistic to man” in order to answer the following questions:

86. In context of paragraph five, the word “ingratiating” means

a. humble

b. flattering

c. attractive

87. For the majority of paragraph three, Miller gives an example of

a. Verbal irony

b. Situational irony

c. Central irony

88. In paragraph five, Miller introduces the Jamestown settlers in order to add

a. Metaphor

b. Irony

c. Juxtaposition

89. Which of the following most accurately describes the settlers’ views of the wilderness in the first two paragraphs?

a. Fear and a sense of the Devil

b. Respect and a sense of divine insight

c. Wonder and a sense of spiritualism

90. The official name given to the Massachusetts colony is indicative (investigative) of their

a. Desire to work

b. Determination and work ethic

c. Strong religious desires

91. In paragraph five, Miller declares that the Salem government was initially necessary for

a. Control through cruelty

b. Strength through motivation

c. Survival through unity

92. In paragraph four, “the candle that would light the world,” is an example of

a. implied metaphor

b. irony

c. imagery

93. In the second paragraph, Miller means that a main reason the people of Salem did not convert the Native Americans was

a. The Native American lived in the Devil’s forest

b. The Salem townspeople would rather take land from Native Americans than Christians

c. The Massachusetts settlers had lost family in Native American attacks.

94. The author’s comments in paragraph four demonstrate his underlying purpose was

a. Invective

b. Hyperbolic

c. Didactic

95. The line, “We have inherited this belief, and it has helped and hurt us,” proves this play is meant to be a

a. Melodrama

b. Satire

c. Tragedy

H) Carefully read the passage from Act Four, page 129, beginning with “DANFORTH: Now hear me” and ending with “… as you are bound by Heaven to do” in order to answer the following questions:

96. In line 8, the word “its” refers to

a. Reprieve

b. God’s law

c. The petition

97. In the sentence that begins, “I will not,” Miller strengthens Danforth’s rhetoric by using

a. alliteration

b. metaphor

c. imagery

98. In line 8, the sentence beginning with “if retaliation” is an example of :

a. Extended metaphor

b. Hyperbole

c. Irony

99. Danforth’s motivation in this paragraph is:

a. To carry out God’s law

b. To hang anyone who defies the court

c. To appear consistent in the town’s eyes

100. Danforth concludes with the symbolic statement that if they

a. Recognize their duty to Salem, they most support him.

b. Want the morally correct stance, they must support him

c. Are brave, Christian men, they must support him.

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