The Crucible Test Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following did NOT happen in the play?
A. The Putnams and Nurses had problems with each other.
B. Reverend Parris left a business in Barbados to minister in Salem.
C. Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings.
D. Reverend Hale returned to Salem on his own with no connection to the court. - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings
Which of the following people does NOT change during the play?
John Proctor
Judge Danforth
Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale - CORRECT ANSWER - Reverend Parris
In what year do the Salem witch trials take place? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1692
Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris? - CORRECT ANSWER - She is
orphaned and his niece.
Who does NOT get arrested for witchcraft in the play?
Rebecca Nurse
John Proctor
Mary Warren
Martha Corey - CORRECT ANSWER - Mary Warren
, Proctor states, "Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!" This reference to a
historical/biblical figure is an example of a(n)
personification
allusion
simile
onomatopoeia - CORRECT ANSWER - allusion
In what nearby town have the people overthrown the courts because they are tired of witchcraft
proceedings?
Plymouth
Boston
Beverly
Andover - CORRECT ANSWER - Andover
The Crucible is set in the state of - CORRECT ANSWER - Massachusetts
What inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Communist trials in the 1950s in America.
Which of the following sequence shows the correct setting for Acts 1 through 4?
Parris's house, courtroom, Proctor's house, jail
Parris's house, Proctor's house, courtroom, jail
Parris's house, forest, Proctor's house, courtroom
Forest, Proctor's house, jail, courtroom - CORRECT ANSWER - Parris's house, Proctor's
house, courtroom, jail
When Abigail is blamed for witchcraft early in the play, whom does she say is really responsible
for witchcraft dealings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tituba
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following did NOT happen in the play?
A. The Putnams and Nurses had problems with each other.
B. Reverend Parris left a business in Barbados to minister in Salem.
C. Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings.
D. Reverend Hale returned to Salem on his own with no connection to the court. - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Thomas Putnam later publicly apologized for his part in the hangings
Which of the following people does NOT change during the play?
John Proctor
Judge Danforth
Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale - CORRECT ANSWER - Reverend Parris
In what year do the Salem witch trials take place? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1692
Why does Abigail Williams live with Reverend Parris? - CORRECT ANSWER - She is
orphaned and his niece.
Who does NOT get arrested for witchcraft in the play?
Rebecca Nurse
John Proctor
Mary Warren
Martha Corey - CORRECT ANSWER - Mary Warren
, Proctor states, "Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!" This reference to a
historical/biblical figure is an example of a(n)
personification
allusion
simile
onomatopoeia - CORRECT ANSWER - allusion
In what nearby town have the people overthrown the courts because they are tired of witchcraft
proceedings?
Plymouth
Boston
Beverly
Andover - CORRECT ANSWER - Andover
The Crucible is set in the state of - CORRECT ANSWER - Massachusetts
What inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Communist trials in the 1950s in America.
Which of the following sequence shows the correct setting for Acts 1 through 4?
Parris's house, courtroom, Proctor's house, jail
Parris's house, Proctor's house, courtroom, jail
Parris's house, forest, Proctor's house, courtroom
Forest, Proctor's house, jail, courtroom - CORRECT ANSWER - Parris's house, Proctor's
house, courtroom, jail
When Abigail is blamed for witchcraft early in the play, whom does she say is really responsible
for witchcraft dealings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tituba
