THE CRUCIBLE ACT 1-4 STUDY
GUIDE/99 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
____ 1. At the opening of Act Four Ezekiel Cheever
reveals that - =there is much confusion and
disagreement in the town
-____ 2. In the Overture, Salem is described as all of
the following except a - =prosperous village
-____ 2. What news does Reverend Parris give the
court in Act Four? - =Mercy Lewis and Abigail Williams
have stolen Parris' money and disappeared.
-____ 3. Before the action of the play begins, Betty
Parris and her friends - =have been caught dancing in
the woods
-____ 3. Which two men urge Deputy Governor
Danforth to postpone the witch trials because a rebellion
in the town seems possible? - =John Hale and
Reverend Parris
-____ 4. What does John Hale urge Elizabeth Proctor to
do? - =persuade her husband to confess to witchcraft
-____ 4. Which of the following statements best
describes Tituba? - =She is a slave from Barbados who
is devoted to Betty.
, -____ 5. How does Giles Corey die? - =He is not
hanged, but instead is crushed with stones.
-____ 5. Who is Reverend Parris' niece? - =Abigail
Williams
-____ 6. John tells Elizabeth that he has not confessed
to being a witch because - =he does not want to confess
a lie to contemptible people
-____ 6. What does Abigail Williams believe about her
dismissal from the Proctor's service? - =John Proctor
did not fire her, but Elizabeth Proctor did.
-____ 7. Elizabeth blames herself - =for John's affair
with Abigail
-____ 7. What is Ann Putnam's greatest grief? - =Seven
of her children died in infancy.
-____ 8. Elizabeth tells John that she "kept a cold
house." Keeping "a cold house" means that she - =was
not a loving or proper wife
-____ 8. Why is the Reverend John Hale summoned? -
=He is an expert on witchcraft and can help Salem.
-____ 9. What does John want from Elizabeth? - =her
approval for his confession to witchcraft
-____ 9. Which of the following significant events occurs
after the play begins? - =Abigail accuses Goody Osburn
of witchcraft.
GUIDE/99 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
____ 1. At the opening of Act Four Ezekiel Cheever
reveals that - =there is much confusion and
disagreement in the town
-____ 2. In the Overture, Salem is described as all of
the following except a - =prosperous village
-____ 2. What news does Reverend Parris give the
court in Act Four? - =Mercy Lewis and Abigail Williams
have stolen Parris' money and disappeared.
-____ 3. Before the action of the play begins, Betty
Parris and her friends - =have been caught dancing in
the woods
-____ 3. Which two men urge Deputy Governor
Danforth to postpone the witch trials because a rebellion
in the town seems possible? - =John Hale and
Reverend Parris
-____ 4. What does John Hale urge Elizabeth Proctor to
do? - =persuade her husband to confess to witchcraft
-____ 4. Which of the following statements best
describes Tituba? - =She is a slave from Barbados who
is devoted to Betty.
, -____ 5. How does Giles Corey die? - =He is not
hanged, but instead is crushed with stones.
-____ 5. Who is Reverend Parris' niece? - =Abigail
Williams
-____ 6. John tells Elizabeth that he has not confessed
to being a witch because - =he does not want to confess
a lie to contemptible people
-____ 6. What does Abigail Williams believe about her
dismissal from the Proctor's service? - =John Proctor
did not fire her, but Elizabeth Proctor did.
-____ 7. Elizabeth blames herself - =for John's affair
with Abigail
-____ 7. What is Ann Putnam's greatest grief? - =Seven
of her children died in infancy.
-____ 8. Elizabeth tells John that she "kept a cold
house." Keeping "a cold house" means that she - =was
not a loving or proper wife
-____ 8. Why is the Reverend John Hale summoned? -
=He is an expert on witchcraft and can help Salem.
-____ 9. What does John want from Elizabeth? - =her
approval for his confession to witchcraft
-____ 9. Which of the following significant events occurs
after the play begins? - =Abigail accuses Goody Osburn
of witchcraft.
