ENG4C – English, Grade 12 College Preparation
Unit Two – The Crucible
Ms. Linklater, 2013
Study Guide for The Crucible Test
The unit test for The Crucible will be on Monday, April 29th. The test will consist of multiple choice
questions, character matching questions, quotation identification questions, vocabulary
matching questions, short answer questions, and a reading comprehension. Students who study all
of the following information will be very well-prepared for this test.
A. Students should be able to identify each of the following characters, and match each of the following
characters to an appropriate important quote:
- Tituba
- Thomas Putnam
- John Hale
- John Proctor
- Abigail Williams
- Elizabeth Proctor
- Samuel Parris
- Mary Warren
- Rebecca Nurse
- Ann Putnam
- Giles Corey
- Judge Danforth
B. Students should be able to match all of the vocabulary words from The Crucible to the correct definition.
To practice, play “The Crucible Vocabulary” Fling the Teacher game on myhaikuclass.
C. Students should be able to match each of the following quotations to the appropriate speaker:
- “You must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it,
there be no road between.”
- “…and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning
that will shudder you.”
- “I have seen them all through their silly seasons…”
- “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”
- “I come to do the Devil’s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There
is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head?!”
- “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to
lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my
name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
- “This man is killing his neighbours for their land!”
D. Students should be able to answer each of the following questions:
What kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible?
Before the play begins, what did Parris catch his daughter and the other girls doing?
What is John Proctor’s main complaint about Parris in Act One?
Why does Abigail live with Parris and Betty?
What does it mean for a name to be “white”? Why does Parris suspect that Abigail’s name may not be
“entirely white” in the village?
6. In Act One, why does Tituba confess to being a witch?
7. What does Marry Warren give to Elizabeth Proctor when she returns from Salem in Act Two?
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8. Which commandment does John Proctor forget when Hale quizzes him in Act Two? Why is this ironic?
9. In Act Two what reason does Proctor give Hale for not having attended church?
10. In Act Two, why does Elizabeth think that John hasn’t yet told the authorities what Abigail confessed to
him?
11. Who else is arrested the same night as Elizabeth in Act Two?
12. In Act Two, after Hale questions the Proctors about their faith, what does John tell him?
13. At the end of Act Two, what does John make Mary Warren promise to do?
14. What does Judge Danforth tell John Proctor about his wife Elizabeth in Act Three?
15. In Act Three, why does Giles Corey contend that George Jacobs is named a witch?
16. Why is Giles Corey afraid to reveal the names of the people who are his witnesses in Act Three?
17. How does Rev. Parris change his story when questioned by Judge Danforth in Act Three?
18. In Act Three, how does Judge Hathorne test Mary Warren’s confession?
19. To avoid being questioned about the truth of John Proctor’s accusation, what does Abigail do in Act
Three?
20. What form do the girls claim Mary Warren’s specter has taken in Act Three?
21. Who is mostly to blame for the situation at the end of Act III? Is it Proctor? Danforth? Parris? Abigail?
Someone else? Choose a character and explain why this person deserves the majority of blame. Be sure
to support your accusation with specific details from the drama.
22. Why does Reverend Hale try to get the prisoners to confess in Act Four?
23. Why are Danforth and Hathorne so intent on getting John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse to confess in Act
Four?
24. What does Reverend Parris say has happened to his niece, Abigail in Act Four?
25. Why does John Proctor decide to rip his warrant to pieces in Act Four?
26. What does Parris say he found lodged in his door in Act Four?
27. What does Elizabeth think about John's decision at the end of the play?
28. In Act Four, what does Elizabeth tell John that she had been guilty of in their marriage?
29. What happened to Giles Corey at the end of the play?
30. Discuss the roles that grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch hysteria. Be sure to offer at least
two examples and to explain each one.
E. Students should be able to explain and give examples for the themes in the play:
- Morals
- Individual vs. Society
- Selfishness
- Intolerance
- Revenge
- Reputation
- Fear
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