AP English Language Final-CRUCIBLE

Which of the following best describes the relationship that Abigail has had with the Proctor?

Abigail has worked as a servant with the Proctors, had an affair with John Proctor, been dismissed by Goody Proctor

What development causes Mary Warren to recant her confession and rejoin Abigail and the other girls?

Abigail's pretending to be attacked by Mary's spirit

Which idea about the play is applicable today?

Fear and suspicion can lead to perversions of justice

Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?

Hale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the Devil

What motivates Hale's attempt to intervene on behalf of Proctor

Hale's commitment to the truth

What is Proctor's attitude toward Parris?

He believes that Parris is too interested in wealth

Why does Proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?

He has a guilty conscience

Select the best description of How Elizabeth Proctor has changes during her imprisonment

Her judgment of others has been tempered

What is Reverend Parris upset about at the opening of Act 1?

His daughter's condition and the possible connection to her inappropriate activities in the woods

What is implies about human nature by the number of accusations that are brought forth?

People want to find a scapegoat when things go wrong for them

Which theme is reflected by Proctor's decision to tear up the confession?

Personal honor determines the worth of one's self

Which of the following is a consequence of Mary's going back to the side of the girls?

Proctor is arrested

This passage is from the background information at the opening of Act 1. For what detail that comes out later in Act 1 does this information prepare you? "Long-held hatreds of neighbors could now be openly expressed, and vengeance taken, despite the Bible's charitable injunctions. Land-lust which had been expressed before by constant bickering over boundaries and deeds, could now be elevated to the arena or morality..."

Putnam arguing with proctor about a piece of land to which both men lay claim

Considering Tituba's state of mind when she began naming names, what can you infer about her motivation?

She was afraid of Reverent Hale and thought naming names would save her from punishment

In anger, Proctor calls Hale "Pontius Pilate," Proctor's intention is to

accuse Hale of doing injustice by doing nothing

The word crucible means

all of the above (cross, pot, trial)

Mrs. Putnam's comments suggest that her primary motivation in hunting for witches is

anger at having lost her children

From the comments of Parris in Act 1, his concern for his daughter seems primarily based on his

anxiety about his reputation

Those that are accused of witchcraft can save themselves by which of the following means?

confessing to being a witch

From Act 1, it can be inferred that the Puritans associated the forest with

disorder and evil

When Elizabeth testifies about her husband's behavior, she does not know that proctor has confessed to the affair. What is this an example of?

dramatic irony

Choose the best explanation of why John Proctor anguishes over having his signed confession made public

his name represents who he is as a man and who he is to his descendants

When Elizabeth says to Proctor, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you," she means that Proctor

is too quick to judge himself

Proctor's determination to preserve his good name speaks to the McCarthy era of the 1950s in that

reputations were ruined by irresponsible accusations

What lesson has Elizabeth Proctor learned during her three months' imprisonment?

that there are no meaningful standards of right and wrong

When Hale visits the Proctors, he discusses the Gospel with them. This allusion to the Bible indicates

their belief in the teachings of Jesus

Parris hopes that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will confess because he believes that

their confessions will strengthen the faith of doubting parishioners

Danforth demonstrates the following observation

those in power tend to act in the interest of preserving power

Why does Hale want Proctor to confess to witchcraft?

to save proctor from execution

After Proctor is taken off to execution, Parris urges Elizabeth to go to her husband in order to

try once more to persuade him to confess