The Crucible - Act 1

Being under such strict laws and commandments, the   Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger towards their   neighbors.  When the witch hunts started, it was an   excellent chance for them to get revenge on their neighbors.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Tituba was Proctor’s slave woman from Barbados.  She  went with the girls into the forest and was accused of  conjuring spirits and being a witch.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Abigail was Parris’ daughter.  She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Betty was Parris’ daughter.  She had some sort of fit, and  the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Parris was more concerned about his reputation with the people of the village than he was about his daughter being sick.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

One sign that Betty was bewitched was that she shrieked and flew around the room praising Satan.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Reverend John Hale was

• a farmer who had an affair
• A respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft 
• a cranky, old man

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3