The Crucible Act I

From reading Act One, what conclusion can we draw about John Proctor?

• He fears and respects Reverands Parris and Hale
• He believes that witchcraft has made the children ill
• He rebels against authority of the church by speaking his mind
• He is still deeply in love with his mistress.

What does Parris see in the woods?

• Betty drinking blood.
• Abigail drinking blood.
• Mercy Lewis dancing naked.
• None of these choices

Abigail Williams was

• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
• a slave from Barbados
• an orphan who lives with her uncle

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Which character is brought in from the nearby town of Beverly to assess the possibility of supernatural forces (witches) afflicting the community?

• John Hale
• William Griggs
• Francis Nurse
• Giles Corey

Tituba was

• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• an ill daughter of a Salem minister
• a slave from Barbados
• an orphan who lives with her uncle

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How do we know John Proctor still has feelings towards Abby Williams?

• He looks up at her bedroom window
• He kisses her in Betty's room
• He asks her to wait for him
• He tells her to kill his wife so they can marry

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What conclusion can you draw about Abby's discharge from the Proctor's?

• Abby was a lazy servant
• Goody Proctor was too demanding
• Abby left the Proctor's on good terms
• Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby

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Thomas and Ann Putnam only have one living child. What is her name?

• Abigail
• Ruth
• Betty
• Elizabeth

Who is Abigail Williams to Reverend Parris?

• his daughter
• his niece
• his step-daughter
• a girl he found on the streets

All of these women are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1, EXCEPT:

• Tituba
• Elizabeth Proctor
• Sarah Goode
• Sarah Osborne