The Crucible Act 1

Thomas Putnam can best be described as

• Kindhearted

• Vindictive

• Sympatheitc

• Rational

Where doe this play take place?

• Portsmouth, NH

• Boston, MA

• Salem, MA

• New York, NY

Abigail went to the forest because she wanted to...

• Get rid of Goody Proctor

• Threaten Tituba

• Dance like no one was watching

• Conjure spirits of her dead parents

As the play opens, whom has Parris asked to come to Salem?

• Judge Danforth

• Reverend Hale

• Dr. Griggs

• John Proctor

Before the play begins, what did Parris observe the girls doing?

• Running through the town.

• Dancing in the forest.

• Cooking soup.

• Conducting mass outside the church.

Betty reveals to the girls that Abigail drank a charm to kill...

• Rebecca Nurse

• Ruth Putnam

• Elizabeth Proctor

• Tituba

Giles Corey expresses concern because his wife...

• Reads strange books

• Leaves the house after dark

• Won't speak to him

• Cannot recite all 10 Commandments

Goody Putnam sent Ruth to Tituba to...

• Make charms in the kettle

• Learn how to dance

• Contact her dead siblings

• Catch Tituba doing witchcraft

Parris is reluctant to tell anyone Betty may be bewitched because he...

• Fears Betty's reputation will be destroyed

• Knows it will cause a mass hysteria

• Fears his enemies will have him removed from the pulpit

• He doesn't believe in witches

Rebecca Nurse advised Parris to send Reverend Hale back to Beverly because she...

• Thinks the villagers might resent an outsider

• Fears she will be exposed as a witch

• Knew the presence would only cause hysteria in the town

• Felt Parris could handle the situation himself