The Crucible Act I & II

Where does Act I take place?

• Betty Parris' bedroom

• Rev. Parris' sitting room

• The Puritan meeting house

• The woods outside of Salem

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What is the purpose of the two-man patrol in Salem?

• They walk around to see who is not in church on Sundays

• They walk around to see who has let their cows out to pasture

• They collect payment for the Reverend's salary

• They walk around to look for witchcraft being done at night

Accusing people of witchcraft actually allowed the people of Salem to do what TWO things?

• Safely express their hidden desires

• Get revenge on people they didn't like

• Break Puritan laws without getting in trouble

• Skip church on the Sabbath

What has Rev. Parris so upset at the beginning of the play?

• Betty is "sick" and won't wake up

• Tituba has confessed to witchcraft

• He is being denied more money in his salary

• He has asked for golden candlesticks, but the church will not buy them

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Why does Rev. Parris ask Abigail if her name is "entirely white"?

• She was fired from Goody Proctor's service

• She was caught dancing in the woods

• He knows about her affair with John Proctor

• He know she drank blood in the woods

What is troubling Goody & Mr. Putnam at the beginning of Act I?

• Ruth is "sick" and won't wake up

• Abigail came to their house to tell them about Betty

• Dr. Griggs doesn't have a natural reason for Ruth's illness

• Rev. Hale has been sent for against their will

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What is Goody Putnam's role in the action of Act I?

• She sent Ruth to Tituba to hopefully conjure the spirits of the Putnam's seven dead babies

• She sent Ruth to Tituba to conjure a potion to kill Goody Proctor

• She summons Rev. Hale from Beverly

• She starts a fight with Rebecca Nurse

What will happen if the girls confess to dancing in the woods?

• They will be whipped

• They will be hanged

• They will be jailed

• They will be let go from their jobs

What does Betty say about what Abigail did in the woods?

• She says Abigail drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor

• She says Abigail confessed to her affair with John Proctor

• She says Mercy Lewis wasn't the only girl dancing naked

• She says she will never stop pretending to be asleep

Why does Abigail live with her uncle?

• Her parents were killed by Native Americans

• She ran away from home

• She needed a job in Salem

• Her parents drowned coming to America

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