Crucible Act I

Why is Reverend Parris upset about at the opening of Act I?

• Rumors of witchcraft are circulating in the community.

• He learns of Abigail's dismissal from the Proctor household.

• His daughter's condition and the possible connection to her inappropriate activities in the woods concerns him.

• He is aware of Tituba's influence over the children.

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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

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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.

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Worries more about his reputation than his daughter's affliction:

• John Proctor
• Thomas Putnam
• Parris
• Hale

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What does Parris see in the woods?

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

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According to Act I, what are the names of the two young girls currently under the influence of witchcraft?

• Abby and Ruth
• Mercy and Abby
• Ruth and Betty
• Betty and Mary Warren

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Which character is being described here?  
"He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people." (3)

• Reverend Parris
• Reverend Hale
• John Proctor
• Thomas Putnam

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Who said it to whom?  
"Your name in this town--it is entirely white, is it not?" (12)

• Thomas Putnam to Ruth Putnam
• Rev. Parris to Abigail
• John Proctor to Abigail Williams
• Rev. Hale to Elizabeth Proctor

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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

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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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