Crucible Act 1 - up to page 20

Who is the author of The Crucible?

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• William Shakespeare

• Arthur Miller

• none of the above

What is the setting of The Crucible?

• Boston, 1790

• New York, 1953

• Salem, 1692

What of the following adjectives does NOT describe Reverend Parris, the reverend of Salem?

• Insecure

• selfish

• Not well-liked

• selfless

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Reverend Parris’s adopted daughter, who is unconscious at the start of Act 1, is _______________.

• Abigail

• Mary Warren

• Betty

• Susanna

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Who said it?

“Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam‘s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this—let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it. I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!”

• Abigail

• Mary Warren

• Betty

• Susanna

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What can we infer about Abigail when Parris implies that her reputation may not be “entirely white,” and “soiled” according to Goody Proctor?

• She was a terrible servant.

• She beat the other girls in town.

• She may have had an affair with John Proctor.

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Thomas and Ann Putnam are curious about the possibility of witchcraft because ___________________.

• They think their neighbor is a witch.

• Seven of their babies died of unknown causes.

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Reverend Parris mentions that he called ________________ to town to discern any signs of witchcraft.

• Thomas Putnam

• John Proctor

• Reverend Hale

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Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the Puritans?

• religious

• disciplined

• hard working

• well educated

According to the dramatic exposition, John Proctor, the protagonist (main character), feels like a __________.

The people of Salem _____________ him.

• sinner; dislike

• hero; envy

• prisoner; harassed

• fraud; respect

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