Crucible Act I quiz pt. 2

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.

_________says "And yet it has troubled me that you are now seven month out of their house, and in all this time no other family has called for your service" to _________

• Rev. Parris to Abigail

• Proctor to Abigail

• Putnam to Betty

• Proctor to Betty

Who was first blamed for practicing Witchcraft?

• Tonga
• Tituba
• John Proctor
• George and Lennie

What did Abigail drink in the woods?

• Soup
• Water
• Chicken Blood
• Blood from her enemy 

The girls most likely lied and pretended to be possessed because:

• They truly believed that witches had taken control of them
• They did not want to get in trouble for engaging in questionable behavior in the forest
• Tituba threatened to harm them if they told the truth
• They were under Tituba's spell

The dialogue between Parris, Proctor, Putnam, and Corey, in which they disagree about matters of money and real estate, emphasizes...

• the Puritans' high moral standards
• the friendship between Proctor and Parris
• the overall atmosphere of greed and frustration
• Giles Corey's dominant position in their society

Rev. Parris sends for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because...

• they are good friends
• Hale attended Harvard
• Hale is an authority on witches
• he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty

According to Mrs. Putnam what was the sign that Betty was “bewitched”?

• Mrs. Putnam did not think Betty was bewitched.

• She was dancing in the woods and dancing is a sickness

• She started screaming when the people downstairs started saying the Lord's name.

• She flew out the window

In Act I of The Crucible, what justification does Mrs. Putnam give for sending Ruth to Tituba?

• Mrs. Putnam thought it might help Ruth, who seemed to be ailing.

• Tituba promised to revive Mrs. Putnam's dead children.

• Mrs. Putnam didn't think a little foolish "conjuring" would do any harm.

• Mrs. Putnam feels she deserves to know why she has had to endure the deaths of seven children.

Consider Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names in Act I of The Crucible. What can you infer about her motivation?

• She is confused and is talking about a dream she once had.

• She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osborn in the forest and wants to tell the truth.

• She does not like the women she named, and she hopes they will be punished.

• She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishment.