The Crucible-ACT I

Who wrote The Crucible?

• Arthur Miller
• John Steinbeck
• Toni Morrison 
• Maya Angelou 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Being under such strict laws and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent chance for them to get revenge on their neighbors.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Betty Parris was

• an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
• a slave from Barbados
• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• a farmer who had an affair 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

• John Proctor
• Thomas Putnam
• Parris
• Hale

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

_________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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What conclusion can you draw about Abby's discharge from the Proctor's?

• Abby was a lazy servant
• Goody Proctor was too demanding
• Abby left the Proctor's on good terms
• Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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