The Crucible 1-24

Which of the following inferences is best supported by Betty’s lines on page 18?

• Abigail has romantic feelings for John Proctor, who is a married man.

• Abigail is responsible for the mysterious deaths in town.

• Betty has informed the town elders that witchcraft is afoot in Salem.

• Betty and Abigail are engaged with a feud and intent on ruining one another.

Which of the following is most likely the reason the author includes the aside about the Puritans on page 19?

• To emphasize that 17th-century Salem was a place where modern conveniences were unknown.

• To introduce the theme of religious reform to the play.

• To champion Catholicism and criticize Puritans.

• To provide context for the play's setting and to draw a line between it and contemporary society.

Which of the following best describes John Proctor's feelings toward Abigail?

• guilt and romantic attachment

• hatred and pity

• confusion and curiosity

• anger and spitefulness

What are the notes not intended to be spoken onstage called?

• Stage Directions

• Notation

• Cardinal Directions

• Extra Nonsense

How does Parris mostly feel about the impending arrival of Reverend Hale?

• confident

• apprehensive

• terrified

• encouraged

Which of these inferences is best supported by the text on page 4, paragraph 1?

• Without novelists and writers, a culture’s way of life may be lost to history.

• Puritan Salem produced some of the best playwrights in American history.

• Novels and plays are a tedious distraction from religious study, but should be enjoyed.

• The author gained most of his knowledge about Puritans from the novels and plays they wrote.

Which of the following statements about the setting is best supported by the text?

• Salem is a futuristic, utopian society.

• Salem is a thriving industrial center where economic issues are at the front of people’s minds.

• Salem has become so large that its inhabitants know little about each other.

• Salem is an extremely religious society guided by strict social mores.

Which of these inferences about Parris is best supported by the text on page 10?

• He is on the verge of financial ruin.

• He is confident of his place within the community.

• He cares a great deal about what other people think and say about him.

• He is only concerned with getting to the truth of the matter.

Match each Characteristic with the Character it describes.

• cannot stand hypocrites

• Proctor

• Concerned about his enemies

• Betty

• Discharged from Goody Proctor's service

• Abigail

• inexplicably sick

• Parris

• convinced witchcraft is afoot

• Putnam

Match the following vocabulary word to its corresponding definition

• A judge

• Theocracy

• Person says one thing but does another

• Magistrate

• A government controlled by religion

• Puritanism

• A religion that believed in being pure

• Red Scare

• The fear of communists taking over

• Hypocrite