Study Sync Crucible Act 1

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

• guilt and romantic attachment

• disdain and pity

• confusion and curiosity

• anger and spitefulness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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

• confident

• apprehensive

• terrified

• encouraged

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is most likely the reason Reverend Hale speaks about the devil being “precise”

• He is appalled at the unreasonable hysterics he’s seen in the community.

• He wishes to establish himself as an impartial and trustworthy authority.

• He wants to downplay expectations about his depth of knowledge in the field.

• He is skeptical that Parris is a believer in witchcraft.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Reverend Parris and John Proctor’s interactions in this section could best be described as

• tense

• pleasant

• comical

• nonsensical

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which of the following is most closely a central idea of Act 1?

• There are political and personal tensions bubbling under the surface of Salem society.

• Graduates of Harvard College deserve better compensation than common farm preachers.

• John Proctor is aiming to become the clergyman for the town in place of Parris.

• The people of Salem will stick with clergy long after they’ve proven ineffective as community leaders.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Tituba most likely names Goody Good and Goody Osburn as witches because

• she has been paid by Abigail to accuse them

• she saw these two women compacting with the devil

• she has a longstanding hatred for them

• they are the two people that Mrs. Putnam suggested while Tituba was being accused

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which of the following inferences about Tituba is best supported by the text at the end of Act 1?

• She hates Betty.

• She enjoys tremendous power in Salem society.

• She commands loyalty from Abigail.

• She is frightened.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Which of these statements best describes how Reverend Hale feels about the subject of demonology?

• He is unsure if there is any reality to it.

• He believes he has much to learn from the common people of Salem.

• It is on par with the great scientific subjects of the day.

• He regrets taking it up in the first place, and wishes he could take up his true passion of acting.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6