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WorksheetsCrucible: Act I
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is McCarthyism?
a)
witch craft
b)
arresting someone for a crime
c)
accusing someone without evidence
2.
What list was created in Hollywood for employers to identify and not hire accused communists?
a)
The Redlist
b)
The Blacklist
c)
The Commulist
3.
Explain "the greatest asset the Kremlin has is Senator McCarthy".
a)
McCarthy had a job in Russia.
b)
McCarthy helped America.
c)
McCarthy did more to harm America than Russia did.
4.
Which of the following was a hint that McCarthy's charges were fabricated?
a)
none of the accused existed
b)
he never opened his briefcase of names
c)
all of the names were from the same town
5.
How was Arthur Miller affected by McCarthyism?
a)
He was blacklisted.
b)
He started the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.
c)
He was forced to be a playwright.
6.
When Reverend Parris sees his daughter and the other girls dancing in the forest, he immediately concludes that they...
a)
are heathens
b)
are enjoying themselves
c)
are engaging in witchcraft
d)
have come under Tituba's spell
7.
Rev. Parris fears the villagers' response to the rumor that his daughter has come under a spell because...
a)
he fears the work of the Devil
b)
it will upset the peaceful village
c)
it confirms his suspicions about his daughter
d)
it could cost him his ministry and his daughter her life
8.
How do we know that John Proctor has lingering feelings for Abigail Williams?
a)
He kisses her in Betty's room.
b)
He looks up at her window.
c)
He asks her to wait for him.
9.
The dialogue between Parris, Proctor, Putnam, and Corey, in which they disagree about matters of money and real estate, emphasizes...
a)
the Puritans' high moral standards
b)
the friendship between Proctor and Parris
c)
the overall atmosphere of greed and frustration
d)
Giles Corey's dominant position in their society
10.
What conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?
a)
He fears and respects Rev. Parris.
b)
He believes that witchcraft made the girls ill.
c)
He speaks his mind, even when it's against people of authority.
d)
He will do anything to destroy Thomas Putnam.
11.
Rev. Parris sends for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because...
a)
they are good friends
b)
Hale attended Harvard
c)
Hale is an authority on witches
d)
he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty
12.
What conclusion can you draw about Abigail's discharge from the Proctors'?
a)
Abigail was a lazy servant
b)
Goody Proctor was a demanding employer
c)
Abigail left the Proctors on amicable terms
d)
Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abigail
13.
If you make a pretense of working, you are being...
a)
diligent
b)
deceptive
c)
annoying
14.
Someone who acts in a subservient capacity might be a(n)...
a)
assistant
b)
prime minister
c)
business owner
15.
To compromise a group of people is to...
a)
refuse to help them
b)
believe in their guilt
c)
risk their reputation
16.
Mired in contention, the meeting broke up with...
a)
angry words
b)
generous promises
c)
high hopes
17.
Reverend Parris
a)
dissembling, in love with former employer
b)
vindictive, motivated by desire for power and land
c)
powerless, terrified of becoming scapegoat for trouble
d)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
18.
Tituba
a)
dissembling, in love with former employer
b)
vindictive, motivated by desire for power and land
c)
powerless, terrified of becoming scapegoat for trouble
d)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
19.
Thomas Putnam
a)
dissembling, in love with former employer
b)
vindictive, motivated by desire for power and land
c)
powerless, terrified of becoming scapegoat for trouble
d)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
20.
Abigail Williams
a)
dissembling, in love with former employer
b)
vindictive, motivated by desire for power and land
c)
powerless, terrified of becoming scapegoat for trouble
d)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
21.
Reverend Hale
a)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
b)
uneasy about talk of witchcraft, angry about former love interest
c)
calm, steady, sensible, a voice for reason
d)
expert in witchcraft, eager to prove his intellectual expertise
22.
Rebecca Nurse
a)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
b)
uneasy about talk of witchcraft, angry about former love interest
c)
calm, steady, sensible, a voice for reason
d)
expert in witchcraft, eager to prove his intellectual expertise
23.
John Proctor
a)
self-pitying, fearful of losing position in the community
b)
uneasy about talk of witchcraft, angry about former love interest
c)
calm, steady, sensible, a voice for reason
d)
expert in witchcraft, eager to prove his intellectual expertise
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