WorksheetsThe Crucible - Act 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
Tituba was Proctor’s slave woman from Barbados. She went with the girls into the forest and was accused of conjuring spirits and being a witch.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
Abigail was Parris’ daughter. She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
Betty was Parris’ daughter. She had some sort of fit, and the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
Parris was more concerned about his reputation with the people of the village than he was about his daughter being sick.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
One sign that Betty was bewitched was that she shrieked and flew around the room praising Satan.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.
Reverend John Hale was
a)
a farmer who had an affair
b)
A respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
c)
an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft
d)
a cranky, old man
11.
John Proctor was
a)
a farmer who had an affair
b)
a cranky, old man
c)
an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft
d)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
12.
Rebecca Nurse was
a)
a slave from Barbados
b)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
c)
a mother who sent her daughter to conjure dead babies
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
13.
Ann Putnam was
a)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a mother who sent daughter to conjure dead babies
d)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
14.
Betty Parris was
a)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
d)
a farmer who had an affair
15.
Abigail Williams was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
16.
Tituba was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
17.
How do we know John Proctor still has feelings towards Abby Williams?
a)
He looks up at her bedroom window
b)
He kisses her in Betty's room
c)
He asks her to wait for him
d)
He tells her to kill his wife so they can marry
18.
What conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?
a)
He fears and respects Rev. Parris
b)
He speaks his mind, even if it is against people of authority.
c)
He believes witchcraft made the girls ill
d)
He will do anything to destroy Thomas Putnam
19.
Parris send for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because
a)
they are good friends
b)
Hale went to Harvard
c)
he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty
d)
Hale is an authority on witches
20.
What conclusion can you draw about Abby's discharge from the Proctor's?
a)
Abby was a lazy servant
b)
Goody Proctor was too demanding
c)
Abby left the Proctor's on good terms
d)
Goody Proctor suspected the relationship between her husband and Abby
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