WorksheetsThe Crucible Act 1 Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Abigail was Parris’ daughter. She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
John Proctor and Abigail had an affair.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
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
6.
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”
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
What family suffered 7 of their babies passing away near or shortly after birth?
a)
The Putnam's
b)
The Proctor's
c)
The Parris's
d)
The Corey's
11.
Where is Tituba from?
a)
Nigeria
b)
Barbados
c)
America
d)
Colombia
12.
Who encourages Abigail Williams to turn herself in for dancing in the woods?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Mary Warren
13.
Who saw Mercy Lewis dancing naked?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Tituba
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Betty Parris
14.
Where and when does the play take place?
a)
Salem, 1792
b)
Salem, 1692
c)
Boston, 1692
d)
Boston, 1695
15.
In Act 1, _______ tells _______ that they will no longer be involved with them.
a)
Abigail, John Proctor
b)
John Proctor, Abigail
c)
John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor
d)
Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor
16.
Who drank a blood charm in hopes of killing Elizabeth Proctor?
a)
Betty Parris
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Ann Putnam
17.
How can you describe the people of Salem in Act 1?
a)
happy; trusting
b)
reasonable; levelheaded
c)
forgiving; open-minded
d)
scared; judgemental
18.
Giles Corey can best be described as _____ ?
a)
Serious
b)
Funny
c)
Kind
d)
Intelligent
19.
Who does Ruth Putnam ask to speak to her deceased siblings souls?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Betty Parrs
20.
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially one who shows biased allegiance
a)
formidable
b)
licentious
c)
partisan
d)
pious
21.
Which statement made Abigail show that she is not as harmless as she appears?
a)
“uncle you’ve prayed since midnight.”
b)
“I can make you wish you had never seen the some come down!”
c)
“My name is good in the village!”
d)
“she is blackening my name in the village!”
22.
The reader can infer that the citizens of Salem thought dancing was:
a)
acceptable for children
b)
evil and sinful
c)
good exercise
d)
delightful entertainment
23.
Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty may be bewitched because he…
a)
truly does not believe witchcraft exists
b)
fears that his reputation will be destroyed
c)
doesn't want his daughter hanged
d)
loves Halloween too much
24.
In talking with Parris, who does Abigail blame for witchcraft?
a)
Goody Proctor
b)
Tituba
c)
Mary and Mercy
d)
John Proctor
25.
She admits to “dancing with devil” and “writing in his book” at the end of Act I. She also claims to have turned to Jesus.
a)
Ruth
b)
Betty
c)
Abbigail
d)
Tituba
26.
What is the best word to describe Reverend Parris?
a)
Paranoid
b)
Easy- going
c)
Strict
d)
Forgiving
27.
What does Reverend Parris appear to be primarily concerned with?
a)
His reputation
b)
His financial position
c)
The possibility of witches in Salem
d)
His position as minister
28.
What is the best word to describe how Hale feels about his "job" to find witches?
a)
Spiteful
b)
Proud
c)
Curious
d)
Baffled
29.
What have Thomas Putnam and John Proctor argued over in the past?
a)
land
b)
religion
c)
money
d)
wives
30.
What word best describes Thomas Putnam?
a)
Devout
b)
Greedy
c)
Caring
d)
Remorseful
31.
After being sprayed with the poison, the fly was ________ and could not move.
a)
licentious
b)
inert
c)
formidable
d)
partisan
32.
Vindictive; rich landowner
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Rev. Samuel Parris
33.
An intellectual, an academic, brought in to help
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Rev. Samuel Parris
c)
John Proctor
d)
Rebecca Nurse
34.
Daughter of a minister
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Ann Putnam
35.
Who did Elizabeth Proctor fire for having a relationship with her husband?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
36.
Who is the most respected woman in Salem?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ann Putnam
37.
“My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!”
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
Abigail Williams
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Rev. Parris
38.
“Reverend Parris, I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me, sir, you never saw more hearty babies born.”
a)
Mrs. Putnam
b)
Mr. Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Rev. Hale
39.
“Abby, you’ll put it out of mind. I’ll not be comin’ for you more.”
a)
Rev. Parris
b)
Giles Corey
c)
John Proctor
d)
Mr. Putnam
40.
“Mr. Hale, I have always wanted to ask a learned man— what signifies the readin’ of strange books?”
a)
Mercy Lewis
b)
Mrs. Putnam
c)
Rebecca Nurse
d)
Giles Corey
41.
Parris: I am not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm…Mr. Corey, you will look far for a man of my kind at sixty pound a year! I am not used to the poverty; I left a thrifty business in the Barbados to serve the Lord. From this, the reader can conclude that Parris is ____.
a)
Nervous
b)
emotional
c)
educated
d)
proud
42.
Proctor: (to Putnam) Your grandfather had a habit of willing land that never belonged to him, if I may say it plain. Based on this comment, the reader can conclude that Proctor is ________.
a)
weak and anxious
b)
outspoken and confident
c)
friendly and optimistic
d)
persuasive and scornful
43.
What can the reader conclude about Rebecca Nurse based on the following text: Parris: Rebecca, Rebecca, go to her, we’re lost...(Everything is quiet. Rebecca walks across the room to the bed...Betty is quietly whimpering, eyes shut. Rebecca simply stands over the child, who gradually quiets.)
a)
She is highly respected and calming
b)
She has the power to cast spells
c)
She is highky educated in the field of medicine
d)
She will cure all the girls
44.
Abigail: Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. Based on her words, what can the reader conclude about Abigail?
a)
she is worried about Tituba
b)
She is controlling and vengeful
c)
She wants Rev Parris to know the whole truth
d)
She is scared of Mercy and MAry Warren
45.
What conclusion can you draw about Hale from the following lines? Hale: The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone, and I must tell you all that I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of hell upon her.
a)
He wants no one to question his authority
b)
He expects to find the Devil's mark on Betty
c)
He is unsure of how to proceed
d)
He is precise in his education
46.
Mercy Lewis is a merciless girl of eighteen…
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
47.
There were a few small-windowed, dark houses snuggled against the raw Massachusetts winter.
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
48.
Reverend Hale conceives of himself much as a young doctor on his first call.
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
49.
“I never thought you had so much iron in you.”
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
50.
“…she come down light as a bird.”
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
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