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The Crucible Act 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

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."

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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.

8.
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
9.

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.

10.

Parris sent 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.

11.

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.

12.

With whom do Giles Corey and John Proctor about land?

a)

Thomas Putnam

b)

Reverend Parris

c)

Reverend Hale

d)

Rebecca Nurse

13.
Who is the most respected woman in Salem?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ann Putnam
14.

What is Martha Corey's hobby?

a)

Practicing witchcraft

b)

Reading strange books

c)

Telling old folktakes

d)

Volunteering in her church

15.
Who saw Mercy Lewis dancing naked?
a)
John Proctor
b)
Tituba
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Betty Parris
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