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The Crucible Act 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The reverend in Salem

a)

Putnam

b)

Proctor

c)

Parris

d)

Hale

2.

Had an affair with Proctor

a)

Abigail

b)

Betty

c)

Mary

d)

Mercy

3.

Cannot wake up and is believed to be "witched"

a)

Abigail

b)

Betty

c)

Mary

d)

Mercy

4.

What is the name of the 2nd girl we discover has also been witched?

a)

Betty

b)

Ruth

c)

Abigail

d)

Mary

5.

How do the sicknesses differ in each girl?

a)

One girl actually flies

b)

One girl convulses constantly

c)

One girl cannot breathe properly

d)

One girl has her eyes open

6.

Goody Putnam says that the villagers saw Betty do what?

a)

Run around naked

b)

Conjure spirits

c)

Fly over a barn

d)

Drink blood

7.

Abigail drinks a charm to do what?

a)

Kill Goody Putnam

b)

Kill Goody Proctor

c)

Kill Tituba

d)

Kill Goody Osburn

8.

What does Parris say the villagers owe him?

a)

Money

b)

The deed to his house

c)

Fire wood

d)

Respect

9.

Proctor says people don't come to church anymore because Parris doesn't talk about what?

a)

Fire and brimstone

b)

The Devil

c)

God

d)

Taxes

10.

Ruth was sent to Tituba to do what?

a)

Conjure the spirits of her sisters

b)

Conjure the spirits of her brothers

c)

Drink blood and dance

d)

Run naked through the forrest

11.

Who was naked in the woods?

a)

Betty

b)

Abigail

c)

Mercy

d)

Mary

12.

Who drank blood in the woods?

a)

Betty

b)

Abigail

c)

Ruth

d)

Mercy

13.

What does Betty say she wants to do?

a)

Jump out the window

b)

Run away

c)

Fly to her momma

d)

Dance in the woods

14.

Why does Betty start screaming?

a)

She is afraid of Proctor

b)

She hears the Psalm being read downstairs

c)

She hears her father singing

d)

She is afraid of Abigail

15.

What does Abigail threaten to do to the girls if they tell what happened in the woods?

a)

Bring them to a pointy reckoning

b)

Poison them

c)

Bash their heads in on their pillows

d)

Turn on them first

16.

Who is the minister coming from Beverly?

a)

Parris

b)

Corey

c)

Hale

d)

Putnam

17.

Which girl seems most likely to tell the truth?

a)

Abigail

b)

Mercy

c)

Betty

d)

Mary

18.

Who do the girls blame the witch craft on?

a)

Tituba

b)

Ruth

c)

Parris

d)

Goody Proctor

19.

What were the girls doing in the woods?

a)

Dancing

b)

Singing

c)

Hiding from their parents

d)

Witchcraft

20.

Where do the girls get the names of those they accuse?

a)

They saw them in the woods

b)

They do not like these women

c)

They believe they are witches

d)

They have heard the adults say them

21.
What happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams prior to the opening of the play?
a)
they got divorced
b)
they had an affair
c)
they ran away together
d)
they wrote letters to each other
22.
All of these girls were dancing in the woods together, EXCEPT:
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Betty Parris
c)
Ruth Putnam
d)
Rebecca Nurse
23.
All of these women are accused of witchcraft by the end of Act 1, EXCEPT:
a)
Tituba
b)
Elizabeth Proctor
c)
Sarah Goode
d)
Sarah Osborne
24.
farmer, middle 30s, had an affair with Abigail Williams
a)
John Proctor
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Giles Corey
d)
Thomas Putnam
25.
grudge against Reverend Parris, concerned about land, married to Ann
a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
John Proctor
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Giles Corey
26.
had many children die, so had daughter Ruth try to contact them through Tituba
a)
Ann Putnam
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Elizabeth Proctor
27.
17-year-old niece of Reverend Parris, former servant of the Proctors
a)
Abigail Williams
b)
Mary Warren
c)
Betty Parris
d)
Ann Putnam
28.
slave of Reverend Parris, from Barbados, showed the girls witchcraft in the woods
a)
Tituba
b)
Mercy
c)
Abigail
d)
Mary
29.
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
30.
Abigail was Parris’ daughter.  She wanted to take Rebecca’s place as John Proctor’s wife.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
31.
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
32.
Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
33.
Parris was well-liked by the people of his church.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
Giles Corey can best be described as _____ ?
a)
Serious
b)
Funny
c)
Kind
d)
Intelligent
39.
Who does Giles Corey and John Proctor argue with about land?
a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
Reverend Parris
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Rebecca Nurse
40.
Who is the most respected woman in Salem?
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Mercy Lewis
c)
Mary Warren
d)
Ann Putnam