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E3 Act 1 The Crucible

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Parris, in fright: How can it be the Devil? Why would he choose my house to strike? We have all manner of ___________ people in the village!

a)

marrauded

b)

licentious

c)

subservient

d)

blanched

2.

This ________________ for minding other people’s business was time honored among the people of Salem, and it undoubtedly created many of the sus-picions which were to feed the coming madness.

a)

predilection

b)

paradox

c)

prodigious

d)

providence

3.

Putnam: It is a __________________- the thing is out now!

a)

predilection

b)

paradox

c)

prodigious

d)

providence

4.

Abigail: I never called him! Tituba, Tituba...

Parris, __________________: She called the Devil?

a)

marrauded

b)

licentious

c)

subservient

d)

blanched

5.

Rebecca: If so he is, then let us go to God for the cause of it. There is _______________________ danger in the seeking of loose spirits. I fear it, I fear it. Let us rather blame ourselves and -

a)

iniquity

b)

vindictive

c)

prodigious

d)

trepidation

6.

Mr. Hale is nearing forty, a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intel-lectual. This is a beloved errand for him; on being called here to _______________________ witchcraft he felt the pride of the specialist whose unique knowledge has at last been publicly called for.

a)

Ascertain

b)

Licentious

c)

Blanched

d)

Corruptions

7.

Use commas to separate __________________ and word groups in a simple series of three or more items.

a)

Sentences

b)

Words

c)

letters

d)

adjectives

8.

Use a comma to separate two _________________ when the order of the adjectives is interchangeable.

a)

Adjectives

b)

Letters

c)

sentences

d)

words

9.

Use commas to set off _______________________ words, clauses, and phrases.

a)

important

b)

certain

c)

nonessential

d)

improper

10.

Use commas to introduce or interrupt direct _________________.

a)

Sentence

b)

Verbs

c)

quotations

d)

clauses

11.

The most common use of the semicolon is to join the independent clauses without using a _______________________ like and, but, for, nor, or, etc.

a)

Comma

b)

Conjunction

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

12.

use a semicolon in a series of information that already contains _______________.

a)

Information

b)

Nouns

c)

subjects

d)

commas

13.

Use a colon after a _____________________ to signify a list of information.

a)

Capital letter

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Complete sentence

14.

Rule 2: Use a colon to signify an example, description, or __________________________.

a)

explanation

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

clause

15.

There are three end marks that are used to complete a sentence. Which of the following is NOT an end mark?

a)

Period (.)

b)

comma (,)

c)

Question mark (?)

d)

exclamation mark (!)

16.

Which of the following can we infer is Rev. Parris’s main concern?

a)

Protecting his sick daughter

b)

Protecting his money and his reputation

c)

Maintaining the trust of Rev. Hale

d)

Adding more people to his congregation

17.

Which of the following is the real reason that Abigail was fired from the Proctors’ service?

a)

She had an affair with John Proctor

b)

Elizabeth wanted to make her a slave to the family

c)

Her parents forbid her to return to their house

d)

She was the laziest person in their service

18.

Which of the following theme labels is most applicable to act one?

a)

Brotherhood

b)

Loyalty

c)

Peace

d)

Secrecy

19.

Which of the following character pairs best serve as foils for each other?

a)

Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam

b)

Abigail Williams and Susanna Walcott

c)

Rev. Parris and Doctor Griggs

d)

Rebecca Nurse and Ann Putnam

20.

Which of the following are left powerless at the end of act one?

a)

The afflicted girls

b)

The people accused of witchcraft

c)

The reverends

d)

The marshalls