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The Crucible Act 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rebecca Nurse is

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

2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
What have Thomas Putnam and John Proctor argued over in the past?
a)
land
b)
religion
c)
money
d)
wives
6.
What were the girls doing in the woods?
a)
Spying on Proctor
b)
Dancing
c)
Collecting firewood
d)
Meeting the Indians
7.
Who did Elizabeth Proctor fire for having a relationship with her husband?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
8.
Where and when does the play take place?
a)
Salem, 1792
b)
Salem, 1692
c)
Boston, 1692
d)
Boston, 1695
9.
How can you describe the people of Salem in Act 1?
a)
happy; trusting
b)
reasonable; levelheaded
c)
forgiving; open-minded
d)
scared; judgemental
10.

Why did the girls want to continue with this idea of witchcraft?

a)

For sport (fun)

b)

To avoid getting punished

c)

To get back at all those who have done them wrong

d)

To draw attention to themselves

11.

Which is a synonym for persecute?

a)

handsome handbag

b)

victimize

c)

forgive

d)

pray

12.

Which character is best described as licentious?

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Abigail Williams

d)

Rebecca Nurse

13.

If something is elevated morally, it might be thought of as....

a)

conjured

b)

exalted

c)

hysterical

d)

warranted

14.

What part of speech is the word ingratiate?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

conjunction

15.

The wizard _________________ the ghostly spirit.

a)

persecuted

b)

dissembled

c)

warranted

d)

conjured

16.

The vicious attack on the unarmed village was not...

a)

warranted

b)

warrant

c)

warranting

d)

warrants

17.

Hale was sent to Salem to ______________ the identity of witches.

a)

mollify

b)

ascertain

c)

deny

d)

exalt

18.

Abigail is a master of...

a)

dissembling

b)

assembling

c)

knitting

d)

not sleeping with your boss's husband.

19.

The Puritans would consider ____________ a(n)____________.

a)

abominations; gift from God

b)

dancing; part of their community

c)

propriety; sin

d)

diabolism; abomination

20.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Arthur Miller

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Proctor