WorksheetsReading Check: The Crucible Act 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were Betty and Abigail doing in the forest when Rev. Parris frightened them?
a)
playing hide and seek
b)
gathering firewood
c)
making soup
d)
dancing and conjuring spirits
2.
What do the Putnams and Rev. Parris have in common?
a)
Both hate going to church
b)
Both have 300 acres of land and own a home
c)
Both have sick/bewitched daughters
d)
Both take care of orphaned nieces
3.
What mission did Abigail have concerning the wife of John Proctor?
a)
To get her job back from her
b)
To apologize for her inappropriate behavior
c)
To help her with her mending and sewing
d)
To get rid of her so she could be with John Proctor
4.
Why did Mrs. Putnam send her daughter to Tituba?
a)
To put a charm on John Proctor
b)
To put a charm on Rev. Parris
c)
To have Ruth make a deal with the devil
d)
To have her conjure the spirits of the seven dead Putnam babies
5.
An intellectual, an academic, brought in to help
a)
Rev. John Hale
b)
Rev. Samuel Parris
c)
John Proctor
d)
Rebecca Nurse
6.
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
7.
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
8.
What have Thomas Putnam and John Proctor argued over in the past?
a)
land
b)
religion
c)
money
d)
wives
9.
Who did Elizabeth Proctor fire for having a relationship with her husband?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
10.
Who wrote The Crucible?
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Arthur Miller
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
John Proctor
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