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WorksheetsThe Crucible Act 1 Quotes
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
"He was a man with many grievances, at least one of which appears justified. Some time before, his wife’s brother-in-law, James Bayley, had been turned down as minister of Salem… a faction stopped his acceptance." To whom is this quote referring to?
Arthur Miller
Minister Parris
John Proctor
Mr. Putnam
"The Nurse clan had been in the faction that prevented Bayley’s taking office." This quote demonstrates a conflict between which two families?
Nurse and Parris
Putnam and Proctor
Nurse and Proctor
Nurse and Putnam
“I have trouble enough without I come to five mile to hear him preach only of hellfire and bloody damnation.... you hardly ever mention God anymore.” Who is the speaker of this quote?
Hale
Parris
Proctor
Putnam
“Ours is a divided empire in which certain ideas and emotions and actions are of God, and their opposites are of Lucifer.” What is the problem with this line of reasoning?
Morality is much more complicated than simply just having two options.
God and Lucifer are considered the same being in certain religions.
The morals of God and Lucifer are too similar to distinguish from one another.
“In the countries of the Communist ideology, all resistance of any import is linked to the totally malign capitalist succubi, and in America any man who is not reactionary in his views is open to the charge of alliance with the Red hell.” In real life, was Miller accused of being in an alliance with the "Red Hell," or the "Capitalist Succubi?"
Red Hell (Communism)
Capitalist Succubi (Capitalism)
“My, they’re heavy… They must be; they are weighted with authority.” What is Mr. Hale letting Mr. Parris know in their first interaction?
He is a well educated man.
He likes to read.
He does not like traveling.
He is now the authority figure in Salem.
I’ve heard you to be a sensible man, (a) . I hope you’ll leave some of it in Salem.
Fill in the blank.
You are God’s instrument put in our hands to discover the Devil’s agents among us. You are selected, _____ , you are chosen to help us cleanse our village. So speak utterly, _____, turn your back on him and face God - face God, _____ , and God will protect you.
Fill in the blank
(a)
