WorksheetsThe Crucible Act 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where does this play take place?
Portsmouth, NH
Boston, MA
Salem, MA
Rochester, NY
Betty reveals that Abigail drank a charm to kill _____________.
Ruth
Elizabeth
Mary
Tituba
Why is Reverand Parris reluctant to tell people that someone in his house may be bewitches?
He knows that information will cause mass hysteria
He does not believe in witches or the supernatural
He feels that his enemies will destroy his reputation
His concern for Betty overshadows his concern for the parish.
Who lost 7 babies?
Goody Putnam
Betty
Good Proctor
Sarah Good
Who had an affair with John Proctor?
Betty
Abigail
Ann
Beyonce
Thomas Putnam treats Reverend Parris with
contempt
respect
admiration
awe
Which two men does Proctor have an argument with?
Francis Nurse and Giles Corey
Reverend Parris and Thomas Putnam
Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris
Reverend Hale and Francis Nurse
Who does Abigail blame for witchcraft?
Goody Putnam
Betty
Good Nurse
Tituba
Why doesn't Abigail want Parris and the others to know what she was doing in the forest?
She is afraid she will be punished for running naked.
She doesn't want to get her friends in trouble.
She fears that Tituba will be hanged.
She drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife.
Why are Proctor and Putnam arguing?
Proctor doesn't go to church
About land
Putnam knows Proctor cheated on his wife.
About who is accused of witchcraft.
She admits to "dancing with the devil" and "writing in his book" at the end of Act 1. She also claims to have turned to Jesus.
Abigail
Betty
Tituba
Goody Putnam
Which adjectives best describes most of the villagers in Act 1;
superstitious: judgemental
kindhearted;
decent
level-headed;
resonable
tolerant;
understanding
Why did Rebecca Nurse advise Parris to send Hale back immediately?
She felt that Parris was capable of handling the situation by himself.
She knew Hale's presence woudl frighten people and cause upheavel.
She knew the villagers resented the presence of order.
She believed that Hale was an imposter and a fraud.
Why did Tituba confess to meeting with the Devil?
She thought the villagers would have more respect for her.
She wanted to please Reverend Parris.
She truly believed she had conjured up the Devil.
She feared she would be hanged if she didn't confess.
Which of Arthur Miller's lines best expresses a main idea of Act One?
There is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits.
What are we, Quakers?
I saw Good Booth with the Devil!
That is a notorious sign of witchcraft afoot.
From reading Act 1, what conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?
He fears and respects the Reverend Parris.
He believes that witchcraft has made the children ill.
He rebels against the authority of the church by speaking his mind.
He will do anything to destroy Thomas Putnam.
