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The Crucible Act 1 & 2 Reading Comprehension

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following characters was not involved in any actual witchcraft?

a)

Betty Parris

b)

Sarah Good

c)

Ruth Putnam

d)

Abigail Williams

2.

Which character's motives led the girls and Tituba to the wood's?

a)

Abigail Willaims

b)

Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Ann Putnam

3.

What does Rebecca Nurse think the cause of the girls' problems is?

a)

Witchcraft by someone in town.

b)

Witchcraft by the girls themselves.

c)

The girls are acting because Abigail is making them do so.

d)

Nothing but sickness and the girls acting out.

4.

Why does Abigail admit to practicing witchcraft?

a)

She realizes she can't deny it anymore.

b)

She sees an opportunity to blame her actions on someone else.

c)

She wants to do the right thing.

d)

He conscious is guilty.

5.

Who is Reverend Hale?

a)

A warlock

b)

The Senior Pastor in Salem

c)

A devil conjuror

d)

A witchcraft expert

6.

According to Reverend Hale, why are his books so heavy?

a)

"They are printed on Holy paper."

b)

"The ink is made from the blood of martyrs."

c)

"They are weighted with authority."

d)

"There are many things needs to keep the Devil at bay."

7.

For whom does Mary Warren work?

a)

Rev. Parris

b)

John Proctor

c)

Mr. Putnam

d)

Rev. Hale

8.

Why does Abigail drink blood (from a chicken) in the woods?

a)

It is a potion to make John Proctor love her.

b)

It is a potion to keep her from being talked about in town.

c)

It is a potion to kill Elizabeth Proctor.

d)

It is a potion to break her love of John Proctor.

9.

Proctor gets angry with Abigail when she mentions whose name?

a)

Sarah Osborne

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Lucifer

10.

What does Mary Warren bring home for Goody Proctor?

a)

A slice of humble pie.

b)

A poppet she made while in court.

c)

A warrant for her arrest.

d)

The chicken Abigail stole.

11.

Mary Warren claims that Sarah Good attempted to kill her numerous times. What is the "hard proof" that Mary provides?

a)

She mumbles under her breath after Mary declines to give her bread and cider.

b)

She couldn't say her commandments.

c)

She choked her when she would turn her away.

d)

She would send the dogs on her when she came nearby.

12.

What commandment did John forget when asked to recite them by Reverend Hale?

a)

Do not murder

b)

Do not covet your neighbor's belongings

c)

Do not commit adultery

d)

Do not put any other gods before me

13.

What does Elizabeth ask John to do that upsets him during their dialogue in Act 2?

a)

To break whatever promise he made to Abigail Williams

b)

To not go to Salem

c)

To go to the church and ask for forgiveness

d)

To confess to witchcraft

14.

How did Mary Warren "save" Elizabeth Proctor's life?

a)

She stopped Abigail from beating Elizabeth.

b)

The poppet contains medicine for Elizabeth's illness.

c)

She asked Rev. Hale to come pray for Elizabeth.

d)

She denied the accusations made against Elizabeth by Abigail that would send her to jail