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The Crucible, Acts 1-2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what city and state does this play take place?

a)

New York, NY

b)

Robbins, NC

c)

Salem, MA

d)

Austin, TX

2.

Who does Tituba accuse of witchcraft at the end of Act 1?

a)

Abigail and Betty

b)

Rev. Parris and Rev. Hale

c)

Goody Good and Goody Osburn

d)

John and Elizabeth Proctor

3.

What gift does Mary Warren give Elizabeth?

a)

A boop on the nose

b)

A poppet

c)

A jigsaw puzzle

d)

A fancy new dress

4.

Which commandment did John Proctor forget?

a)

"Thou shalt not murder"

b)

"Thou shalt remember the Sabbath day"

c)

"Thou shalt not commit adultery"

d)

"Thou shalt honor thy mother and father"

5.

Of what is Rebecca Nurse accused at the end of Act 2?

a)

Murdering Goody Putnam's babies

b)

Being old

c)

Creeping everybody out

d)

Having too many kids

6.

Who is the author of The Crucible?

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

Arthur Miller

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

Anne Bradstreet

7.

How does The Crucible reflect the events of the Red Scare in post-WWI America? (select all that apply)

a)

Accusations made without proof

b)

Mass hysteria

c)

Ruining of lives

d)

Witches were hanged

8.

What did Abigail do in order to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft?

a)

Danced naked

b)

Cut off her own leg

c)

Stabbed herself with a needle

d)

Murdered Mary Warren

9.

Why is John Proctor angry at Mary Warren?

a)

She went to Salem when he forbade it

b)

She burned the bread for supper

c)

She is getting married

d)

She accused Elizabeth of witchcraft.

10.

Why is John hesitant to go to Salem and accuse Abigail of lying?

a)

He is afraid she will call him a witch.

b)

He is afraid she will tell everyone about their affair

c)

He is afraid Elizabeth won't believe him.

d)

He isn't afraid, he goes immediately.

11.

Who does Elizabeth Proctor think is trying to kill her?

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

John Proctor

d)

Rebecca Nurse

12.

Who shows up to the Proctor's home unannounced?

a)

Rev. Parris

b)

Martha Corey

c)

Thomas Putnam

d)

Rev. Hale

13.

Why does John Proctor say he hasn't baptized his 3rd child?

a)

He's been busy

b)

It's been too cold

c)

The child is too sick

d)

He doesn't want Parris to touch his child.

14.

What is Martha Corey charged with?

a)

Making Abigail laugh out loud during church

b)

Putting a hex on Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Cursing Walcott's pigs so they will die

d)

Adultery

15.

What is Elizabeth charged with?

a)

Murdering the Putnam's babies

b)

Defamation of character against Abigail

c)

Sending her spirit to stab Abigail in the stomach

d)

Cursing Walcott's pigs so they will die.

16.

What is found in the doll that Mary Warren gave Elizabeth?

a)

A knife

b)

A syringe

c)

Poison

d)

A needle

17.

Who discovered Abigail and the girls dancing in the woods?

a)

Rev Hale

b)

Rev Parris

c)

John Proctor

d)

Mr. Putnam

18.

Who saw their parents killed by Native Americans?

a)

Abigail

b)

Betty

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Mary

19.

Who is 83 years old and sues his neighbors constantly?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Rev. Parris

20.

Who had an affair with Abigail?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Thomas Putnam

c)

Rev. Hale

d)

Rev. Parris

21.

Who found a witch in Beverly last year and is now the expert witch catcher?

a)

Ezekiel Cheever

b)

Rev. Hale

c)

Rev Parris

d)

Thomas Putnam

22.

Who said that the girls were just in "their silly season" and they would wake up when they were ready and eat when they were hungry?

a)

Ann Putnam

b)

Mercy Lewis

c)

Elizabeth Proctor

d)

Rebecca Nurse

23.

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as a response to...

a)

McCarthyism

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Black Plague

d)

Covid

24.

What 2 options was Tituba given when she was accused of witchcraft?

a)

Confess or be hanged

b)

Confess or be sent back to Barbados

c)

Run away or be hanged

d)

Run away or be jailed.

25.

Giles Corey accuses his wife of...

a)

Cooking strange food

b)

Saying strange words

c)

Reading strange books

d)

Having strong dolls

26.

What does Rev. Parris say he saw in the "soup pot" in the woods

a)

frog

b)

spider

c)

owl

d)

cat

27.

Why did Abigail confess to witchcraft?

a)

She saw the power that Tituba gained from confessing

b)

She thought it would help her find a husband

c)

She thought it would save Tituba's life

d)

She truly wanted to confess and come back to the Lord.

28.

How are Betty and Abigail related?

a)

They're not

b)

Sisters

c)

They are both maids in the same house

d)

Cousins

29.

What appears to motivate Parris throughout Act 1?

a)

His reputation

b)

His concern for his daughter

c)

His concern for justice

d)

His conviction in witchcraft

30.

What language does Miller use to help establish this mood between John and Elizabeth

a)

"What keeps you so late?"

b)

"I have no business in Salem."

c)

"You're the mistress here, not Mary Warren."

d)

"It's winter in here yet"