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The Crucible/Act One

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reverend John Hale was

a)

a farmer who had an affair

b)

a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”

c)

an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft

d)

a cranky, old man

2.
Rebecca Nurse was
a)
a slave from Barbados
b)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
c)
a mother who sent her daughter to conjure dead babies 
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
3.
John Proctor was
a)
a farmer who had an affair
b)
a cranky, old man
c)
an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft 
d)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
4.
Ann Putnam was
a)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a mother who sent daughter to conjure dead babies 
d)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
5.
Abigail Williams was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)

an orphan who lives with her uncle; known for being deceitful

6.
Tituba was
a)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
b)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister
c)
a slave from Barbados
d)
an orphan who lives with her uncle
7.

What conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?

a)

He fears and respects Reverend Parris.

b)

He speaks his mind, even if it is against people of authority.

c)

He believes witchcraft made the girls ill.

d)

He wants to take over as minister of Salem.

8.

Parris sends for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because...

a)

they are good friends.

b)

Hale went to Harvard.

c)

Hale is an authority on witches.

d)

He hopes Hale will talk some sense into Betty.

9.

Identify the speaker: "And mark this--let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."

a)

Abigail Williams

b)

Mercy Lewis

c)

Betty Parris

d)

Tituba

10.

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 to be hanged.

d)

loves Halloween too much.

11.

Which family lost seven babies shortly after their birth?

a)

The Putnams

b)

The Proctors

c)

The Parrises

d)

The Coreys

12.

Which of the following did NOT occur before the start of the play?

a)

Abigail and John have an affair.

b)

Betty faints and "falls ill."

c)

Abigail drinks blood.

d)

Reverend Hale arrives in Salem.

13.

Which character struggles with feelings of guilt?

a)

Thomas Putnam

b)

John Proctor

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Reverend Parris

14.

What does Abigail do to avoid getting in trouble for drinking blood?

a)

She reveals her affair with John Proctor.

b)

She says Elizabeth Proctor works for the devil.

c)

She accuses Tituba of witchcraft.

d)

She leaves town and disappears.

15.

Tituba most likely names Goody Good and Goody Osburn as witches because .

a)

she has been paid by Abigail to accuse them

b)

she saw these two women compacting with the devil

c)

she has a longstanding hatred for them

d)

they are the two people that Mr. Putnam suggested while Tituba was being accused

16.

Which of the following inferences about Tituba is best supported by the events in Act 1?

a)

She hates Betty.

b)

She enjoys tremendous power in Salem society.

c)

Abigail fears her.

d)

She is frightened so she claims to have seen the Devil.

17.

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

a)

McCarthyism

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Black Plague

d)

Covid

18.
Betty Parris was
a)
an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
b)
a slave from Barbados
c)
a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
d)
a farmer who had an affair 
19.

Giles Corey asks Rev. Hale about his wife's habit of ___.

a)

dancing in the forest.

b)

reading books.

c)

not being able to say her prayers.

d)

drinking at the tavern.

20.

Who says the following: "Mr. Parris no godly man, Mr. Parris mean man and no gentle man . . ."

a)

John Proctor

b)

Abigail

c)

Tituba

d)

Rev. Hale