The Crucible Act I Test
- 1.Thomas Putnam can best be described as
- A.
Kindhearted
- B.
Vindictive
- C.
Sympathetic
- D.
Rational
- 2.. Where does this play take place?
- A.
Portsmouth, NH
- B.
Boston, MA
- C.
Salem, MA
- D.
Rochester, NY
- 3.Abigail went into the forest because she wanted to ...
- A.
Get rid of Goody Proctor
- B.
Threaten Tituba
- C.
Watch the other girls dance
- D.
Persuade the girls to return home
- 4.As the play opens, whom has Parris asked to come to Salem?
- A.
Judge Danforth
- B.
Reverend Hale
- C.
Tituba
- D.
John Proctor
- 5.Before the play begins, what did Parris catch his daughter and other girls doing?
- A.
Trying to run away from home
- B.
Dancing in the forest
- C.
Reading Catholic tracts
- D.
Conducting a black mass in the church
- 6.Betty reveals that Abigail drank a charm to kill ____________?
- A.
Ruth
- B.
Elizabeth
- C.
Mary
- D.
Tituba
- 7.Giles Corey expresses concern because his wife...
- A.
Reads strange books.
- B.
Leaves the house every night.
- C.
Has stopped speaking to him.
- D.
Cannot say the 10 Commandments.
- 8.Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter Ruth to Tituba to ...
- A.
Get a recipe for a charm.
- B.
Learn how to dance.
- C.
Contact her dead sisters.
- D.
Accuse her of witchcraft.
- 9.Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty may be bewitched because he
- A.
Fears that Betty’s reputation will be destroyed.
- B.
Knows that the idea of witchcraft will cause mass hysteria.
- C.
Fears that his enemies will destroy his reputation.
- D.
Firmly believes that witches do not exist.
- 10.Rebecca advised Parris to send Reverend Hale away because she...
- A.
Thought the villagers might resent the help of an outsider
- B.
Feared she would be exposed as a witch
- C.
Knew his presence would only cause more hysteria in Salem
- D.
Felt that Parris could handle the situation better that Hale
- 11.Reverend Parris is most concerned with ...
- A.
His reputation
- B.
Betty’s health
- C.
Abigail's soul
- D.
The spiritual needs of the people
- 12.The rumor is that Betty….
- A.
Had several dead babies.
- B.
Had an affair
- C.
Drank a charm to make someone fall in love with her
- D.
Can fly
- 13.Tituba most likely confessed to meeting with the devil because she...
- A.
Wanted the villagers fear her
- B.
Wanted to please Parris
- C.
Did not want Abigail to get into trouble
- D.
Thought it might save her life
- 14.What does Mrs. Putnam blame on witchcraft?
- A.
Her husband’s cancer
- B.
The death of seven of her children in infancy
- C.
Bad weather
- D.
Raids by natives
- 15.What is John Proctor’s chief complaint against Parris’s sermons?
- A.
They focus too much on fire and brimstone.
- B.
They are too long.
- C.
They are heretical.
- D.
They are too short.
- 16.What is Parris’s position in Salem?
- A.
Governor
- B.
Judge
- C.
Minister
- D.
Bailiff
- 17.What kind of government does Salem have in The Crucible?
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Theocracy
- C.
Monarchy
- D.
Kleptocracy
- 18.Which sentence best describes John Proctor?
- A.
He respects Reverend Hale's opinions.
- B.
He believes in witchcraft.
- C.
He will do whatever he can to destroy Thomas Putnam
- D.
He rebels against authority by speaking his mind.
- 19.Which statement made by Abigail shows that she is not as harmless as she appears?
- A.
"Uncle, you have prayed since midnight."
- B.
"I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!"
- C.
"My name is good in the village!"
- D.
"She is blackening my name in the village!"
- 20.Which two men does Proctor have an argument with?
- A.
Francis Nurse and Giles Corey
- B.
Reverend Parris and Thomas Putnam
- C.
Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris
- D.
Reverend Hale and Francis Nurse
- 21.Who does Abigail blame for witchcraft?
- A.
Goody Putnam
- B.
Betty
- C.
Goody Nurse
- D.
Tituba
- 22.Who had an affair with John Proctor?
- A.
Betty
- B.
Ann
- C.
Abigail
- D.
Martha
- 23.Who is the character that admits to “dancing with the devil”, “writing in his book”, and “turning to Jesus” at the end of Act I?
- A.
Abigail
- B.
Betty
- C.
Tituba
- D.
Goody Putnam
- 24.Who says she saw Sarah Good and Goody Osburn with the devil? She also claims to have been instructed to kill Reverend Parris.
- A.
Tituba
- B.
Betty
- C.
Abigail
- D.
Mary
- 25.Why are Proctor and Putnam arguing?
- A.
Proctor doesn’t go to church
- B.
About land
- C.
Putnam knows Proctor cheated on his wife
- D.
About who is accused of witchcraft
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