The Crucible Act I (Part 1-Betty Parris)

Why is Reverend Parris worried about his daughter, Betty?

• He caught her out with a boy

• She won't wake up

• She has run away from home

• He believes she is a witch

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What does the doctor say about Betty's "illness"?

• That Betty is probably faking it

• That Betty has a terrible disease

• That it might be sorcery (also known as witchcraft)

• That all of the girls in town are getting sick

What does Abigail tell her uncle, Reverend Parris, was happening in the woods?

• Tituba was performing witchcraft

• The girls were dancing, Tituba was swaying back and forth, and Betty fainted because she saw her father and was scared

• The girls were doing a love potion to try and get the men from town to fall in love with them

• The girls decided to go camping because they think the town is too boring

Why do the Putnams believe there is witchcraft in Salem?

• Because Mr. Thomas Putnam saw the girls dancing in the woods the night before

• Because Abigail came to their house and told them there were witches in Salem

• Because Mrs. Putnam had a dream that told her there was witchcraft taking place

• Because their daughter Ruth is sleepwalking and all of their previous babies have died

What does Abigail say to Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis, and the other girls?

• That they must lie about what happened in the woods; she threatens to hurt them if they tell the truth about what they were doing

• That they must tell everyone the truth about what they were doing because she believes in honesty

• That she was never in the woods, but will tell everyone that they were

• That she is annoyed with Betty and Ruth for faking their "illness," and she plans to beat them until they wake up

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Why do the townspeople agree with anything that Reverend Parris says/believes?

• Because he is the mayor of Salem and makes all of the laws

• Because he has used witchcraft to make them believe everything he says

• Because the church is the government, and he is head of the church, which means that he is the head of Salem

• Because he has blackmailed and threatened most of the important people in the town to do what he wants

Why do the girls start accusing others of witchcraft?

• Because if they admit what they were actually doing in the woods they will be whipped

• Because they believe there is actually witchcraft taking place

• Because they want to see if they can trick the townspeople into believing whatever they say

• Because they are angry at Tituba for not finding them boyfriends and want to seek revenge

Why does Reverend Parris interrogate (question) and threaten Abigail, Tituba, and the other girls?

• He believes there may actually be witchcraft

• He is worried about losing his control in the town and ruining his reputation

• He wants to take care of his daughter, Betty, and niece, Abigail

• He believes that Tituba has been trying to hurt his family