The Crucible Act 1 Questions and
Answers Rated A
As the play begins, why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor? ✔✔His daughter Betty is "sick" -
as if in a coma
What advice does the doctor send back? ✔✔That he can find no medical reason for her illness,
and he should look for an "unnatural reason."
What does Reverend Parris question Abigail about? ✔✔If her name in the village is "white" -
meaning, is her reputation good.
What is Parris 'main concern? ✔✔His reputation as a minister and material possessions.
What/Who did Parris see in the woods the night before? ✔✔He saw Abigail, Betty and other
girls dancing in the woods.
What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail? ✔✔Elizabeth knows that Abigail and her
husband had an affair, so she fired her from their service. Abigail believes that Elizabeth has
spread "rumors" about the affair.
, Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors'? ✔✔She claims that she was dismissed
because she refused to be treated like a slave. She calls Elizabeth a "...bitter woman, a lying,
cold, sniveling woman..."
What rumors have circulated about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that "proves" that she is
a witch? ✔✔Villagers say they saw her flying over a barn. When Betty has a fit as people
downstairs sing a psalm (a religious song), Mrs. Putnam claims that Betty cannot bear to hear the
Lord's name because she is a witch.
Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba? ✔✔She has lost 7 children in childbirth and wants to
know who is "killing" her babies.
Who does Abigail accuse of conjuring spirits at this point? ✔✔Tituba
What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? ✔✔Betty reveals that Abigail
drank blood as a charm to kill Elizabeth.
Answers Rated A
As the play begins, why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor? ✔✔His daughter Betty is "sick" -
as if in a coma
What advice does the doctor send back? ✔✔That he can find no medical reason for her illness,
and he should look for an "unnatural reason."
What does Reverend Parris question Abigail about? ✔✔If her name in the village is "white" -
meaning, is her reputation good.
What is Parris 'main concern? ✔✔His reputation as a minister and material possessions.
What/Who did Parris see in the woods the night before? ✔✔He saw Abigail, Betty and other
girls dancing in the woods.
What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail? ✔✔Elizabeth knows that Abigail and her
husband had an affair, so she fired her from their service. Abigail believes that Elizabeth has
spread "rumors" about the affair.
, Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors'? ✔✔She claims that she was dismissed
because she refused to be treated like a slave. She calls Elizabeth a "...bitter woman, a lying,
cold, sniveling woman..."
What rumors have circulated about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that "proves" that she is
a witch? ✔✔Villagers say they saw her flying over a barn. When Betty has a fit as people
downstairs sing a psalm (a religious song), Mrs. Putnam claims that Betty cannot bear to hear the
Lord's name because she is a witch.
Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba? ✔✔She has lost 7 children in childbirth and wants to
know who is "killing" her babies.
Who does Abigail accuse of conjuring spirits at this point? ✔✔Tituba
What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? ✔✔Betty reveals that Abigail
drank blood as a charm to kill Elizabeth.
