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AP English Language

Crucible Recall

Shared by Ashton · Nov 4, 2026 · 0 plays

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37 questions across 5 sections. After every answer you’ll see why each choice is right or wrong, not just the one you picked.

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Where exactly does Act One take place?
  1. A. The forest clearing where the girls danced
  2. B. A small upper bedroom in Reverend Parris's house ✓
  3. C. The parlor of Parris's house, where the villagers gather
  4. D. The Salem meeting house

Correct answer: B. The opening stage direction: 'A small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Samuel Parris.' The crowd gathers in the parlor below.

According to Susanna Walcott, what does Doctor Griggs report about Betty?
  1. A. He can find no medicine for it in his books and suggests unnatural causes ✓
  2. B. He has already sent for Reverend Hale
  3. C. He has diagnosed a brain fever and prescribed rest, cool cloths and prayer
  4. D. He believes Betty is faking and should be whipped

Correct answer: A. Susanna: he 'cannot discover no medicine for it in his books' and 'you might look to unnatural things for the cause of it.'

How many of her babies does Ann Putnam say she has buried?
  1. A. Eleven
  2. B. Three
  3. C. Eight
  4. D. Seven ✓

Correct answer: D. 'I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth.' Hale repeats: 'Seven dead in childbirth.'

What does Betty blurt out about Abigail in Act One?
  1. A. That Abigail and John Proctor were lovers
  2. B. That Abigail drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor ✓
  3. C. That Abigail sent her spirit to choke Ruth
  4. D. That Abigail was the one seen running naked

Correct answer: B. Betty: 'You drank blood, Abby!... You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!' Abigail slaps her.

Abigail tells Parris why she was dismissed from the Proctors' service. What does she claim?
  1. A. John Proctor fired her for laziness
  2. B. Elizabeth hates her because she would not be her slave ✓
  3. C. She left voluntarily to care for Betty
  4. D. Elizabeth falsely accused her of stealing and spread the lie through the village

Correct answer: B. 'She hates me, uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave... a lying, cold, sniveling woman.'