Answer:
False. There were a group of 'afflicted girls' in Act 1 of the play The Crucible.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, based on the Witchcraft trial of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692-1693.
In the play, being 'afflicted' is the term used to refer to an act of witchcraft performed on someone. Act 1 of the play reveals a group of girls dancing in the forest to call upon spirits but were caught red-handed by Reverend Parris.
The girls who were in the forest and who were though of being 'afflicted' by witchcraft includes Abigail Williams, Betty Parris, Mercy Lewis, Ruth Putnam, Mary Warren, Tituba, and Susanna Walcott.
Thus the given statement is not true. Mercy Lewis and Betty Parris were among the group of girls who were being afflicted but they alone were not the ones to be afflicted.