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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Herrick acting strangely when he visits Tituba and Sarah Good?
(a) He is filthy.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is depressed.

2. Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did. What did he do?
(a) Demanded more firewood.
(b) Let his daughter conjure the devil.
(c) Allowed Abigail to trick everyone.
(d) Quit the trials.

3. At the end of Act 1, what does Mr. Putnam threaten to do?
(a) He threatens to kill Parris.
(b) He threatens to sue.
(c) He threatens to leave.
(d) He threatens to stop chopping firewood.

4. What character in Act 1 could be called a hypocrite?
(a) Tituba.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Mary.
(d) Parris.

5. At the beginning of Act 2, Elizabeth is upset with her husband. Why?
(a) He told Abigail to come to dinner.
(b) He was late for dinner.
(c) He gave Abigail a gift.
(d) He was alone with Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 4, Elizabeth tells John that a number of people have already confessed. How many?

2. When John Proctor gets home from seeding the farm, he learns that Mary has been gone all day. Where was she?

3. Mary is upset and crying at the end of Act 2. Why?

4. Who asks Rebecca Nurse to treat his daughter?

5. How does John Proctor describe Parris' sermons?

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