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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Elizabeth stop Mary from leaving the house?
(a) She was afraid of the legal and spiritual consequences.
(b) She needed a break from the girl and her silly stories.
(c) She wanted to hear what was happening in town.
(d) She was worried that she might hurt Mary's feelings.

2. What were Giles Corey's final words?
(a) "She lies."
(b) "More weight."
(c) "Forgive me."
(d) "More life."

3. In Act 4, Elizabeth tells John that a number of people have already confessed. How many?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Twenty-five.

4. Which of the ten commandments does John Proctor forget?
(a) Honor thy mother and father.
(b) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
(c) Thou shalt not covet.
(d) Thou shalt not kill.

5. Who is Tituba sharing a room with?
(a) Rebecca Nurse.
(b) Goody Osbourne.
(c) Sarah Good.
(d) Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rebecca Nurse say say is afflicting Ruth and Betty?

2. What does Parris accuse John Proctor of doing to him?

3. How does John Proctor describe Parris' sermons?

4. What does John Proctor threaten to do to Mary if she doesn't go back to work?

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

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