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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Betty wake from her trance to do?
(a) Sings a psalm.
(b) Drink a glass of water.
(c) Add more names to the list.
(d) Scream and writhes.

2. Which two women does Tituba say she saw with the devil?
(a) Elizabeth and Abigail.
(b) Rebecca Nurse and Mrs. Putnam.
(c) Sarah Good and Goody Osburn.
(d) Mary and Mercy.

3. What is John Proctor's excuse for not attending church often?
(a) He says Parris' sermons are not worth the long trip.
(b) He says he goes to another church closer to his home.
(c) He says he is too busy chopping firewood.
(d) He says he has too much work to do.

4. When Mary returns from court, in Act 2 she complains about something. What is it?
(a) Illness.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Helplessness.
(d) A swollen ankle.

5. What does Abigail tell Parris that she and the girls where doing in the woods?
(a) Abigail admits they were dancing to cast a spell on Elizabeth Proctor.
(b) Abigail admits they were dancing, but just for fun.
(c) Abigail admits they lit a fire to keep warm, but they were not dancing.
(d) Abigail says they were picking berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Proctor do for a living?

2. What does Abigail claim was in the kettle in the forest?

3. Toward the end of Act 1, Betty wakes from her trance-like state and calls out for someone. Who is it?

4. Who is the clerk of the court?

5. What does Tituba "admit" the devil told her to do?

(see the answer key)

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