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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?
(a) Mrs. Putnam says seven of her children died at birth.
(b) Parris says he saw a naked figure disappear into the forest.
(c) Mrs. Putnam says Sarah Good was her midwife.
(d) Parris says he saw something moving in the kettle.

2. Which character warns everyone against jumping to conclusions?
(a) Parris.
(b) Mrs. Putnam.
(c) John Proctor.
(d) Hale.

3. Who is the naked figure Parris sees disappear into the woods in Act 1?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Mercy Lewis.
(c) Elizabeth Proctor.
(d) Tituba.

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

5. How does John Proctor describe Parris' sermons?
(a) As "fire and brimstone" sermons.
(b) As "hellfire and bloody damnation" sermons.
(c) As "light and fluffy" sermons.
(d) As "guilt and sin" sermons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Hale first enters, who helps him with the things he is carrying?

3. Early in Act 3, John Proctor hands Danforth something in court. What is it?

4. Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?

5. John Proctor scolds Mary at the beginning of Act 1. What has she done that makes him angry?

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