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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John's infidelity?
(a) She says she wasn't home enough.
(b) She says she was frigid toward him.
(c) She says that she hired Abigail.
(d) She says she wasn't pretty enough.

2. Who believes Ruth's condition is the work of Satan?
(a) John Proctor.
(b) Elizabeth Proctor.
(c) Hale.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Putnam.

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

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

5. Which character is pregnant?
(a) Mrs. Putnam.
(b) Mary Warren.
(c) Rebecca Nurse.
(d) Elizabeth Proctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When John Proctor insults Parris in Act 1, who asks him to take it back?

2. Elizabeth asks that no one mention this word to her children. What is it?

3. Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did. What did he do?

4. Why doesn't Parris want to consider Witchcraft as an explanation for Betty's illness?

5. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?

(see the answer key)

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