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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?
(a) The murder of the Putnam children.
(b) The murder of Giles Corey.
(c) The murder of Elizabeth Proctor.
(d) The murder of Ruth and Betty.

2. How many people are initially on trial for witchcraft?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Twelve.

3. Where does this play take place?
(a) Salem, Virginia.
(b) Salem, Oregon.
(c) Salem, New Hampshire.
(d) Salem, Massachussetts.

4. What year is this play set in?
(a) 1672.
(b) 1692.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1682.

5. What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?
(a) Waiting for the devil to fly them to Barbados.
(b) Waiting for the jailer to set them free.
(c) Waiting for a visit from Abigail.
(d) Waiting for Hale to bless them.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Proctor tears something to pieces in Act 2. What is it?

2. What does Abigail say she does for John Proctor every night?

3. Why is Herrick acting strangely when he visits Tituba and Sarah Good?

4. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John's infidelity?

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

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