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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 21-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is able to calm Betty after she screams?
(a) Mrs. Putnam.
(b) Rebecca Nurse.
(c) Parris.
(d) Elizabeth Proctor.

2. What was lying on the ground in the forest?
(a) An apple.
(b) A knife.
(c) A dress.
(d) A doll.

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

4. When Susan leaves the Parris household she is asked a favor. What is it?
(a) She is asked to close the door behind her.
(b) She is asked to bring the doctor for a second opinion.
(c) She is asked not to mention the supernatural.
(d) Shis asked to pray for Betty.

5. What does Abigail claim John Proctor freed her from?
(a) A well she fell into when she was little.
(b) Work as a servant.
(c) Her moral shackles.
(d) Salem's false piety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks Ruth and Betty are simply suffering from a childish fit?

2. Who is the naked figure Parris sees disappear into the woods in Act 1?

3. Where did Parris live before he moved to Salem?

4. What is John Proctor's excuse for not attending church often?

5. What is Parris's relationship to Abigail?

(see the answer key)

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