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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 4, Elizabeth tells John that a number of people have already confessed. How many?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Two hundred.

2. How was Giles Corey tortured?
(a) In a press.
(b) With water.
(c) Stoned to death.
(d) With fire.

3. Hale asks if these two men's children are "stricken" as well. Their children are not ill. Who are they?
(a) Mr. Putnam and John Proctor.
(b) Giles and John Proctor.
(c) Cheever and Danforth.
(d) Mr. Putnam and Parris.

4. In Act 3, Francis complains that he has been ignored for how many days?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. How are the people in the trial "tested" for witchcraft?
(a) If the girls scream, they are jailed.
(b) If they dance and the kettle is still they are innocent.
(c) If they float in a lake, they are innocent.
(d) If they dance and the kettle moves they are guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders John Proctor to be executed despite his confession?

2. What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?

3. What does John Proctor refuse to do for Danforth?

4. Mary is upset and crying at the end of Act 2. Why?

5. What does Betty wake from her trance to do?

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