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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the clerk of the court?
(a) Mr. Putnam.
(b) Giles Corey.
(c) Mr. Herrick.
(d) Mr. Cheever.

2. What does Tituba know will happen to her if she doesn't "confess."
(a) She will be beaten.
(b) She will be killed.
(c) She will be forced to work for the Parris family forever.
(d) She will be thrown out.

3. How many years after John's death did Elizabeth wait to remarry?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Ten years.

4. Who gave compensation to the families of the dead?
(a) The government.
(b) Danforth.
(c) Hale.
(d) The church.

5. When Mrs. Putnam tells Hale about her dead children, what does Hale do?
(a) He consults his books to see if there are supernatural reasons.
(b) He visits another priest to ask for help.
(c) He questions the doctor as to her symptoms.
(d) He tells Giles to ask his wife if she was present when they died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in Act 1 could be called a hypocrite?

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

3. When Susan leaves the Parris household she is asked a favor. What is it?

4. Where did Hale find a witch the year before the current action in the play?

5. What does Rebecca Nurse say say is afflicting Ruth and Betty?

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