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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Elizabeth asks that no one mention this word to her children. What is it?
(a) Murder.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Death.
2. Who is the first person in Act 3 to claim to have proof that the girls are lying?
(a) Francis.
(b) Parris.
(c) Hale.
(d) Mr. Putnam.
3. Why doesn't Elizabeth admit that she fired Abigail for having an affair with her husband?
(a) She believes that Abigail put a spell on her husband.
(b) She doesn't care about the affair.
(c) She is protecting her husband's reputation.
(d) She doesn't know about the affair.
4. Mary gives Elizabeth a gift after spending all day at court. What is it?
(a) A doll.
(b) A gavel.
(c) A candied apple.
(d) A stuffed bear.
5. Which character is pregnant?
(a) Mary Warren.
(b) Rebecca Nurse.
(c) Mrs. Putnam.
(d) Elizabeth Proctor.
6. How was Giles Corey tortured?
(a) In a press.
(b) With water.
(c) Stoned to death.
(d) With fire.
7. What do Abigail and the girls do to scare Mary into denouncing John Proctor?
(a) They faint.
(b) They mock her, copying everything she says.
(c) They accuse her of conjuring the devil.
(d) They threaten to kill her.
8. How many character witnesses are on John Proctor's list?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Eighty-one.
(d) Ninety-one.
9. What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?
(a) Waiting for the jailer to set them free.
(b) Waiting for the devil to fly them to Barbados.
(c) Waiting for Hale to bless them.
(d) Waiting for a visit from Abigail.
10. Which of the ten commandments does John Proctor forget?
(a) Honor thy mother and father.
(b) Thou shalt not kill.
(c) Thou shalt not covet.
(d) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
11. According to Parris, how many days per month does John Proctor attend church?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.
12. In Act 4, Elizabeth tells John that a number of people have already confessed. How many?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Two hundred.
13. Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did. What did he do?
(a) Demanded more firewood.
(b) Allowed Abigail to trick everyone.
(c) Quit the trials.
(d) Let his daughter conjure the devil.
14. When Elizabeth is asked why she fired Abigail, what does she say?
(a) She fired Abigail for trying to kill her.
(b) She fired Abigail out of jealousy.
(c) She fired Abigail for being lazy.
(d) She fired Abigail for witchcraft.
15. Why didn't Elizabeth stop Mary from leaving the house?
(a) She was afraid of the legal and spiritual consequences.
(b) She wanted to hear what was happening in town.
(c) She was worried that she might hurt Mary's feelings.
(d) She needed a break from the girl and her silly stories.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
2. Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?
3. Who says that if John Proctor is executed he will consider himself a murderer?
4. Why does Hale ask Danforth to delay the witch trial proceedings?
5. What are the farmers fighting over when Parris is trying to help them?
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