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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Elizabeth is asked why she fired Abigail, what does she say?
(a) She fired Abigail for being lazy.
(b) She fired Abigail for trying to kill her.
(c) She fired Abigail out of jealousy.
(d) She fired Abigail for witchcraft.

2. Who is surprised that the people of Salem haven't overthrown the courts already?
(a) Danforth.
(b) Giles.
(c) Hale.
(d) Parris.

3. Giles tries to defend his wife. What does he accuse Mr. Putnam of?
(a) Of having an affair with his wife.
(b) Of using the trial to scare children.
(c) Of using the trial to get land.
(d) Of using the trial to do the deeds of the devil.

4. Why is Herrick acting strangely when he visits Tituba and Sarah Good?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He is filthy.

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

6. What does John Proctor refuse to do for Danforth?
(a) Pay his bail.
(b) Sign his name on the confession.
(c) Give up his land.
(d) Ask for forgiveness.

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

8. In Act 2, John Proctor makes a promise to Elizabeth Proctor. What is it?
(a) Never to talk to Abigail again.
(b) Not to drink too much.
(c) To bring her home soon.
(d) To take care of Mary.

9. Which male character is arrested at the end of Act 3?
(a) Giles Corey.
(b) Reverand Hale.
(c) Mr. Putnam.
(d) John Proctor.

10. How old is Mary Warren?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Sixteen.

11. Who tries to calm Giles when he is removed from the vestry?
(a) Hale.
(b) John Proctor.
(c) Parris.
(d) Mr. Putnam.

12. What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
(a) Pretend to be bewitched.
(b) Pretend to shiver.
(c) Pretend to be paralyzed.
(d) Pretend to faint.

13. Mary is upset and crying at the end of Act 2. Why?
(a) John Proctor insists that she take the doll back.
(b) John Proctor insists that she cook for everyone in the house.
(c) John Proctor insists that she appear in court.
(d) John Proctor insists that she not go to court ever again.

14. Which of the ten commandments does John Proctor forget?
(a) Thou shalt not covet.
(b) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
(c) Thou shalt not kill.
(d) Honor thy mother and father.

15. Who says that if John Proctor is executed he will consider himself a murderer?
(a) Hale.
(b) Parris.
(c) Giles.
(d) Danforth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Act 3, John Proctor hands Danforth something in court. What is it?

2. Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?

3. Why is Hathorne suspicious of Hale?

4. Danforth asks John Proctor if he has seen Rebecca Nurse with someone. Who is it?

5. Who doesn't believe Mary when she says she created the doll?

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