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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Working.
(d) Gambling.

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

3. Why is Hathorne suspicious of Hale?
(a) He thinks Hale is under the devil's spell.
(b) He thinks Hale is a crook.
(c) He believes Hale contributed to the uprising in Andover.
(d) He believes Hale is trying to help Tituba escape.

4. How much was stolen from Parris' strongbox?
(a) Thirty pounds.
(b) Thirty-one pounds.
(c) Three hundred pounds.
(d) Thirty-three pounds.

5. Elizabeth asks that no one mention this word to her children. What is it?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) Death.
(c) Murder.
(d) Adultery.

6. John Proctor says there is only one thing keeping him from confessing. What is it?
(a) He won't confess until Abigail is executed.
(b) He won't confess because he is innocent.
(c) He won't confess until Elizabeth confesses.
(d) He won't confess out of spite.

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

8. Who doesn't believe Mary when she says she created the doll?
(a) Mrs. Putnam.
(b) Marshall Herrick.
(c) Cheever.
(d) Hale.

9. Early in Act 3, John Proctor hands Danforth something in court. What is it?
(a) A signed deposition.
(b) The deed to Parris' house.
(c) An arrest warrant.
(d) A kettle with a frog in it.

10. Who is Tituba sharing a room with?
(a) Goody Osbourne.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Rebecca Nurse.
(d) Sarah Good.

11. Who denounces the court at the end of Act 3?
(a) Cheever.
(b) Hale.
(c) Danforth.
(d) Parris.

12. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John's infidelity?
(a) She says she was frigid toward him.
(b) She says she wasn't home enough.
(c) She says she wasn't pretty enough.
(d) She says that she hired Abigail.

13. What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?
(a) The people may try to kill more witches.
(b) The people may riot and overthrow the court.
(c) The people may not pay their taxes.
(d) The people may leave Salem.

14. The Proctors have a surprise visitor in Act 2. Who is it?
(a) Rebecca Nurse.
(b) Parris.
(c) Mrs. Putnam.
(d) Hale.

15. Who orders John Proctor to be executed despite his confession?
(a) Cheever.
(b) Parris.
(c) Danforth.
(d) Hale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?

2. What is Martha Corey accused of?

3. Who attacks Mary during the Which trial in Act 2?

4. John Proctor tears something to pieces in Act 2. What is it?

5. Cheever and Herrick arrive at the Proctor's with an arrest warrant. Who is it for?

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