View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tituba "admit" the devil told her to do?
(a) Make Abigail drink blood.
(b) Dance around the fire.
(c) Kill Parris.
(d) Kill Sarah Good.

2. Why does Abigail slap Betty in Act 1?
(a) She is scared that Betty is being controlled by evil spirits.
(b) She is angry when Betty reminds Abigail that she drank blood to punish Elizabeth.
(c) She is angry that Betty is getting all of the attention.
(d) She is angry that the other girls are turning on her.

3. Who suggests that everyone put their faith in God and the doctor?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Parris.
(c) Hale.
(d) Abigail.

4. Mrs. Putnam suggests in Act 1 that Parris be the first to announce this in Salem. What is it?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Famine.
(d) Piety.

5. Who claims Tituba has knowledge of conjuration?
(a) Mrs. Putnam.
(b) Mr. Putnam.
(c) Elizabeth Proctor.
(d) Rebecca Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hale is embarrassed by a compliment on his rationality. Which character gives him the compliment?

2. What does Abigail tell Parris that she and the girls where doing in the woods?

3. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?

4. Who has heard that Hale has a "reputation for rationality" and tells him so?

5. Who believes Ruth's condition is the work of Satan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Giles asks Hale about his wife's behavior. What is he concerned about?

2. Why could Abigail be considered a mean character?

3. Is Parris really living in poverty?

4. Why might John Proctor not attend Parris' sermons?

5. Rebecca suggests that they put their faith in "God and the doctor." Why is this an ironic statement?

6. Parris asks Hale to come to Salem to figure out why the Betty and Ruth are sick. Why does he call Hale and not another doctor?

7. Why do John Proctor and Mr. Putnam not like one another?

8. Giles tells Hale that John Proctor doesn't believe in witches. What is John Proctor's response?

9. According to whom would Betty's scream be evidence of witchcraft and why?

10. Why does Abigail dislike Elizabeth Proctor so much?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 667 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample