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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 1-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is this play set in?
(a) 1682.
(b) 1672.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1962.

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

3. What kind of expertise does Hale have?
(a) He is an expert in children's medicine.
(b) He is an expert at exorcism.
(c) He is an expert in child psychology.
(d) He is an expert in the demonic arts.

4. What does Abigail say is wrong with Betty, when explaining her own actions to Parris?
(a) She says she fainted from the smoke from the fire.
(b) She says she fainted from surprise when Parris appeared in the forest.q
(c) She says she fainted because her dress was too tight.
(d) She says she fainted from the heat while they were dancing.

5. Why does Abigail claim she was fired from serving the Proctor household?
(a) She says John Proctor was unhappy with her cooking.
(b) She says Elizabeth Proctor didn't like her cooking.
(c) She says Elizabeth Proctor didn't like her.
(d) She says Elizabeth Proctor wanted her to do the work of a slave.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the naked figure Parris sees disappear into the woods in Act 1?

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

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

5. Toward the end of Act 1, Betty wakes from her trance-like state and calls out for someone. Who is it?

(see the answer key)

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