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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 32-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which adult was involved in putting the girls up to "conjuration"?
(a) John Proctor.
(b) Mrs. Putnam.
(c) Mr. Putnam.
(d) Parris.

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

3. When Mrs. Putnam tells Hale about her dead children, what does Hale do?
(a) He tells Giles to ask his wife if she was present when they died.
(b) He visits another priest to ask for help.
(c) He questions the doctor as to her symptoms.
(d) He consults his books to see if there are supernatural reasons.

4. Abigail adds a name to Tituba's list of people working with the devil. What is that name?
(a) Bridget Bishop.
(b) Mrs. Putnam.
(c) Rebecca Nurse.
(d) Elizabeth Proctor.

5. Which two women does Tituba say she saw with the devil?
(a) Sarah Good and Goody Osburn.
(b) Mary and Mercy.
(c) Elizabeth and Abigail.
(d) Rebecca Nurse and Mrs. Putnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abigail threaten to do to the girls if they admit to more than dancing?

2. Hale asks if these two men's children are "stricken" as well. Their children are not ill. Who are they?

3. What does John Proctor threaten to do to Mary if she doesn't go back to work?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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