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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John Proctor insults Parris in Act 1, who asks him to take it back?
(a) Betty.
(b) Mary.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Abigail.

2. 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.

3. When the girls list the other names of people they've seen with the devil, what does Hale do?
(a) Laughs and says that is ridiculous.
(b) Issues a death warrant.
(c) Sends Parris to jail.
(d) Sends for them to be brought back in irons.

4. Abigail is sure that John Proctor still has feelings for her. What example does she use to back up her claim?
(a) He looks up at her bedroom window.
(b) He sends her love letters.
(c) He argues with his wife a lot.
(d) He made her a necklace.

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

6. Who has heard that Hale has a "reputation for rationality" and tells him so?
(a) John Proctor.
(b) Giles.
(c) Parris.
(d) Mr. Putnam.

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

8. How does John Proctor describe Parris' sermons?
(a) As "guilt and sin" sermons.
(b) As "light and fluffy" sermons.
(c) As "fire and brimstone" sermons.
(d) As "hellfire and bloody damnation" sermons.

9. Who is able to calm Betty after she screams?
(a) Elizabeth Proctor.
(b) Parris.
(c) Mrs. Putnam.
(d) Rebecca Nurse.

10. How many people does Tituba claim to have seen with the devil?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

11. Who is the naked figure Parris sees disappear into the woods in Act 1?
(a) Tituba.
(b) Mercy Lewis.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Elizabeth Proctor.

12. Where did Parris live before he moved to Salem?
(a) London.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Norway.
(d) Barbados.

13. What does Abigail claim John Proctor freed her from?
(a) Salem's false piety.
(b) Her moral shackles.
(c) Work as a servant.
(d) A well she fell into when she was little.

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

15. When John Proctor reminds Mr. Putnam that "votes are not granted by the acre." What is he implying?
(a) Voting means more in a farming community.
(b) In the upcoming election he won't get to vote more than once.
(c) Mr. Putnam is trying to use politics to gain land.
(d) Just because Mr. Putnam is wealthy he doesn't have more say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Putnam claim is evidence that Betty has been involved in Witchcraft?

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

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

4. What does Betty wake from her trance to do?

5. Why does Abigail claim she was fired from serving the Proctor household?

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