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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat can you conclude from the references made to Andover?Andover has been purged of all witches.The people of Andover are demanding new trials.There will be many more deaths in Andover.The people have rebelled and overthrown the court.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it important to Danforth and Parris that Proctor confess?His confession will prove that Abigail is a fraud.His confession will convince people the court has been just.They truly want to save Proctor's soul.Elizabeth has pleaded for Proctor's life.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Elizabeth say of John, "He have his goodness now"?He deserves to hang for the sins he has committed against her.He has self-respect and knows there is some goodness in him.She would rather have him confess to a lie than be hanged.Abigail has left the village and freed John from guilt.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe climax of Act Four occurs whenHale says it is better to live than to die unjustlyRebecca realizes that John Proctor is confessing.Proctor rips up his confession.Parris admits that Abigail is gone.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA person who receives excommunication from the church isBanishedAsked to RepentConfesses
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIf you empower a person, you give that personPrideCooperationAuthority
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich person would most likely receive an indictment?ProfessorEditorCriminal
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA person who is afflicted would most likely to visit aDoctorBarberSupermarket
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAn unintelligible remark cannot beTranslatedUnderstoodAltered
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Parris's real reason for wanting Proctor saved?a concern for his own safetyfear of hanging an innocent manfear that Hale will turn the village against hima desire for his own redemption
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings?He refuses to accept any suggestions from Hale.He fears the people will riot if the executions don't take place.It might look as if he has wrongly executed innocent people.He doubts the authority of the church.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceGiles Corey can best be described asPettyCourageousCruelRemorseful
- 13. Multiple ChoiceYou can infer that Abigail and Mercy have left Salem because theywere asked to leave by Parris.cannot bear to see Proctor hanged.have gone to Andover for the witch trials.fear the villagers will turn on them.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho returns to Salem after being gone for several months?Rev. ParrisAbigailRev. HaleGiles Corey
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCows are wandering loose on the roads of Salem becausethe farmers fear the trials and have left Salem.the people believe the devil has possessed the cows.many farmers have been jailed and can't take care of their farms.the farmers are spending too much time at the trials.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich line best expresses a major theme of this play?"Another judgment waits us all!""I am not your judge, I cannot be.""I never knew such goodness in the world!""I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint."
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Rev. Hale return to Salem?He wants to see the people hangHe is there to bring them to God/pray with themHe is there to disrupt the courtHe wants to warn the judges of what's happening in Andover
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat final act of vengeance does Abigail wreak before she leaves?She accuses Danforth of being a witchShe admits to her affair with ProctorShe has Elizabeth hangedShe robs Rev. Parris of all of his money
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Abigail's disappearance prove about the trials?They are fraudulentThey are too much for her to handleThey are almost overThey are
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow is Parris' behavior contradictory from that of previous acts?He is more upbeatHe is excited for the executionsHe is crying and nervousHe is begging for his own forgiveness
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Danforth refuse to pardon those set to hang that day?Abigail is not there to verify their storiesHe is about to head home, so he needs to get this over withHe has already executed 12 for the same crimeHe is doing it to spite Rev. Hale for quitting the court
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn addition to confessing, what else does Danforth want Proctor to do?Condemn others as witchesCondemn Parris for being a bad ministerNail his confession to the church doorState publicly his is a witch
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho refuses to give answers and is pressed to death with stones?John ProctorFrancis NurseJohn HaleGiles Corey
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Arthur Miller say about religious persecution?Bloodshed for religious purposes is wrongIt is justifiable for the right reasonsSometimes, it happensPolitics are more important than religion
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Miller sacrifice Proctor's character in this way at the end?Proctor is wrong and he should be punishedHe has committed lechery, and that should be punished under any circumstancesHe believes false persecution is wrongAll generations have witches that should be condemned
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