Literature Quiz

What are the following lines an example of? Abigail: I never sold myself! I'm a good girl! A proper girl! (Mrs. Putnam enters with Tituba, and instantly Abigail points at Tituba.) Abigail: She made me do it! She made Betty do it!

• witchcraft

• scapegoating

• groupthink

• none of the above

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that fits best: When the mother asked who broke the brand new TV, all the children started ________ the truth.

• dissembling

• revealing

• hiding

• ignoring

Match the description with the character that is being described: Hates Elizabeth Proctor

• Abigail Williams

• Goody Proctor

• Tituba

• The Putnams

Match the description with the character that is being described: Always in land disputes (believes more land is owned than what actually is); values property and power.

• Rev. Hale

• Rebecca Nurse

• The Putnams

• Giles Corey

Whom does Abigail blame for witchcraft?

• Betty

• Tituba

• Goody Nurse

• Goody Proctor

Why are Proctor and Putnam arguing?

• Putnam knows Proctor cheated on his wife

• Proctor doesn’t go to church

• Because Putnam hates Elizabeth

• About land

Why did Rebecca Nurse advise Parris to send Hale back immediately?

• She believed that Hale was an impostor and a fraud.

• She knew the villagers resented the presence of an outsider.

• She knew Hale’s presence would frighten people and cause hysteria.

• She felt that Parris was capable of handling the situation by himself.

Being under such strict laws and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger and spirit of revenge towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent opportunity for them to seek revenge against their neighbors for whatever petty squabbles they had been having.

• True

• False

Abigail was Parris's daughter. She wanted to take Rebecca's place as John Proctor's wife.

• True

• False

Rebecca Nurse casts a spell over Betty to make her wake up.

• True

• False