Question

1. what is proctor’s attitude toward parris?

a. he respects parris’s devotion to god.
b. he differs with parris on issues of church doctrine.
c. he believes that parris is too interested in wealth.
d. he thinks that parris is too lenient in judging people.

1. why does proctor forget the commandment forbidding adultery?

a. he has a guilty conscience.
b. he has never properly learned the commandments.
c. he believes that it is an unjust commandment.
d. he is afraid of revealing his own sin.

1. in anger, proctor calls hale “pontius pilate.” proctor’s intention is to

a. imply that hale shares pagan beliefs.
b. charge hale with manufacturing evidence.
c. send hale to the bible for study and thought.
d. accuse hale of doing injustice by doing nothing.

1. proctor believes that abigail accuses elizabeth of witchcraft because

a. elizabeth treated abigail harshly.
b. abigail wants to punish proctor for rejecting her.
c. abigail fears that elizabeth will denounce her for seducing proctor.
d. abigail wants to distract attention from the episode in the woods.

1. hathorne’s comments to giles corey and francis nurse imply that he wants to arrest them because

a. he believes they are challenging his authority.
b. they are trying to introduce improperly obtained evidence.
c. he considers them to be unprincipled and reckless.
d. they have slandered thomas putnam.

1. what development causes mary warren to recant her confession and rejoin abigail and the other girls?

a. john proctor’s confession of his relationship with abigail
b. judge danforth’s persistent questions
c. the confusion about elizabeth proctor’s “poppets”
d. abigail’s pretending to be attacked by mary’s spirit

1. why is the phrase “out of her infinite charity” in the following passage an example of verbal irony? mary warren, screaming at him: no, i love god; i go your way no more. i love god, i bless god. sobbing, she rushes to abigail. abby, abby, i’ll never hurt you more! they all watch, as abigail, out of her infinite charity, reaches out and draws the sobbing mary to her, and then looks up to danforth.

a. it contradicts the audience’s knowledge about abigail’s true nature.
b. it presents a piece of information of which the audience is not aware.
c. it emphasizes abigail’s ability to be forgiving under stress.
d. it reveals abigail’s weakening condition.

1. which of the following is a consequence of mary’s going back to the side of the girls?

a. abigail accuses mary of being in the devil’s service.
b. proctor is arrested.
c. reverend hale accuses mary of being a fraud.
d. marshal herrick leads mary away to recover from her ordeal.

Explanation:

1. In the context of the story, Proctor believes Parris is overly - concerned with wealth.
2. Proctor forgets the commandment against adultery because of his own guilt for having committed it.
3. Pontius Pilate is known for washing his hands of injustice. Proctor calls Hale this to accuse him of doing injustice by not acting.
4. Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft as revenge for Proctor rejecting her.
5. Hathorne wants to arrest Giles Corey and Francis Nurse as he believes they are challenging his authority.
6. Mary Warren recants her confession when Abigail pretends to be attacked by Mary's spirit.
7. The phrase "out of her infinite charity" is ironic because it contradicts what the audience knows about Abigail's malicious nature.
8. When Mary goes back to the side of the girls, Abigail accuses Mary of being in the Devil's service.

Answer:

1. c. He believes that Parris is too interested in wealth.
2. a. He has a guilty conscience.
3. d. accuse Hale of doing injustice by doing nothing.
4. b. Abigail wants to punish Proctor for rejecting her.
5. a. he believes they are challenging his authority.
6. d. Abigail's pretending to be attacked by Mary's spirit
7. a. It contradicts the audience's knowledge about Abigail's true nature.
8. a. Abigail accuses Mary of being in the Devil's service.