Q.1
Which of the following lines best illustrates the danger to human bodies when too much emphasis is placed on the power and value of the invisible?
  • HALE: We shall find him out if he has come among us, and I mean to crush him utterly if he has shown his face!
  • REBECCA: Will it hurt the child, sir?
  • HALE: I cannot tell. If she is truly in the Devil's grip we may have to rip and tear to get her free
  • REBECCA: I think I'll go then. I am too old for this
Q.2
MARY WARREN: We must tell the truth, Abby! You'll only be whipped for dancin', and the other things! ABIGAIL: Oh, be whipped! What effect does Abigail's emphasis on the word "we'll" have?
  • A supernatural effect
  • An ominous effect
  • A reassuring effect
  • No effect
Q.3
"Here is all the invisible world, caught, defined, and calculated. In these books the Devil stands stripped of all his brute disguises." What is significant about Hale's use of the word "caught"?
  • Hale knows that invisible entities cannot be "caught" and dissected in the way he describes
  • Hale hopes that the accusers themselves will be "caught"
  • Hale reveals that he does not believe in the existence of devils
  • Hale naively believes his books can contain evil
Q.4
DANFORTH: Have you compacted with the Devil? Have you? MARY WARREN: Never, never! GIRLS: Never, never! DANFORTH ( ): Why can they only repeat you? What is the effect of repetition here?
  • It bewilders Danforth
  • It appears that Mary has bewitched the other girls
  • The audience recognizes it as a bullying form of mockery
  • All of the above
Q.5
"It's a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman!" What is significant about Abigail's use of the word "it's"?
  • She does not know the name of John Proctor's wife
  • She is so distressed she temporarily forgets Elizabeth's name
  • She shows her contempt for Elizabeth
  • Abigail speaks rudely about everyone
Q.6
PROCTOR: If is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as Salem's fingers? I'll tell you what's walking Salem — vengeance is walking Salem. With what is "vengeance" implicitly contrasted?
  • Justice
  • Satan
  • The law
  • The Inquisition
Q.7
"Only be sure of this, for I know it now: Whatever you will do, it is a good man does it." What does Elizabeth try to achieve with this statement?
  • She wishes John to be resolute and to face death courageously
  • She wishes John to lie and confess in order to survive
  • She wishes John to make his decision freely in the confidence that she believes him good
  • She wishes John to know that she still refrains from judging him
Q.8
"I have this morning signed away the soul of Rebecca Nurse, Your Honour. I'll not conceal it, my hand shakes yet as with a wound!" Which of the following is true of Hale's statement?
  • He believes his actions are spiritually harmful to him
  • He believes that the witches are invisibly affecting his health
  • He trusts that Rebecca Nurse will be saved by God
  • All of the above
Q.9
"Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!" What is the meaning of Proctor's metaphor?
  • Elizabeth's response to his adultery has been cold and rational
  • Elizabeth's anger at him has been overwhelming and passionate
  • Elizabeth does not think he should be judged in any way
  • Elizabeth wishes him ill
Q.10
"Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, than nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning." What does Hale's statement imply?
  • The accusations might have gone too far
  • No one is safe from suspicion
  • Outward goodness cannot be taken as proof of inward goodness
  • All of the above
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