The Crucible Act 3

What do the girls do to Mary?

• They glare at her
• They threaten her, saying she will regret her wrongful accusations about them for the rest of her life
• They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them
• They pretend the devil is in the room

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Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary.  What is it?

• He asks her to recite the ten commandments
• He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom
• He asks her to fly around the room
• He asks her to stick a pin in her poppet

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What does Deputy Governor Danforth represent, or symbolize, in the court?

• hope
• fair-minded law
• equal justice for all
• all-powerful authority

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Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...

• wants John to be arrested
• does not want to hurt Abigail
• was actually never in this act
• wants to protect John's reputation

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Why does Danforth refuse to stop the proceedings? 

• He doesn't like John Proctor and Giles Corey. 
• He is worried how faltering would look on his part, now that several people have already been hung. 
• He is an evil man who wants to see as many people hung as possible. 

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Hale denounces the proceedings of the court because he...

• feels the devil will never leave Salem
• is upset by how Proctor treated Abigail
• believes Abigail and no one else
• believes the testimony of Mary and Proctor

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What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?

• He worries about his own safety from the girls’ accusations.
• He sees that he has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.
• He thinks his reputation will be hurt.
• He begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well be innocent.

What does Proctor end up confessing about himself?

• he still loves Abigail
• he has divorced his wife
• he had an affair with Abigail
• he wants to kill Parris

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What does Mary Warren tell Danforth?

• he's a great official
• she's pregnant
• she beat up Abigail
• she never saw any spirits; it was all a lie 

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How does Danforth check Proctor’s story?

• He asks Abigail to tell the truth, and he trusts her story.
• He takes a poll of the people standing in the courtroom to see if they believe him.
• He brings Elizabeth in and asks her why she fired Abigail.
• He brings Martha Corey in to second his story.

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