Act III Crucible

What is Giles Corey charged with in court?

• witchcraft

• perjury (lying in court)

• contempt of court (hindering the court’s proceedings)

• murder

• being Mr. Worstell's doppleganger

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What postpones Elizabeth Proctor’s execution?

• a petition signed by 91 neighbors

• lack of evidence

• her pregnancy

• Mary Warren’s testimony

• the poppet with the needle in it

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What does John tell the court about his wife?

• She is about to confess to witchcraft.

• She will charge Abigail with murder.

• She will not lie.

• She is pregnant.

• She is sick.

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Who is arrested and taken to jail in Act Three?

• Martha Corey and John Proctor

• Mary Warren and Martha Corey

• Giles Corey and John Proctor

• Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren

• Francis and Rebecca Nurse

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Danforth has signed many death warrants, and so has

• Parris

• Hale

• Herrick

• Putnam

• Abigail

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Rev. Hale quits the court because he:

• won’t prosecute his good friend, Proctor

• realizes that Danforth and Hathorne have been “taken over” by the devil

• believes that the girls are lying

• thinks he is unworthy to judge others

• doesn't want to be accused of witchcraft himself

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Based upon the indirect characterization of Deputy Governor Danforth, he ...

• seems proud and does not like his authority challenged

• is eager to hear the defense Proctor, Giles, and Francis have for their wives

• believes that the girls accusing the women of witchcraft are frauds

• is an unintelligent, humorless man who refuses to listen to evidence

• is lazy and uneager to find the truth about the accusations of witchcraft

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Select all that apply:

Parris’s concerns about the depositions presented from Giles, Proctor, and Nurse suggest he

• wants to see justice done

• believes he can advance his career if the trial goes well

• believes he can get rid of the people who oppose him

• is worried about people finding out the truth

• feels guilty that innocent women will hang

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Giles believes that Putnam’s motivation for accusing people of witchcraft is

• revenge

• fear

• greed

• lust

• to be funny like Ms. Spain

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Choose all that apply:

Abigail triumphs in Act III for all of the following reasons except:

• Danforth believes her and not John

• Mary Warren rejoins the girls

• Elizabeth lies to save her husband

• John denounces the trials

• Giles Corey gets arrested

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