Crucible Act 3 Quiz B

Where does Act 3 take place?

• Vestry room of the church
• Reverend Parris's house
• John Proctor's house

Martha Corey denies being a witch, claiming: 

• she does now know what a witch is
• her husband made her do it 
• Mr. Putnam is framing her 
• she is more powerful than an average witch 

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During Martha’s questioning Giles Corey's voice breaks through the crowd as he shouts:

• Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land
• she never lets him sleep at night 
• John Proctor wants their land 
• that the girls are lying 

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Why does Giles Corey break down before the court?

• he only wanted to know the reason for his wife's obsession with reading books and not that he accused her of witchcraft

• he was scared for his life and was afraid to tell anyone because she would put a spell on him

• he was naive to her being a witch and feels foolish

• because he loves her no matter if she is a witch or not

Who enters the court with John Proctor? 

• Mary Warren 
• Mercy Lewis 
• Abigail Williams 
• Elizabeth Proctor 

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"Excellency, you surely cannot think to let so vile a lie be spread in open court!" (Act III, p. 89) Who made this statement? 

• Reverend Parris 
• Reverend Hale 
• Judge Danforth 
• John Proctor 

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Judge Danforth asks if Proctor will drop his claim with Mary Warren, but Proctor:  

• wants to overthrow the court to gain control of the town 
• insists on presenting the deposition in order to save the other innocent wives
• he listen to him and hear the truth about the real witches in town 
• cries in guilt and admits he slept with Mary Warren 

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When Abigail Williams and the other girls are brought to the courtroom to answer for Mary Warren's claims, Abigail: 

• claims there is no truth to it and suddenly grasps her arms declaring it is cold 
• admits the girls were dancing and said Mary had nothing to do with it
• attacks Mary Warren and begins hitting her 
• runs from the courtroom and hides in the woods 

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To stop the hysteria with the girls in the courtroom, Proctor...

• leaps toward Abigail, grabbing her by her hair and calling her a whore and reveals his history with Abigail before the court

• grabs Abigail and demands she reveal the truth to the court or he will kill her

• starts screaming at the Judge to stop the maddness or he will leave

• throws Mary Warren to the ground and yells at her to tell the truth

"She thinks to dance with me on my wife's grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly. God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands, I know you must see it now" (Act III, p. 110). Who said this?

• John Proctor

• Francis Nurse

• Giles Corey

• Thomas Putnam