The Crucible - Acts 3 and 4 Review

How was the court of 1692 run differently than the way a court functions today?

• a.) People were guilty until proven innocent

• b.) Spectral evidence was allowed in court

• c.) People were innocent until proven guilty

• d.) People didn’t always have a right to a lawyer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In Act 3, we are introduced to Deputy Danforth. Which of the following comments, help us determine his character? (Indirect Characterization)

• a.) "Excellency, we have proof for your eyes!”

• b.) “Do you know who I am, Mr. Nurse?”

• c.) “…Near to four hundred are in the jails… upon my signature?”

• d.) “And seventy-two condemned to hang by that signature?”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Please identify 2 sets of foil characters from Acts 3 and 4

• Abigail Williams and Mercy Lewis

• John Proctor and Reverend Parris

• Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor

• Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What motive does Danforth have to discount the testimony of Giles Corey, John Proctor, and Mary Warren?

• Money

• Hatred

• Pride

• Greed

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does Reverend Parris lie to Danforth in court?

• To protect Betty's reputation

• To continue to make John Proctor less credible

• To uphold his own reputation

• To continue to interject in the court proceedings

Who possess the most power in Salem?

• Reverend Parris

• Deputy Danforth

• Abigail Williams

• Judge Hathorne

Why does Reverend Hale exclaim, “I quit this court!” at the end of Act 3?

• a.) He’s ready to go back home to Beverly (the town)

• b.) He is frustrated with Danforth’s court proceedings

• c.) He is indignant, because John was denied a lawyer

• d.) He is beginning to realize the true character of those accused

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

The church and government of Salem have a prodigious impact on the atmosphere and setting. What type of government rules over Salem?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

Which type of irony is apparent when readers know that the girls are faking it when Danforth and the courts believe their act?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

What “confession” does Elizabeth make to John while they’re talking in jail?

• a.) She has been involved in witchcraft

• b.) She secretly hopes Abigail would be killed by an angry mob.

• c.) She doesn’t care if either of them hang

• d.) She feels that she is, also, responsible for his affair with Abigail.