Crucible Act III Quiz Review

What news does Danforth give Proctor in an attempt to persuade him to drop his efforts to prove the accusations are false?

• Mercy Lewis has mentioned him in the witch court.

• Abigail has agreed to drop the charges against Elizabeth.

• Elizabeth is pregnant, so she will not be hanged.

• Elizabeth has already died of dysentery.

What evidence is presented to the court as proof that the witchcraft accusations are false?

• A petition with signatures from the townspeople

• Mary Warren's deposition that the girls have been faking their bewitchment

• Giles Corey's accusation against Thomas Putnam

• Proctor's confession to his affair with Abigail

• All of the above

Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of ________.

• secretly being a witch

• killing his own children

• making false accusations against others for their land

• trying to remove Parris from his role as minister

When questioned about why she fired Abigail, what reason does Elizabeth give?

• She found Abigail's cooking skills to be lacking.

• She decided to hire someone else with a better reputation in Salem.

• She discovered that Abigail and John were having an affair.

• She feared Abigail would cause John to turn away from her.

Why did Parris neglect to tell the court about what he witnessed in the woods and later omit part of the story?

• He wanted the girls to appear credible and to preserve his own reputation.

• Abigail threatened to accuse him of witchcraft if he told the court.

• He wanted to protect his daughter from being accused of witchcraft.

• He did not think the events in the woods were relevant to the witch trials.

Who instructs Mary Warren to faint in court in order to prove that her testimony is true?

• Judge Hathorne

• Deputy Governor Danforth

• Rev. Parris

• John Proctor

How does Abigail respond when questioned in court?

• She fakes bewitchment.

• She threatens Deputy Governor Danforth.

• She attempts to leave the court.

• All of the above

What does Abigail do in order to fake her bewitchment in court?

• accuses Mary Warren of sending out her spirit in the form of a little yellow bird

• pretends to shiver from a cold wind

• repeats everything Mary Warren says

• All of the above

What does John Proctor do in a final attempt to save his wife?

• He sneaks in to the jail at night and helps her escape.

• He confesses to having an affair with Abigail.

• He agrees to leave his wife and marry Abigail if Abigail agrees to drop the charges against Elizabeth.

• He offers to take her place in jail and be hanged.

What motivates Mary Warren to turn against John Proctor at the end of the act?

• The desire to do the right thing

• Her love for Abigail and desire to protect her from the court

• Fear and her need to protect herself

• Distrust in Proctor and his motive for going to the court

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