Act III -The Crucible

What is Martha Corey accused of when she is being questioned at the beginning of the act?

• Fortune telling
• Cursing Walcott's pigs
• Flying on a broom
• Dancing in the woods

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What do the girls do to Mary?

• glare at her
• threaten her
• pretend the devil is in the room
• pretend her spirit is coming to get them

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Giles Corey is afraid to reveal the names of his witnesses because

• Danforth’s purpose is confusing to him.

• Parris’s accusations make him anxious.

• He thinks the accused witches will seek revenge.

• He fears the witnesses will be arrested.

Proctor finally tells about his affair with Abigail to

• remove his guilt.

• get revenge on Parris.

• accuse Martha.

• save Elizabeth.

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Proctor responds to Parris’ statements against Elizabeth by saying, "There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it.” Proctor’s use of hyperbole, or exaggeration, shows that he is...

• angry at Mary for mentioning poppets to the court.

• fearful of becoming overwhelmed by hallucinations.

• worried that Danforth will think he is lying for sympathy.

• tired of defending ridiculous accusations without any real proof.

What does Mary Warren tell Danforth?

• she never saw any spirits; it was all a lie
• she's pregnant with John Proctor's baby
• she beat up Abigail in a fight over John Proctor

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

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

Which character tends to be the voice of reason in Act III?

• Hale
• Parris
• Abigail
• Hathorne

The methods of the judges suggests that they are concerned chiefly with...

• strengthening Salem's landowners
• discovering the truth
• defeating the Devil
• their own power

Mary Warren's accusation against Proctor might be interpreted as the climax of the play because it...

• resolves the main conflict of the play
• introduces the play's main conflict
• introduces the sequence of events yet to come
• creates the point of greatest emotional intensity

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