The Crucible Act III 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

Who is arrested for contempt after refusing to name a witness?

• Giles Corey

• Francis Nurse

• John Proctor

• Mary Warren

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.

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 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

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

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

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.

What leads Rev. Hale to "quit the court" at the end of the Act?

• He realizes that people are accusing others out of vengeance.

• The officials of the court do not seem interested in hearing evidence that could invalidate the accusations.

• His request for Proctor to be allowed a lawyer is denied.

• Proctor is arrested after Mary Warren changes her story.

• All of the above.