The Crucible Act IV Quiz

What explanation does Cheever give for Parris’s “mad look”?

• Parris is at his wits’ end wondering what to do with Abigail.

• The devil has run rampant in Salem Parris’ parish.

• Parris is under a spell.

• He thinks it is caused by the cows.

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What did Abigail do?

• She stole money from Parris and disappeared.

• She killed herself.

• She begged for everyone’s forgiveness.

• She confessed that she and the other girls had been lying.

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Identify the speaker: “You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me.”

• Proctor

• Danforth

• Hale

• Parris

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Explain Danforth’s reason that a pardon would not be a good idea?

• If he would pardon the remaining accused, the people who had been hanged would have died in vain.

• Rather than admit that the court could have been wrong and therefore admit the others may have been hanged unjustly, he thought it better to continue hanging people so all accused would get the same treatment from the court.

• The citizens would lose respect for the court and anarchy would prevail.

• Both of the following choices: If he would pardon the remaining accused, the people who had been hanged would have died in vain.

  Rather than admit that the court could have been wrong and therefore admit the others may have been hanged unjustly, he thought it better to continue hanging people so all accused would get the same treatment from the court.

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Why has Hale come back to Salem?

• To free the unjustly jailed.

• To encourage the accused to confess and save their lives.

• To discredit the girls.

• All of the above.

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What does Hale want Elizabeth to do?

• Confess to save her baby

• Repent

• Convince Proctor to confess

• Forgive Abigail

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What happens to Giles?

• Giles was pressed to death during questioning.

• He was released.

• He was hanged.

• He escaped and went to live in another village.

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What “confession” did Elizabeth make to John?

• She has been involved with witchcraft.

• She also had an affair.

• She secretly hoped Abigail would be killed by an angry mob.

• She feels she is also responsible for his affair with Abigail.

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What did Proctor do after he signed the confession?

• He collapsed, a broken man.

• He tore it up.

• He begged Elizabeth to forgive him.

• All of the above.

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What happens to Proctor at the end of the play?

• He lived a happily married life with his wife Elizabeth.

• He escaped prison and ran away with Abigail.

• He was pressed to death.

• He was hanged.

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