The Crucible Act 3 Test Review

Which one best labels the setting at the beginning of Act Three?

• the Proctor home

• Reverend Parris’s home

• the Salem jail

• the Salem meeting house

What is Giles Corey’s motivation for interrupting the interrogation?

• He has been charged with witchcraft.

• His land is being taken.

• He has evidence that will help defend his wife.

• He wants to accuse someone of witchcraft.

What evidence does John Proctor first bring to Hathorne’s attention?

• a signed deposition from Mary Warren saying the girls were pretending

• a signed deposition from his wife saying she is not a witch

• a signed deposition from Reverend Hale attesting to Proctor’s character

• he has only his word

What information does Danforth reveal to Proctor?

• Abigail is pregnant.

• Proctor’s wife is pregnant.

• Abigail has confessed that the girls were pretending.

• Proctor’s wife has confessed to witchcraft.

Based on Giles Corey’s refusal to give up the name of his source, what can be inferred about Corey?

• He is loyal and trustworthy.

• He is forgetful and scatterbrained.

• He is strategic and calculating.

• He is quiet and introverted.

How does Proctor try to motivate Mary Warren to tell the truth?

• He threatens her job.

• He quotes the Bible.

• He threatens her life.

• He holds a knife to her back.

Which two events cause the court to break out in chaos?

• Giles attacks the judge, and then he attacks the girls.

• Elizabeth lies about her knowledge of John’s affair, and Abigail pretends to see a yellow bird.

• Elizabeth confesses to witchcraft, and John attacks the judge.

• Elizabeth reveals that she lied about the pregnancy, and she accuses Giles Corey of witchcraft.

How does Mary Warren respond when Abigail begins repeating her?

• Mary sticks to her story.

• Mary tries to say the Commandments.

• Mary accuses Proctor of forcing her to lie.

• Mary runs away from the courtroom.

Who is taken to jail at the end of Act Three?

• Putnam and Parris

• John Proctor and Giles Corey

• the girls who had been making accusations

• only Mary Warren and Abigail

What does Reverend Hale do at the end of Act Three?

• thank Hathorne for his hard work

• reveal that he has been involved in witchcraft

• accuse Proctor of attempting to overthrow the court

• quit the court