The Crucible, Act Three Review

1. According to Danforth, lawyers are unnecessary in witchcraft cases because

• he himself is a lawyer.
• witchcraft is a matter for the church
• it is an invisible crime and therefore there are no witnesses.
• at that time, Salem did not have any lawyers-- there were no law schools for another 56 years.

2. Mary's inability to do what casts doubt on her testimony?

• faint
• say the commandments
• say the Lord's prayer
• sing the psalms

3. Elizabeth helps to condemn her husband by

• telling the court the truth about his affair with Abigail.
• lying to the court about the affair with Abigail.
• refusing to speak to the court at all.
• refusing to speak to John.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4. When is it evident that the court still accepts the girls' testimony in spite of all the attempts of the men to convince it otherwise.

• Giles curses the court.
• John says "God is dead."
• Francis offers to double Parris's salary and give him the deed to his house
• John tells Abigail he will marry her

5. Proctor says his purpose in coming before the court is to

• free his wife
• free all who are falsely accused
• confess and cleanse his soul
• offer himself in place of his wife

6. In order to try to convince the court of Abigail's deception, Proctor

• confesses to his affair with her
• convinces his wife to speak to Abigial
• tells Mary to tell what she knows of their affair
• falls to his knees and prays to God for forgiveness

7. Mary Warren has been in bed for a week

• with chicken pox
• with some unknown disease the court feels is caused by a spell cast by Elizabeth
• struggling with her conscience over doing the correct thing
• with symptoms similar to Betty's in Act 1

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

8. The position of the court during the trials is that the children are

• speaking with the voice of Heaven
• possible liars and need daily prayer with Parris
• too young for their testimony to carry much weight
• under Abigail's influence

9. Giles is arrested for

• witchcraft
• signing the petition
• creating a public disturbance
• contempt of court

10. The setting of Act 3 is

• at the meeting house
• at Proctor's house
• at Parris's house
• at the court house

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10