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.

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

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