The Crucible Acts 3 and 4

As Act 3 opens, who is on trial? Who runs into the courtroom with supposed evidence?

• John Proctor; Mary Warren

• Elizabeth Proctor; Reverend Hale

• Martha Corey; Giles Corey

• Rebecca Nurse; Abigail Williams

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The mood of Act 3 as detailed in the setting can best be described as

• airy and hopeful

• sad and dispirited

• gloomy and forbidding

• strange and mysterious

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When John Proctor arrives at court with Mary Warren, what does Reverend Parris accuse him of?

• Witchcraft

• Lying

• Trying to overthrow the court

• Stealing

What two pieces of evidence are brought out against Proctor in regard to his Christian nature?

• He doesn't attend church regularly and plows on Sundays

• He doesn't pray and reads forbidden books

• He doesn't pay the church and speaks against the church

• He doesn't baptize his children and curses

What news does Danforth tell John about Elizabeth? How can John save her life for another year?

• She is pregnant; by confessing to witchcraft

• She is ill; by paying a fine

• She is pregnant; by dropping the charges

• She is innocent; by leaving town

Who has formed an alliance together? What do they each present to the court as evidence?

• John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse; depositions

• Reverend Hale and Mary Warren; a letter

• Elizabeth Proctor, Martha Corey, and Rebecca Nurse; a testimony

• Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam; a confession

What is Giles Corey’s proof that Thomas Putnam is “reaching out for land”? Why won’t he reveal his source who provided him with this information?

• A signed affidavit; fear of retribution

• A witness testimony; fear of arrest

• A letter; fear of execution

• A confession; fear of losing his land

What happens to Giles as a result of not providing them with a name?

• He is rewarded

• He is fined

• He is excommunicated

• He is tortured

Why is Danforth untrusting of Mary Warren’s new testimony in court?

• She has lied before

• She is too young

• She is related to the accused

• She is not a church member

When Mary Warren says that she pretended to faint in court, what is she asked to do?

• Leave the courtroom

• Faint again

• Apologize to the judge

• Confess to lying

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