The Crucible Review

What is ironic about calling the confessions of witchcraft “coming to God”?

• The confessions are only good if they are written.

• The confessions confirm that sins against God have been committed.

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  The confessions are made publicly, not in prayer

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  The confessions are lies and therefore sins against God

Which character has experienced a change in Act III because what he/she has seen?

• Abigail

• Reverend Hale

• Mary Warren

• Reverend Parris

Which character behaves honorably in The Crucible?

• Tituba

• Sarah Goode

• Mary Warren

• Giles Corey

Who quits the court in protest in Act III?

• Elizabeth Proctor

• John Proctor

• Reverend Hale

• Abigail Williams

Why does Giles Corey ask Reverend Hale about his wife's reading habits?

• He is jealous of the time she spends reading.

• He is curious and believes Hale is a learned man who can explain it.

• He wants to learn how to read.

• He is accusing his wife of witchcraft.

Why does John Proctor not implicate any of his friends for compacting with the Devil when he first confesses?

• The Devil told him not to.

• He is afraid of Abigail's wrath.

• He isn't going to accuse any of his friends to save himself.

• They are all already dead.

Why do the teenage girls follow Abigail in her accusations of witchcraft?

• They are seeking retaliation for not being able to dance in the forest.

• They are settling old scores.

• They think it is fun.

• They are afraid of her.

Why does Elizabeth believe she is partially responsible for John's affair with Abigail?

• She had been sick.

• She was pregnant.

• She kept a cold house.

• She did not want to take his goodness away from him.

Ultimately, what does John Proctor value the most?

• his farm

• that Reverend Hale believes he is innocent

• Elizabeth

• his good name

How does John Proctor find redemption (being saved from sins)?

• He refuses to save himself by confessing when others have died for the truth.

• He returned the land he stole from Thomas Putnam.

• He admits to his lechery (affair)

• He signs a confession.