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The Crucible Act III

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Martha Corey accused of when she is being questioned at the beginning of the act?
a)
Fortune telling
b)
Cursing Walcott's pigs
c)
Flying on a broom
d)
Dancing in the woods
2.
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth?
a)
She has escaped
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
3.
What do the girls do to Mary?
a)
glare at her
b)
threaten her
c)
pretend the devil is in the room
d)
pretend her spirit is coming to get them
4.
How does Mary react under the pressure of the girls?
a)
breaks down and calls Proctor the devil
b)
gets upset and leaves the room
c)
stands strong against them
d)
falls to the floor and huddles in the corner
5.
What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath Day?
a)
drinking
b)
gambling
c)
dancing
d)
working
6.
How does Danforth check Proctor's claim of adultery?
a)
asks Parris if he knows anything about it
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
7.
What does Proctor end up confessing about himself?
a)
he still loves Abigail
b)
he has divorced his wife
c)
he had an affair with Abigail
d)
he wants to kill Parris
8.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wants John to be arrested
b)
does not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wants to protect John's reputation
9.
Hale denounces the proceedings of the court because he...
a)
feels the devil will never leave Salem
b)
is upset by how Proctor treated Abigail
c)
believes Abigail and no one else
d)
believes the testimony of Mary and Proctor
10.
Giles regrets telling Hale that his wife did something. What is it?

a)
That his wife has been dancing.
b)
That his wife reads books.
c)
That his wife goes missing after dinner.
d)
That his wife has been hiding dolls.
11.
Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
a)
Mercy.
b)
Abigail.
c)
Mary.
d)
Tituba.
12.
 In court, Abigail claims that Mary is bewitching her by doing what to her?
a)
Making her cold with her icy stare.
b)
Making her shiver, by sending a chill wind.
c)
Making her shiver by pulling on her shawl.
d)
Making her shawl move.
13.
How many character witnesses are on John Proctor's list?
a)
Eighty-one.
b)
Sixty-five.
c)
Ninety-one.
d)
Thirty-two.
14.
What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
a)
Pretend to be paralyzed.
b)
Pretend to faint.
c)
Pretend to shiver.
d)
Pretend to be bewitched.
15.
Everyone except for ______________ tells a lie/lies in court.
a)
Elizabeth Proctor
b)
John Proctor
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
16.
What is the author's name?
a)
McCarthy
b)
Miller
c)
Matthew
d)
Antoine
17.
What does Giles Corey believe is the motivation behind Putnam's accusations?
a)
Fear of other people's differences
b)
Puritan religious beliefs
c)
dislike for his neighbors
d)
The acquisition of his neighbors' land
18.
Parris reference to the Bible that "Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel" is an example of...
a)
Similie
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
19.
What does Abigail say that Mary Warren turns into in Act III?
a)
A cow
b)
A snake
c)
A yellow bird
d)
A spotted lizard
20.
Proctor goes to court in Act III because...
a)
He wants to convict Abigail
b)
He is trying to save his wife
c)
He is friends with the judges
d)
He is selling crops