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WorksheetsTHE CRUCIBLE ACT III
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth?
a)
She has run to Canada
b)
She is pregnant
c)
She has been killed
d)
She has confessed to witchcraft
2.
What is Parris' argument against Proctor?
a)
He wants to overthrow the court
b)
He's biased because of Abigail and Elizabeth
c)
Parris says that Proctor is just getting even with him
d)
All of the above
3.
Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it?
a)
Recite the 10 Commandments
b)
Asks her to fly around the room
c)
Asks her to faint
d)
Asks her to conjure a witch
4.
Giles Corey is arrested because he refuses to...
a)
name the person who accused Putnam of stealing land
b)
buy a donut
c)
accuse his wife
d)
name the 10 Commandments
5.
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
6.
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
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.
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
9.
How does Danforth check Proctor's story on adultery?
a)
asks Abigail the truth
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
d)
asks a fortune teller
10.
All of the following say they have proof that the girls are frauds EXCEPT
a)
Giles Corey
b)
John Proctor
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Francis Nurse
11.
Elizabeth did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she...
a)
wanted John to be arrested
b)
did not want to hurt Abigail
c)
was actually never in this act
d)
wanted to save John's reputation
12.
What did Giles accuse Putnam?
a)
of killing his neighbors for their land
b)
of being in service to the devil
c)
of taking advantage of the girls
d)
of being a hypocrite
13.
What does Mary Warren tell Danforth?
a)
he's a great official
b)
she's pregnant
c)
she beat up Abigail
d)
she never saw any spirits; it was all a lie
14.
When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow?
a)
the baby to be adopted
b)
her to eat a cupcake
c)
a ceremony to bless the unborn child
d)
a year to have the baby, then hang
15.
What is Hale's problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
a)
he faints
b)
he left the oven on
c)
he wants to accuse more people
d)
he starts to question everything he once thought
16.
What happens to John Proctor at the end of the Act?
a)
kills Parris
b)
runs to find Elizabeth
c)
says God is dead and is arrested
d)
finishes his glass of milk
17.
T or F: The people who signed the deposition must go to court to testify.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
T or F: Mary Warren is able to faint in court on command.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
In Act Three, the details of the setting create a mood that is
a)
Gloomy and Forbidding
b)
Airy and Hopeful
c)
Sad and Dispirited
d)
Strange and Mysterious
20.
When Abigail says to Danforth, "Think you be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware of it!" she is
a)
Asking Danforth to help her
b)
saying that she regrets accusing innocent people.
c)
asking Danforth for forgiveness
d)
using her power to threaten him.
21.
What can you conclude about Parris from Act Three?
a)
He truly fears for his life.
b)
He is a tremendous help to the proceedings.
c)
c. He is a wretched, cowardly person. d
d)
He is fighting hard to get at the truth.
22.
Elizabeth Proctor did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she
a)
wanted John to be arrested.
b)
b. feared that John might be hanged for adultery
c)
wanted to save John's reputation
d)
did not want to hurt Abigail's reputation.
23.
5. Contentious people are most likely to
a)
Compromise
b)
Agree
c)
Argue
24.
A person of immaculate character is
a)
Dishonest
b)
Pure
c)
Confused
25.
Who would most likely make a deposition?
a)
Witness
b)
Teacher
c)
Writer
26.
The plaintiff in a court trial is the person who makes the
a)
Defense
b)
Complaint
c)
Judgement
27.
Which line best expresses the real truth behind the trials?
a)
"Is every defense an attack upon the court
b)
"I have evidence for the court!"
c)
"But it does not follow that everyone accused is part of it."
d)
". . . private vengeance is working through this testimony!"
28.
Hale begins seriously to doubt the morality and motivations of the trials when he
a)
. hears John Proctor's story.
b)
talks to Giles Corey.
c)
. signs Rebecca's death sentence.
d)
reads Giles's deposition.
29.
Francis Nurse is terrified when Danforth insists on questioning the people who signed his petition because he
a)
knows he will be arrested for contempt.
b)
knows the people will deny signing it.
c)
. promised no harm would come to them.
d)
feels the judge should accept his word.
30.
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
31.
How does Danforth check Proctor's story on adultery?
a)
asks Abigail the truth
b)
brings in Elizabeth to ask why she fired Abigail
c)
takes a poll of the people in the courtroom
d)
asks a fortune teller
32.
All of the following say they have proof that the girls are frauds EXCEPT
a)
Giles Corey
b)
John Proctor
c)
Reverend Parris
d)
Francis Nurse
33.
What does Mary Warren tell Danforth?
a)
he's a great official
b)
she's pregnant
c)
she beat up Abigail
d)
she never saw any spirits; it was all a lie
34.
When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow?
a)
the baby to be adopted
b)
her to eat a cupcake
c)
a ceremony to bless the unborn child
d)
a year to have the baby, then hang
35.
What happens to John Proctor at the end of the Act?
a)
kills Parris
b)
runs to find Elizabeth
c)
says God is dead and is arrested
d)
finishes his glass of milk
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