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WorksheetsThe Crucible - Acts 2 and 3
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
An example of how the marriage between the Proctors is cold and distant is:
Proctor adds salt to Elizabeth's stew without her knowing
Proctor hits Elizabeth when she returns home
Elizabeth tells Proctor that she hasn't forgiven him for his affair
Abigail got the idea to stab herself in the stomach from:
watching Mary Warren make a voodoo doll as Tituba had taught her
watching Tituba slice the chicken's throat
watching Mary Warren sewing a poppet for Elizabeth
What happens when Mary admits to having faked her symptoms of being "witched" to Judge Danforth?
she is arrested and thrown in jail
she is unable to fake it on demand and is discredited
Abby admits that she, too, has been faking her symptoms
In a final effort to get the judges to doubt Abigail, what does Proctor do?
he admits to his affair with her
he accuses her of witchcraft
he beats a confession out of her in court
Which of the 10 commandments does John Proctor forget?
don't commit adultery
honor thy mother and father
keep the Sabbath holy
What does Parris' obsession with having golden candlesticks in church symbolize?
his greed and non commitment to the Puritan religion
his want for a new wife after his affair
his hope of getting Elizabeth arrested for witchcraft
When Mary Warren's "spirit is attacking" the other girls, what do the girls "see"?
a yellow bird
a green grasshopper
a brown moose
Elizabeth lies in court about Proctor's affair so that...
She can save him from being hanged for cheating.
She hopes Abby will tell the truth.
She doesn't even know about the affair.
Why do Giles Corey and Francis Nurse want to see Judge Danforth?
They intend to beat him to his senses.
They want to explain their roles in the witchcraft scheme.
They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women.
In Act 2, what is John Proctor asking Elizabeth to do when he says, ''Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me and judge me not.'
He is asking her not to insist he go to town and talk to the court regarding Abigail.
He wishes for her forgiveness regarding his indiscretion with Abigail so they may move forward with their marriage.
He wants her to realize that he is a good farmer and provider.
Explain the significance of Reverend Hale's statement: "Theology is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small."
Reverend Hale is referring to John's inability to recite his Commandments when tested. Hale is comparing Theology to a fortress which protects the Puritans and cannot withstand a crack.
Reverend Hale believes Salem is protected by the court because it is built like a fortress and governed by the dutiful Judge Danforth.
The members of the church must be strong against the witches running loose in Salem.
State the significance of the following quote: HALE (to Danforth): Excellency, I have signed seventy-two death warrants; I am a minister of the Lord, and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it.
Hale is a static character who admires Judge Danforth and feels their work in the court is weighty.
Hale is a static character who holds steadfast to his beliefs that the accused must be hanged and he unequivocally knows his actions are fair and just.
Hale is a dynamic character who undergoes a change when he realizes the court is treating the people of Salem unfairly and justice is not being served because the accused are denied lawyers and a fair trial.
When Francis Nurse refers to his wife, Rebecca, as the "brick and mortar of the church", what does he mean?
she is build like a brick; strong and mighty
she always pretends to be better than others
she stands by her Christian beliefs and is a good person
According to Reverend Hale, what is "suspicious" about Proctor and his family?
Hale has heard about the rumored affair with Abby
His son isn't baptized and the family doesn't go to church regularly
Parris hates him and Parris is always right
At the end of Act 3, how does Proctor explain his feelings towards the trial and the government?
"I say - God is dead!"
"They're pretending, Mr. Danforth!"
"She thinks to dance with me on my wife's grave!"
Who is the man Giles Corey accused of stealing land from the accused "witches"?
Thomas Putnam
Francis Nurse
John Proctor
What truth has Parris "forgotten" to tell the court?
He saw the girls dancing naked in the forest.
He had an affair with Elizabeth Proctor.
He knows that Abby is lying.
What do Proctor, Giles Corey, and Thomas Putnam bring to court?
a signed document by the community saying that the women are not witches
a picnic lunch for Judge Danforth
proof that Elizabeth is pregnant so she can’t be killed
