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Act III -The Crucible

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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 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
3.

Giles Corey is afraid to reveal the names of his witnesses because

a)

Danforth’s purpose is confusing to him.

b)

Parris’s accusations make him anxious.

c)

He thinks the accused witches will seek revenge.

d)

He fears the witnesses will be arrested.

4.

Proctor finally tells about his affair with Abigail to

a)

remove his guilt.

b)

get revenge on Parris.

c)

accuse Martha.

d)

save Elizabeth.

5.

Proctor responds to Parris’ statements against Elizabeth by saying, "There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it.” Proctor’s use of hyperbole, or exaggeration, shows that he is...

a)

angry at Mary for mentioning poppets to the court.

b)

fearful of becoming overwhelmed by hallucinations.

c)

worried that Danforth will think he is lying for sympathy.

d)

tired of defending ridiculous accusations without any real proof.

6.
What does Mary Warren tell Danforth?
a)
she never saw any spirits; it was all a lie
b)
she's pregnant with John Proctor's baby
c)
she beat up Abigail in a fight over John Proctor
7.
What does Deputy Governor Danforth represent, or symbolize, in the court?
a)
hope
b)
fair-minded law
c)
equal justice for all
d)
all-powerful authority
8.
Which character tends to be the voice of reason in Act III?
a)
Hale
b)
Parris
c)
Abigail
d)
Hathorne
9.
The methods of the judges suggests that they are concerned chiefly with...
a)
strengthening Salem's landowners
b)
discovering the truth
c)
defeating the Devil
d)
their own power
10.
Mary Warren's accusation against Proctor might be interpreted as the climax of the play because it...
a)
resolves the main conflict of the play
b)
introduces the play's main conflict
c)
introduces the sequence of events yet to come
d)
creates the point of greatest emotional intensity
11.

Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary Warren. 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

12.

What happens to John Proctor at the end of Act III?

a)

kills Parris

b)

runs to find Elizabeth

c)

says God is dead and is arrested

d)

finishes his glass of milk

13.

Giles regrets telling Reverend 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.

14.

Giles, Proctor, and Francis come to the court to

a)

Try to save themselves from being accused.

b)

Convince Abigail to stop lying to everyone.

c)

Prove that their wives are innocent.

d)

Overthrow Judge Hathorne.

15.

According to Giles, George Jacobs is accused of witchcraft because

a)

Thomas Putnam wants his land.

b)

The people of Salem dislike him.

c)

He lies to Reverend Parris.

d)

He never goes to church.