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The Crucible Act III

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of Act III?
a)
Rev. Parris’ home
b)
The meeting room of the town hall in Salem
c)
John Proctor’s home
d)
A Boston courtroom
2.
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
3.

According to Giles Corey, Putnam had his daughter accuse his neighbor (Jacobs) of being a witch in order to:

a)

purchase Jacobs’s land at an auction

b)

get revenge on Jacobs for having such a large, healthy family

c)

stop Jacobs’s spirit from attacking the Putnam family

d)

distract the court’s attention from his own family

4.
What is Giles Corey charged with?
a)
witchcraft
b)
perjury (lying in court)
c)
murder
d)
contempt of court (hindering the court’s proceedings)
5.
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
d)
 Abigail and John Proctor had an affair
6.

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

7.

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

8.

What did the paper that ninety-one people signed say?

a)

The community wants Parris removed from service as their minister

b)

Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha are all good, upstanding, God-loving citizens

c)

John and Elizabeth should be released

d)

all of the above

9.
True or False: The people who signed the deposition must go to court to testify.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary to prove herself. What does he ask her to do? 
a)
recite the 10 Commandments
b)
fly around the room
c)
faint
d)
conjure a witch
11.
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
d)
asks Francis if he knew about it
12.
What is Hale's internal conflict as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?
a)
He worries about his own safety from the girls' accusations.
b)
He sees that the has been a failure at removing witchcraft from Salem.
c)
He begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.
d)
He worries that his reputation will be ruined
13.
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
14.
How does Mary react under the pressure from 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
15.
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
16.
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 innocent people are being condemned
17.
Who denounces the court at the end of Act 3?
a)
Danforth
b)
Parris
c)
Hale
d)
Cheever
18.
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
19.
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
20.
Which character tends to be the voice of reason in Act III?
a)
Hale
b)
Parris
c)
Abigail
d)
Hathorne
21.

What is Martha Corey accused of when she is being questioned at the beginning of the act?

a)

Fortune telling

b)

Cursing pigs

c)

Flying on a broom

d)

Dancing in the woods

e)

Reading strange books

22.

How does the court ensure that Elizabeth will have no clue of what she is supposed to confess/say regarding John & Abigail? (There is more than 1 correct answer)

a)

Both Abigail & John have their backs turned to her

b)

The court forces John and Abigail to remain completely silent & still

c)

John is removed from the court

d)

Abigail is removed from the court

23.
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.
24.

Which word best describes Judge Danforth

a)

Understanding

b)

Rigid

c)

Silly

d)

Unintelligent

25.

(a)   accuses Thomas Putnam of attempting to murder George Jacobs and take his land with false accusations of witchcraft?