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The Crucible Act 3 Part 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the action of Act III take place?

a)

Parris's House

b)

Proctor's House

c)

The Courthouse

d)

The Garden House

2.

Elizabeth Proctor claimed that she is pregnant.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

At the beginning of Act III, what "hard evidence" do Giles and Francis provide that the girls are frauds?

a)

Written Diaries

b)

Mary Warren's Testimony

c)

Eye Witness Accounts

d)

They don't provide evidence

4.

As Act 3 opens, what accusation does Giles Corey make?

a)

Accuses Putnam of accusing his neighbors of witchcraft for land

b)

Accuses Abigail of being a witch

c)

Accuses John Proctor of being a witch

d)

Accuses Reverend Parris of being a witch

5.

What news do we learn about Rebecca Nurse in Act 3?

a)

She has been sentenced for punishment

b)

She has been acquitted of all charges

c)

She has been released from prison

d)

She has been found guilty of witchcraft

6.

What is going to happen to the 91 people who signed the testament stating a good opinion of Elizabeth, Martha, and Rebecca Nurse?

a)

Judge Danforth requested arrest warrants for all 91 people

b)

The 91 people were given a reward for their loyalty

c)

The 91 people were sentenced to death

d)

The 91 people were pardoned by Governor Winthrop

7.

What happens to Giles Corey?

a)

Arrested for contempt of court

b)

He was sentenced to death by pressing

c)

He was acquitted of all charges

d)

He was found guilty of witchcraft

8.

What is Giles Corey’s motivation for interrupting the interrogation?

a)

He has been charged with witchcraft.

b)

His land is being taken.

c)

He has evidence that will help defend his wife.

d)

He wants to accuse someone of witchcraft.

9.

Based on Giles Corey’s refusal to give up the name of his source, what can be inferred about Corey?

a)

He is loyal and trustworthy.

b)

He is forgetful and scatterbrained.

c)

He is strategic and calculating.

d)

He is quiet and introverted.

10.

How does Proctor try to motivate Mary Warren to tell the truth?

a)

He threatens her job.

b)

He quotes the Bible.

c)

He threatens her life.

d)

He holds a knife to her back.

11.
Why did Danforth grant Elizabeth extra time?
a)
he didn't blame her for being jealous of Abigail.
b)
She was trying to convince John to confess.
c)
She said she was pregnant.
d)
He almost believed Mary's story.
12.

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

a)

The community wanted Parris removed from service as their minister.

b)

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

c)

John and Elizabeth should be released.

d)

all of the above

13.
Why does Giles Corey break down before the court? 
a)
he only wanted to know the reason for his wife's obsession with reading books and not that he accused her of witchcraft
b)
he was scared for his life and was afraid to tell anyone because she would put a spell on him 
c)
he was naive to her eing a witch and feels foolish 
d)
because he loves her no matter if she is a witch or not
14.

What are the names of the two judges?

a)

Cheever

b)

Hathorne

c)

Danforth

d)

Corey