The Crucible: Act III

The Crucible: Act III

A. For 1-9, circle the correct answer, providing the line(s) where you found evidence for your answer.

1. / Who does Giles Corey accuse of killing people for their land? (Evidence: ______)
A. / John Proctor
B. / Thomas Putnam
C. / John Hale
D. / Sam Parris
2. / All of the following is evidence against John Proctor's character EXCEPT that he
A. / plays board games on Sunday (Evidence: ______)
B. / ripped up the warrant served to Elizabeth
C. / plows on Sunday
D. / has missed church more than a handful of times in the last few months
3. / A warrant for "arrest of examination" is intended for ______people who express their good opinions about Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse. (Evidence: ______)
A. / 23
B. / 91
C. / 115
D. / 25
4. / When Proctor says that Abigail sometimes laughed during prayer, Parris claimed that she was under _____ power. (Evidence: ______)
A. / Mary Warren's
B. / his (John's)
C. / Tituba's
D. / Sarah Good's
5. / According to John Proctor, Elizabeth has never ___ in her life. (Evidence: ______)
A. / lied
B. / cheated
C. / mistrusted him
D. / argued with him
6. / Why does Elizabeth deny that John has "known" Abigail? (Evidence: ______)
A. / She wants to protect Abigail's reputation.
B. / She doesn't really know that anything happened between them.
C. / She wants to protect John's reputation.
D. / She cannot speak well for she has been imprisoned and is sickly.
7. / Abigail and the other girls act like Mary is attacking them in the form of a
A. / dog
B. / bird
C. / chicken (Evidence: ______)
D. / horse
8. / John is eventually accused of trying to get ___ to sign a "book." (Evidence: ______)
A. / Abigail
B. / Ruth
C. / Mary Warren
D. / Mary Easty
9. / Act III ends with ___ screaming "God is dead!" (Evidence: ______)
A. / Giles Corey
B. / Rebecca Nurse
C. / Elizabeth Proctor
D. / John Proctor

B. Define the following words, using a dictionary.

10.lechery (part of speech: )—______

11.pretense (part of speech: )—______

C. Identify the significance of the provided quotes. Tell the speaker, who is being addressed, the context in which it’s being said, and the meaning and importance of the quote to the plot (how does it tie into whathas happened previously in the play or how might it foreshadow what is to come?).

12. p. 188, ll. 534-535:“But witchcraft is ipso facto, in its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not?