| Why do Giles and Francis want to see Danforth? | They want to persuade the judge that their wives are good women. |
| What is Parris’s argument against Proctor? | Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court. |
| Why did Danforth grant Elizabeth extra time? | she said she was pregnant |
| Of what does Giles accuse Putnam? | he accuses him of killing his neighbors for their land |
| What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his frinds present evidence to Danforth? | he begins to realize that the people who have been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent. |
| Hathorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it? | he asks her to faint |
| What do the girls do to Mary? | they pretend that her spirit is coming to get them. |
| Which line best expresses the real truth behind the trials? | “…private vengeance is working through his testimony!” |
| Giles Corey is arrested because he refuses to …? | Name the person who accused Putnam of grabbing land. |
| Hale begins seriously to doubt the morality and motivations of the trials when he …? | Signs Rebeca’s death sentence. |
| Francis Nurse is terrified when Danforth insists on questioning the people who signed his petition because he …? | promised no harm would come to them. |
| Hale denounces the proceedings of the court because he? | believes the testimony of Mary Warren and John Proctor. |
| Whose trial is going on at the beginning of Act 3? | Martha Corey |
| All of the following say they have proof that the girls are frauds except? | Reverend Parris |
| All of the following are offered as proof that the girls are frauds except:? | John Proctor’s deposition stating that he had an affair with Abigail Williams. |
| What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth? | she is pregnant |
| What happens to Giles Corey? | He is pressed |
| What does Abigail do when confronted by Hawthorne about the cries of witchcraft being lies? | she acts offended that he would even question her, she attempts to leave the rooom and she pretends to see Mary Warren’s spirit in the form of a yellow bird. |
| What does Proctor end up confessing about himself? | he had an affair with Abigail |
| How does Danforth check Proctor’s story? | he brings Elizabeth in and asks her why she fired Abigail |
| How does Mary Warren react under the pressure of the girls? | she breaks down and points her finger at John Proctor saying he is with the devil |
| In Act Three, the details of the setting create a mood that is …? | gloomy and forbidding |
| When Abigail says to Danforth, “Think you be so mighty that the power ofHell may not turn your wits? Beware of it!” she is …? | using her power to threaten him. |
| What can you conclude about Parris from Act Three? | He truly fears for his life. |
| Elizabeth Proctor did not tell Danforth that Abigail was a harlot because she …? | wanted to save John’s reputation. |
The Crucible Act III
March 3, 2020