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Crucible Act 3 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How are the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy hearings the same? | (1): If accused you could save yourself if you pointed out others; (2): Fear,suspicion and panic were characteristic of both; (3); If you opposed authority you were accused |
| What does crucible mean as it pertains to the play? | A severe test/trial |
| Why is Rev Hale asked to come to Salem? | He is an expert on Witchcraft |
| Why did the Puritans need strict rules in their society? | Their rules and morals are based on their religion, not any form of government. It was a society built on beliefs and values. |
| What have Betty Parris and her friends been doing in the woods before the action of the play begins? | Caught dancing in the woods |
| Describe Reverend Parris: | A weak, sniveling man who is materialistic and cares too much about what others think of him and money |
| What does Abigail keep from Rev Parris when telling him about dancing in the forest? | That she asked Tituba for a charm to kill Goody Proctor |
| Why does Abigail threaten Betty and the other girls? | She is afraid the villagers will find out what they did in the forest |
| What does Abigail Williams believe about the loss of her job with the Proctor's? | She believes that Elizabeth Proctor fired her, not John Proctor |
| Why does Tituba confess to witchcraft in Act l? | She is afraid for her life |
| What does Abigail do when she is attacked? | She attacks others |
| What concern does Elizabeth have about her husband? | She is worried that he is still interested in Abigail |
| Why has John Proctor been absent from church? | He doesn't like Reverend Parris and thinks he is ungodly. |
| What commandment does John forget when reciting them? | Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery |
| What is strange about the poppet Mary Warren made for Elizabeth? | It had a needle in its stomach |
| When Hale is leaving the Proctor's house what advice does he give? | Hale urges Proctor to think about causes for what is happening in Salem. He prays that God will open up their eyes. |
| Who is Ezekiel Cheever? | A clerk of the court |
| Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven." What does this statement from Hale mean? | It means that Satan was originally an angel that fell from Grace and Rebecca Nurse could also |