Quotations
"I say, God is dead!"
John Proctor
What gift does Elizabeth receive from Mary Warren?
a poppet
What does Proctor find out about his wife from Danforth?
She is pregnant.
What does Danforth do as a result of Elizabeth's condition?
He spares her hanging by one year.
What type of government does Salem have in The Crucible?
Theocracy
"I quit this court."
Rev. Hale
What other well respected individual has been condemned by the court at the beginning of Act III?
Goody Hale
Goody Danforth
Goody Putnam
Goody Nurse
Goody Nurse
What does Mary Warren tell Danforth that casts doubt on the proceedings?
She and the other girls are pretending to see spirits.
What does Danforth inform Mary Warren are the consequences of lying to the court?
her neck will break, death
Who was the first person Abigale Accused?
Tituba
"My husband is a good and righteous man"
Elizabeth Proctor
Name any three characters that are excommunicated at the end of act III.
John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, Martha Corey, George Jacobs, Mary Easty, John Willard, Elizabeth Howe, Mary Sibber, Hannah Bellows, Bridget Bishop, Sarah Osborne
What is Giles arrested and thrown in jail for?
Contempt of Court
What does Hathorne ask Mary Warren to do during his cross-examination of her?
Pretend to faint.
Which commandment does John Proctor forget when Reverend Hale quizzes him?
Adultery, or Thou shalt not commit adultery.
"Now we touch the bottom of this swamp"
Judge Danforth
When Elizabeth is summoned to court what does she say under oath about why she fired Abigale?
She lost her wits and put her out on the highroad. Abigail's work dissatisfied Elizabeth and her husband. Because she thought her husband fancied Abigail.
When frustrated with Mary Warren's testimony what does Proctor reveal about Abigail?
He knows her; they have had unlawful carnal relations.
How does Abigail respond when Danforth asks her if she denies "every scrap and tittle of this?"
she evades the question. "If I must answer that, I will leave and I will not come back again!"
One can infer that citizens of Salem thought dancing was...
Evil and Sinful
"Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?"
Abigale Williams
Who does Putnam's daughter Ruth accuse of witchcraft?
George Jacobs
When Mary Warren testifies against them, what do Abigail and her troop of girls do?
They claim that Mary is bewitching them, they see a yellow bird and repeat what Mary says.
There is a testament signed by 91 landowners given to Danforth by Nurse, Proctor, and Giles. What does Danforth rule after he is presented with the testament?
He asks Cheever to round them up for questioning.
At first, in Act II, Mary Warren enjoys her role in court, why?
She likes the power and status it gies her in the village.