THE CRUCIBLE - ACT 4 QUIZ QUIESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026
Why are the cows wandering loose on the roads of Salem? - Answers Many farmers have been jailed
and can't take care of their farms.
Where does Tituba say she is going to go after she is released from jail? - Answers She will take a boat
to Barbados
Why has Hale come back to Salem? - Answers To encourage the accused to confess and save their
lives
What does Hale want Elizabeth to do? - Answers Convince Proctor to confess
What is Giles Corey arrested for? - Answers contempt of court
What happens to Giles Corey? - Answers After not giving up the name of his informant, he was
pressed to death
What does Rev. Parris say has happened to Abigail? - Answers She stole money from him and
disappeared
Why does Hale try to get the accused to confess? - Answers The judges want to be able to release
them from jail
What is Parris' real reason for wanting Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha saved? - Answers A concern for
his own safety
What does Parris say he found lodged in his door? - Answers A small dagger
Why is Danforth not able to pardon Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha? - Answers It would not look good
on those already hanged
How do Danforth and Hawthorne feel about Hale's return? - Answers They fear him because they feel
he is a threat to them
Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings? - Answers It might look as if he has wrongly
executed innocent people.
When Mary testifies against Abby and the girls, how do they react? - Answers The girls claim Mary is
bewitching them
At first, why does Proctor decides not to lie? - Answers He doesn't want to be a hypocrite
What does Proctor do when he signs the confession? - Answers He tears it up
What does Proctor object most strongly to? - Answers Hanging his signed confession on the church
door
What does Elizabeth tells Proctor that she has been guilty of in their marriage? - Answers Being a bad
(cold) wife
What does Elizabeth think about Proctor's decision not to confess? - Answers she believes he has
found his goodness and is at peace with his decision
Why are Danforth and Hathorne so intent on getting Proctor and Rebecca to confess? - Answers Their
confession would make others confess
Why does Proctor rip up his confession - Answers He would rather die for honesty than live a lie
How can you infer that Abby and Mercy left Salem? - Answers They fear the villagers will turn on
them
Why does Elizabeth say of Proctor, "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" -
Answers He has self-respect and knows there is goodness in him
What happens to Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha? - Answers They are all hanged
The climax is the most intense point or turning point of the story. What is the climax in Act 4? -
Answers When Proctor rips his confession.
Why are the cows wandering loose on the roads of Salem? - Answers Many farmers have been jailed
and can't take care of their farms.
Where does Tituba say she is going to go after she is released from jail? - Answers She will take a boat
to Barbados
Why has Hale come back to Salem? - Answers To encourage the accused to confess and save their
lives
What does Hale want Elizabeth to do? - Answers Convince Proctor to confess
What is Giles Corey arrested for? - Answers contempt of court
What happens to Giles Corey? - Answers After not giving up the name of his informant, he was
pressed to death
What does Rev. Parris say has happened to Abigail? - Answers She stole money from him and
disappeared
Why does Hale try to get the accused to confess? - Answers The judges want to be able to release
them from jail
What is Parris' real reason for wanting Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha saved? - Answers A concern for
his own safety
What does Parris say he found lodged in his door? - Answers A small dagger
Why is Danforth not able to pardon Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha? - Answers It would not look good
on those already hanged
How do Danforth and Hawthorne feel about Hale's return? - Answers They fear him because they feel
he is a threat to them
Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings? - Answers It might look as if he has wrongly
executed innocent people.
When Mary testifies against Abby and the girls, how do they react? - Answers The girls claim Mary is
bewitching them
At first, why does Proctor decides not to lie? - Answers He doesn't want to be a hypocrite
What does Proctor do when he signs the confession? - Answers He tears it up
What does Proctor object most strongly to? - Answers Hanging his signed confession on the church
door
What does Elizabeth tells Proctor that she has been guilty of in their marriage? - Answers Being a bad
(cold) wife
What does Elizabeth think about Proctor's decision not to confess? - Answers she believes he has
found his goodness and is at peace with his decision
Why are Danforth and Hathorne so intent on getting Proctor and Rebecca to confess? - Answers Their
confession would make others confess
Why does Proctor rip up his confession - Answers He would rather die for honesty than live a lie
How can you infer that Abby and Mercy left Salem? - Answers They fear the villagers will turn on
them
Why does Elizabeth say of Proctor, "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" -
Answers He has self-respect and knows there is goodness in him
What happens to Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha? - Answers They are all hanged
The climax is the most intense point or turning point of the story. What is the climax in Act 4? -
Answers When Proctor rips his confession.
