During this time period, individuals who are accused of engaging in witchcraft are believed to be innocent until they are proven guilty.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

What usually happens to a person accused of witchcraft, who does NOT confess?Group of answer choicesThey are jailed.They are found guilty by the court and hanged.They have a fair trial and are freed.They are thrown out of town.

True    or    False    No men were ever accused of witchcraft in Salem.Group of answer choicesFalseNo answer text provided.No answer text provided.True

What happens to a person who confesses to witchcraft?Group of answer choicesThey are hanged.They are jailed, lose their property, and are asked to accuse other witches to the court.They are publicly whipped.They are forced out of town.

Read this passage from Act 3, Part 3, of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.DANFORTH: In an ordinary crime, how does one defend the accused? One calls up witnesses to prove his innocence. But witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not? Therefore, who may possibly be witness to it? The witch and the victim. None other. Now we cannot hope the witch will accuse herself; granted? Therefore, we must rely upon her victims—and they do testify, the children certainly do testify. As for the witches, none will deny that we are most eager for all their confessions. Therefore, what is left for a lawyer to bring out? I think I have made my point. Have I not?Which technique does the author use to convey an implicit meaning in this passage?Group of answer choicessatire; Danforth’s description of witchcraft as an “invisible crime” criticizes similar accusations of communist beliefs in the 1950s.irony; Danforth declares that the witnesses do not need lawyers, but he himself is a lawyer.humor; Danforth rambles on in a way that is intentionally boring to the point of comedy.sarcasm; Danforth is overly simplifying his explanation to mock the people in court.

In this section of the play, which of the following characters is accused of witchcraft?Group of answer choicesJudge HathorneGiles CoreyMary WarrenMartha Corey