Background to Crucible

The Crucible was written by...

• William Shakespeare

• Marion Starkey

• Fred Astaire

• Arthur Miller

The author saw many paralles between the Salem Witch Trials and ...

• union activity in the Industrial Revolution

• his experiences growing up in Massachusetts

• the Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's

• the Communist scare of the 1940's and 1950's

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A crucible is

• a heat-resistant container

• an ancient farming tool

• a type of clothing

• a kind of spell used in witchcraft

When government is intertwined with religious beliefs and practices:

• theocracy

• democracy

• plutocracy

• autorcracy

What type of people lived in Salem?

• Anglicans

• Lutherans

• Catholics

• Puritans

When did the Salem Witch Trials begin?

• 1776

• 1692

• 1650

• 1734

Why did the Puritans want to get rid of witches?

• They believed witches could take over.

• They were afraid of spells.

• They believed witches were working with the devil.

• Only because they hated certain people.

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Arthur Miller was accused of being a Communist.

• true

• false

Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?

• To teach people history

• To compare it to the "witch hunt" of McCarthyism

• Purely for entertainment purposes

• To inform people about the dangers of religion in government

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What is the format of The Crucible?

• Novel

• Poem

• Play

• Short story

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