The Crucible Context

What does the existence and accusation of “witches” represent?

• Represents the existence of magic

• Represents the “supernatural” beliefs that people held

• Represents an explanation for unexplainable events

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Why was the accusation of witches used against individuals?

• A method of relieving people’s fears

• A method in destroying and wrongly accusing others

• A reason for executing individuals

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What happened during the Salem witch trials?

• A series of witch-hunts that took place in London between the 15th and 16th century

• When 19 people in the Massachussets Bay colony were executed for witchcraft

• When followers of Islam executed more than 6000 people in the town of Salem

• A series of witch-hunt that took place in Northern Europe during the 13th century

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Who were the Puritans?

• Catholics who came to colonize America

• Modern-day protestants

• Native Americans who believed that purity is the key to life, which led to the Salem witch trials

• English protestants in the 16th and 17th century who sought to rid the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices

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What caused people to believe that the girls were being possessed?

• The girls began having fits, screaming uncontrollably

• They found William Griggs doing a satanic ritual

• They believed that the smallpox epidemic led to possession

• The girls began having prophetic dreams of the witch trials

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Where did Arthur Miller grow up?

• California

• Brooklyn

• Queens

• Maine

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Which of these is another play written by Arthur Miller?

• Death of a Salesman

• Annie

• Metamorphosis

• The Glass Menagerie

Why did he write The Crucible?

• Inspired by his friend who was accused of being a witch

• Inspired to write a drama reflecting his experience with a group of witches

• For a school assignment

• Inspired to write a drama reflecting mass cultural and political hysteria

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Who was he married to?

• Lucille Ball

• Marilyn Monroe

• Doris Day

• Elizabeth Taylor

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Why did people think he was a communist?

• He said he was a communist

• He is Russian

• An FBI report said he was

• A Communist party produced one of his plays

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