The Crucible , Intro

Who wrote the Crucible?

• Arthur Miller

• Allen Miller

• Joe McCarthy

• John Proctor

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What war was influencing Americans in 1953, when The Crucible was written?

• WWI

• WWII

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

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What was McCarthyism?

• the hysterical persecution of Americans based on a fear of Communism

• The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII

• The execution of French anti-revoluntionaries

• The Salem Witch Trials

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What is an allegory?

• a comparison using like or as

• repetition of the beginning sound of words

• when an entire story serves as symbolism

• when one work refers to another work

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Which witch hunt actually involved accusations of witchcraft?

• McCarthyism

• Indictment of Donald Trump

• the Holocaust

• Salem Witch Trials

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What type of text is The Crucible?

• drama

• non-fiction

• poetry

• essay

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