The Crucible Act 1, Arthur Miller Bio, Salem Witch Trial History Channel, The Communist Red Scare

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Arthur Miller was motivated to write The Crucible because of injustices he experienced in the 1950s during the...? Options: Holocaust, Nuremburg Trial, Korean Conflict, Communist Red Scare

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Communist Red Scare

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What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

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to find American communist sympathizers and punish them

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To what famous person was Arthur Miller married for five years?

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Marilyn Monroe

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A story in which characters and events represent or are symbolic of other events is known as a(an)

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allegory

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To what place did Miller go to research an event that resembled the hysteria of the Communist Red Scare?

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Salem, MA

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The setting of the Crucible is?

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Salem, Massachusetts 1692

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What book was the ultimate authority on witchcraft?

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The Malleus Maleficarum or "Hammer of the Witches"

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Who was the first person to be hanged in Salem? Options: Sarah Good, Tituba, Bridget Bishop, Ann Hutchison

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Bridget Bishop

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Who wrote the official apology for what occurred in Salem?

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Rev. John Hale

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Puritan women were expected to be silent.

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True