Arthur Miller

Who was Arthur Miller?

• Scientist

• Playwright

• Football player

• Engineer

Where did he grow up?

• California

• Queens

• Brooklyn

• Maine

Which play did he write?

• Death of a Salesman

• The Crucible

• Annie

• Wicked

Why did Arthur Miller write the Crucible?

• Someone told him to

• Inspired by his parents

• A teacher told him to write it

• He was inspired to write a drama reflecting mass cultural and political hysteria

When was The Crucible first performed?

• 1953

• 1950

• 1962

• 1955

How did people react to the play?

• Accepted his beliefs

• Hated him because of the play

• Did not like it

• Loved it

Who was Arthur Miller married to?

• Elizabeth Taylor

• Doris Day

• Marilyn Monroe

• Lucille Ball

What was she criticized for marrying him?

• He was a mean person

• He was an allledged communist sympathizer

• Didn’t have a good job

• none of the above

Why did people think he was a communist?

• He is Russian

• He said he was a communist

• FBI report said he was

• Communist party produced one of his plays

When was he born and when did he die?

• 1910, 2000

• 1915, 2005

• 1920, 1995

• 1917, 2001