Pre-Reading Crucible Quiz

What time period is "The Crucible" play set?

• Postmodernism

• Rationalism

• Puritanism

• Naturalism

In what colony did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Massachusetts Bay

• Maryland

How were people put to death if found guilty of witchcraft?

• burned at the stake

• life sentence imprisonment

• hanged

• "pressed" to death

The first person to be accused:

• Abigail Williams

• Elizabeth Parris

• Reverend Parris

• Tituba

Who first started accusing people of witchcraft?

• A Reverend

• Two young girls

• A priest

• A local Native American

What year did the Salem Witch Trials begin?

• 1692

• 1486

• 1590

• 1720

Select one of the ways a person could be tested for witchcraft:

• A Witch Cake

• An exam

• Interviewing family members

• The Barking Test

Who was "pressed to death" for refusing to cooperate with the court?

• John Proctor

• Samuel Sewall

• Arthur Miller

• Giles Corey

The local context in Salem included:

• Halloween, Devil Worship, and illness

• small pox epidemic, attacks from tribes, and natural disasters

• Utopian Societies and Freedom Speeches

• Riots, drinking, and disease

What does HUAC stand for?

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• House University American Company

• House Un-American Communists