The Crucible Background Information

What is the format of The Crucible?

• Novel

• Poem

• Play

• Short story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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The puritans were very....

• Fun loving

• Religious

• Free spirited

• Open Minded

Puritans followed very ________ rules

• Relaxed

• Silly

• Lazy

• Strict

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of people lived in Salem?

• Anglicans

• Lutherans

• Catholics

• Puritans

When did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

• 1700s

• 1600s

• 1500s

• 1800s

Why did the Puritans want to get rid of witches?

• They believed witches could take over.

• They were afraid of spells.

• They believed witches were working with the devil.

• Only because they hated certain people.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Arthur Miller was accused of being a Communist.

• true

• false

What did it mean to be blacklisted for being a suspected Communist?

• You were imprisoned

• Your friends and family were not allowed to talk to you

• No one would hire you

• You lost your citizenship

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Why were artists most likely to be accused of Communist sympathies?

• They were more intelligent.

• They were unique and disagreed with Joseph McCarthy.

• They were usually richer.

• They had most likely traveled to Communist countries.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?

• To teach people history

• To compare it to the "witch hunt" of McCarthyism

• Purely for entertainment purposes

• To inform people about the dangers of religion in government

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

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