Arthur Miller Biography

What is Arthur Miller famous for doing?

• writing many successful plays

• being an all-star basketball player

• directing award-winning movies

• composing amazing music

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Miller's first play was called _________________. He wrote it while attending the University of Michigan.

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Which playwright and professor inspired Arthur Miller to begin his own writing career?

• Barry Hannah

• George Barnard Shaw

• Kenneth Rowe

• Marilyn Monroe

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Miller's play Death of a Salesman opened on Broadway in February 1949. Miller won a _____________ Prize with the play.

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Who did Arthur Miller marry in 1956?

• Mary Slattery

• Marilyn Monroe

• Bette Davis

• Grace Kelly

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HUAC stands for...

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• House Under Attack Committee

• Horrible Unstable Activities Committee

• The Dog Ate My Homework Committee

In 1956, the US government... (more than one answer may be correct)

• refused to renew Arthur Miller's passport

• called Miller before the House Un-American Activities Committee

• Banned Miller's works

• Arrested Arthur Miller

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Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay for the movie The Misfits in 1961. For whom did he write the film, as a gift?

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Which of the following is NOT an Arthur Miller play?

• Death of a Salesman

• The Crucible

• Waiting for Godot

• The Creation of the World and Other Business

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What historical event is The Crucible about?

• The Salem Witch Trials

• The North Berwick Witch Trials

• The Spanish Inquisition

• The Crusades

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