The Crucible and Early American Literature

Literature passed down through verbal story telling

• Puritan Literature

• Oral Tradition

• Myth

• Fairy Tale

An origin myth seeks to tell the tribe's understanding of which of the following: (choose all that apply)

• Science

• Culture

• Religion

• Origin of the underworld

Body of stories, legends, myths, ballads, songs, riddles, sayings, and other works arising out of oral traditions of people around the globe

• Oral Tradition

• Myths

• Folk Literature

• Native American Literature

Why did the Puritans leave England for America?

• to farm the abundant land

• to escape religious persecution

• they followed the Pilgrims

• out of Christian duty to evangelize the Natives

The Puritans wrote about ordinary household tasks and duties.

• True

• False

Who is the author of The Crucible?

• Anne Bradstreet

• Arthur Miller

• Senator McCarthy

• Arthur Williams

Which political notion was the impetus for the writing of The Crucible?

• World War II

• The Salem Witch Trials

• The Red Scare

• 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

As the play opens, the girls went in the forest to dance and conjure spirits. Which two characters become bewitched as a result?

• Betty Parris

• Abigail Williams

• Ruth Putnam

• Tituba

Which character is accused of witchcraft as a result of the bewitchings?

• Abigail Williams

• Betty Parris

• Tituba

• Mary Warren

John Proctor allowed his love for Abigail Williams to stop him from confessing to witchcraft.

• True

• False