The Crucible Quiz

Which one of the following political cartoons is NOT about McCarthyism?

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Which of the following themes is NOT present in The Crucible?

• Reputation

• Hypocrisy

• Authority

• Cheerfulness 

Arthur Miller

• is a playwright who wrote the Crucible 

• was targeted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities

• was married to Marilyn Monroe

• all of the above

Joseph McCarthy is infamous for which of the following?

• Ruling on the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education.

• The proctor of the first televised debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

• Writing the Crucible.

• Spreading fear of Communist Infiltration and falsely accusing American citizens of treason.

The Puritans of Salem are best characterized as...

• An extremely religious group who were frightened of the devil or his cohorts.

• an agnostic group who came to America seeking to learn the ways of nature from the natives.

• atheists, who came to America to escape persecution from Europe.

• a mildly religious, tolerant group.

Which of the following best defines hysteria?

• deliberate display of emotion for effect

• existing only as an assumption or speculation.

• freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions.

• extreme and irrational fear, excitement, anger, etc. that cannot be controlled.

What historical event occurred in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts?

• The Black Plague

• The Spanish Flu

• The Glencoe Massacre

• The Witch Trials