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The Crucible and McCarthyism DBQ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said: "More weight."

a)

John Proctor

b)

Giles Corey

c)

Rev. John Hale

d)

Abigail Williams

2.

What should be the first thing written on your DBQ?

a)

A correct heading with name, date, class, and block

b)

The title of the essay

c)

A correct heading with name, date, school name, and blood type.

d)

The title of the assignment

3.

Elia Kazan was famous for being Hollywood's first female movie director.

a)

True

b)

False, she wasn't the first.

c)

False, Elia is a man.

d)

False, Elia Kazan was a studio CEO, not a director.

4.

What size should the font be?

a)

4 point

b)

8 point

c)

12 point

d)

14 point

5.

What two fonts are acceptable when typing your DBQ?

a)

Times New Roman and Aptos

b)

Chiller and WingDings

c)

Bauhaus 93 and Algerian

d)

Lucida San Typewriter and Cambria

6.

Which of the following correctly cites the quoted material for the DBQ?

a)

Danforth says "witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not?" to everyone listening (Document D).

b)

Danforth says "witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not?" to everyone listening. (Document D).

c)

Danforth says "witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not?" (Document D) to everyone listening.

d)

Danforth says (Document D)"witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not?" to everyone listening .

7.

Mr. Carson wants you to use (Doc A) instead of writing out (Document A).

a)

True

b)

False

8.

My thesis statement should appear in the introductory paragraph.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In order to get the most points, how many documents should I cite?

a)

four

b)

five

c)

all six

d)

all seven

10.

I should use transition words not only at the start of each body paragraph, but also within the body paragraph.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Three paragraphs is good enough to get a passing grade on the DBQ essay.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)

Arthur Miller

b)

Arthar Millur

c)

Author Millar

d)

Aurthor Miller

e)

Taylor Swift

13.

The Salem witch trials happened in 1950.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Elia Kazan and Abigail Williams both gave authorities names in order to stay out of trouble.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Unlike Deputy Governor Danforth, Senator Joseph McCarthy had plenty of reliable evidence to back up his accusations.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Both Pete Seeger and Giles Corey died because of their refusal to cooperate with questioning from authorities.

a)

True

b)

False; Pete Seeger was blacklisted, not killed.

c)

False, Giles Corey eventually gave the authorities what they wanted.

d)

False; both Seeger and Corey lived long lives in prison.

17.

The Crucible was first performed on Broadway in 1692.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What three things should the conclusion of your essay do?

a)

Reassert the thesis of the paper.

b)

Reassert the main points of the paper.

c)

Explain a summary of the action of the play for those who missed it.

d)

Offer Mr. Carson a subtle, yet significant cash bribe to go easy on your paper.

e)

Offer a thoughtful, powerful final sentence showing your understanding of the significance of the topic

19.

The name of Mr. Carson's offspring are

a)

Sarah and Max

b)

Heyyou and Getovahere

c)

Susan and Ed, Jr.

d)

Sarah and Maggie

e)

Trick question; he doesn't have any kids other than us.

20.

For this DBQ, how many citations should each body paragraph ideally have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

7