Background
Who wrote the Crucible
Arthur Miller
What political ideology did the United States fear at the time of the writing of the Crucible?
Communism
Who is the lead minister in Salem?
Paris
Owns land next to the Putnams and helped block Thomas' BIL from becoming minister
Nurses vs Putnams
"We cannot look to superstitions in this. The Devil is precise."
Reverend Hale
What year was the Crucible written?
1953
During what war did the Red Scare take place
Cold War
Who is called in to help with witchcraft?
Hale
Is blamed for witchcraft by multiple people due to her social status
Tituba vs Everyone
"You think it God's work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one."
Ann Putnam
What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
1692
The government
Who is the main accuser and leader of the accusers?
Abigail Williams
Got the minister job of their BIL
Paris vs Putnams
"We cannot leap to witchcraft. They will howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house."
Paris
What sate did the Salem witch trials take place in?
Massachusetts
What was the idea of prosecuting communists in the government called?
McCarthyism
Who owns the most land Salem and have lost several babies during childbirth?
The Putnams
This person is having an affair with her husband
Elizabeth Proctor vs Abigail Williams
"There are wheels in wheels in this village, and fire within fires!"
Ann Putnam
What religion did the people of Salem follow?
Christian Puritism
Why did the government stop looking for communists?
They lost popular support after they went after the Army.
Who having an affair with Abigail Williams?
John Proctor
Only preaches hellfire and damnation
Paris vs Congregation
"Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."
Abigail Williams