Edgar Allen Poe
Gothic Characteristics
Crucible Characters
Crucible Quotes
McCarthyism
100

Was Edgar Allen Poe born in 1809 or 1849?

1809

100

What literary genre is Gothic literature is derived from?

Romanticism

100

Who has an affair with Abigail Williams?

John Proctor 

100

" Oh the noose, the noose is up! "

Elizabeth Proctor

100

Which state was McCarthy a Senator for? 

Wisconsin 

200

Which University did Poe drop out of? 

University of Virginia

200

Gothic literature is a reaction against what philosophy? 

Transcendentalism

200

Who is the minister that is an expert on witchcraft?

Reverend John Hale

200

"No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered ... upon this village. "

Rev John Hale

200

How many televised days did the "McCarthy Hearings" last?

36

300

What city did Poe move to?

Boston

300

What century did Gothic literature become popular? 

19th century

300

Who is the minister of Salem's church?

Reverend Parris

300

" Is the accuser always holy now? "

John Proctor

300

About how many people lost their jobs?

500

400

Both Poe's mother and wife passed away from this disease

tuberculosis

400

Name another American Gothic author besides Poe (can be a modern author)

Possible correct answers: Hawthorne, Charles Brockden Brown, Stephen King, etc. 

400

Who is the deputy governor of Massachusetts? 

Judge Danforth

400

"I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down! "

Abigail Williams

400

The Cold War ended in what year?

1991

500

What is the name of Poe's first detective novel?

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" 

500

Who wrote the first Gothic novel? 

Horace Walpole

500

Who is the slave from Barbados? 

Tituba

500

"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! "

Betty Parris

500

The Crucible is a __________ (metaphor) for McCarthyism?

allegory