The Author
The time period The Crucible was written in.
What was the 1950s?
The type of government the Puritans used.
What is a theocracy?
Act 2 takes place here.
The author of The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
It was against the law for puritans to not do this.
What was not go to church?
We can infer at the end of act 1 that Abigail is
What is deceptive?
The Commandment John forgets.
What is thou shall not commit adultery?
The famous person the author was married to.
Who was Marilyn Monroe
They were called the Puritans because of this reason.
What is they wanted to purify the church?
Describe Reverend Parris.
What is greedy and worried about his job?
Giles Corey and Francis Nurse come to see the Proctors for this reason.
The author was accused of being this which resulted in him writing The Crucible.
What is a communist (or communist sympathizer)?
The senator which McCarthyism is named after.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Abigail threatens the girls with this.
What is "a pointy reckoning"?
Explain John Proctor's internal conflict.
What is, he is suffering from a guilty conscience?
Define allegory.
What is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
The problem with McCarthyism was.
What is they blacklisted people without sufficient evidence? (aka hysteria)
What is they wanted to create a utopia, but instead created more evil?
At the end of Act II Mary does not want to go to Salem the next day because of this reason.
What is, because she is terrified of going against Abigail