The name of the witch hunt by which Miller based The Crucible
What is The Red Scare?
100
The first person in town to be accused of witchcraft
Who is Tituba?
100
Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of this
What is accuse innocent people of witchcraft so he can gain their land?
100
The setting of The Crucible
What is Salem, Massachusetts in 1692?
200
This character was brought into the play to find witches in Salem, but ends up leaving because the town lied about the witchcraft
Who is Reverend Hale?
200
The Senator who implemented The Red Scare in the United States
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
200
One character states about another, “The promise that a stallion gives a mare I gave that girl!” (Answer should be 2 different people)
Who are John Proctor and Abigail Williams?
200
Challenged to name names, this courageous man replies, “More weight.”
Who is Giles Corey?
200
How Hale justified the arrests of Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey
What is if they didn't do it, they would be found innocent in court?
300
Abigail's uncle who lied about seeing no girls naked in the woods in Act 4
Who is Reverend Samuel Parris?
300
Name a witch hunt that happened in the United States since 2000.
Teacher will approve answer
300
Giles Corey reveals this to Reverend Hale:
What is that his wife Martha reads books, therefore he cannot pray?
300
To convince the court that Abigail is lying to make Elizabeth look guilty, John Proctor must...
What is damage his own reputation by confessing his adultery with Abigail?
300
The reason Hale believes the Devil would strike Reverend Parris' house
What is because he is the reverend and therefore the most religious and would be considered a great win for the Devil?
400
Name the two characters who ran off on a ship after stealing from Reverend Parris.
Who are Abigail Williams and Mercy Lewis?
400
Name 2 popular figures in Hollywood who were accused of Communism during the Red Scare.
Who are Frank Sinatra, Walt Disney, Ronald Reagan?
400
The reason John Proctor gives for not attending church very often
What is because he doesn't like and doesn't respect Reverend Parris?
400
This person says John Proctor is a good man in the end, no matter what he decides
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
400
Proctor forgets a Commandment and is considered this literary element
What is irony?
500
A leading character states about her, “The promise that a stallion gives a mare I gave that girl!”
Who is Abigail Williams?
500
The formula that The Crucible and The Red Scare follow to find out who to blame
What is fear+trigger=scapegoat?
500
Early in Act 2, John Proctor remarks, “It is winter in here yet,” and asks his wife to gather some flowers. The cold, bleak house symbolizes what?
What is Elizabeth’s unforgiving attitude toward John?
500
In the final scene of the play, Danforth is unable to pardon Proctor because ...
What is the village would overthrow his authority, Danforth doesn’t have the power, and because it would cast doubt on the guilt of those already executed?
500
Reverend Parris becomes uneasy about the hangings when this happens.