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Crucible notes quiz

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Question 1

1.

Who is the author?

Joseph McCarthy

Arthur Miller

John Proctor

Jonathan Edwards

Question 2

2.

What effect did the author’s two wives have on his writing?

Everything. He used his wives as models for his female characters.

Some. They distracted him from writing and that contributed to his divorces.

A little. He was hurt by his wives and his characters are always evil because of it.

Nothing. He divorced both to focus on his writing.

Question 3

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What is Puritanism?

A religion with no tolerance for differences.

group of people who came from England in the 1600’s.

The belief that everyone was destined to be “pure”.

The belief that everyone in the church is pure.

Question 4

4.

What did the Puritans believe in?

Tolerance

Predestination

God as a comforting figure

Family

Question 5

5.

Which of the following was NOT a punishment the Puritans used?

Banishment

Pressing

Beatings

Hangings

Question 6

6.

What were the Salem Witch Trials?

Girls pretended to be sick to get land

Innocent people were killed for profit

A time when the Puritans in Salem thought witches existed.

People became hysterical over witches and tried the citizens for crimes

Question 7

7.

What event caused McCarthyism?

Truman making atomic bombs

Increased fear in Communism

Bombing of Japan

Soviet Spies

Question 8

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What is an allegory?.

A single symbol

The beginning part of a play

A story within a story

A literary device used to develop a theme