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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a theocracy?
When God is the government's ruler
A government where everyone is equal
A government run by a king
When people elect representatives to a congress
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of people lived in Salem?
Anglicans
Lutherans
Catholics
Puritans
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who wrote The Crucible?
Shakespeare
Arthur Miller
Thornton Wilder
Tennessee Williams
- 4. Multiple Choice
When did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
1776
1692
1650
1734
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who got caught doing something wrong, leading to the witch hunt?
several young girls and a slave
teenage boys
the reverand
no one
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did the Puritans want to get rid of witches?
They believed witches could take over.
They were afraid of spells.
They believed witches were working with the devil.
Only because they hated certain people.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What kind of society were the Puritans trying to create?
an empire
pure and perfect
secular (non-religious)
rich
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a reason people accused others of being witches?
to get revenge
trying to steal land
trying to avoid punishment
trying to kill someone legally
- 9. Multiple Choice
How many people were killed during the Salem Witch Trials?
12
19
24
37
- 10. Multiple Choice
What made someone more likely to be accused of witchcraft?
If they were different or outcast from Puritan life
If they were older or male
If they were rich land owners
If they pretended to be perfect all the time.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT true of Arthur Miller's life?
He was from NYC
His young adulthood was during the Great Depression
He tried to recruit American Communists
He wrote many plays, including award-winning ones
- 12. Multiple Choice
Arthur Miller was accused of being a Communist.
true
false
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why were artists most likely to be accused of Communist sympathies?
They were more intelligent.
They were unique and disagreed with Joseph McCarthy.
They were usually richer.
They had most likely traveled to Communist countries.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What did it mean to be blacklisted for being a suspected Communist?
You were imprisoned
Your friends and family were not allowed to talk to you
No one would hire you
You lost your citizenship
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?
To teach people history
To compare it to the "witch hunt" of McCarthyism
Purely for entertainment purposes
To inform people about the dangers of religion in government
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