Mcc: Crucible Act I / Mccarthyism Quiz
Quiz covering:Act I of The Crucible p. 159 (including vocabulary)McCarthyism p. 213Timebends p. 216Demons of Salem, With Us Still p. 214Use your textbook to complete this quiz. Online texbook can be found at:http://www. Classzone. Comaccess code: 3297558-950
- 1.The author of "McCarthyism" explains that those labeled as communist sympathizers were
- A.
Deported to Communist countries
- B.
Unable to continue working
- C.
Removed from power
- D.
Censured by the senate
- 2.Whose criticisms led to McCarthy's removal from power, according to "McCarthyism"?
- A.
Leonard Bernstein
- B.
Arthur Miller
- C.
Charlie Chaplin
- D.
Edward R. Murrow
- 3.Who does the author of "The Demons of Salem, With Us Still" explain was working behind the scenes in Washington to inflame the Red Menace?
- A.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
- B.
Representative Francis Walters
- C.
J. Edgar Hoover
- D.
President Eisenhower
- 4.A detail from "The Demons of Salem, With Us Still" that shows the historical context that may have influenced Miller's play is
- A.
Joseph McCarthy made reckless spying charges
- B.
Tennessee Williams was a foremost playwright
- C.
Miller was engaged to Marilyn Monroe
- D.
J. Edgar Hoover issues periodic bulletins
- 5.What might be the reason why the author of "The Demons of Salem, With Us Still" describes being an informer as "unpalatable" at the time of the HUAC trials?
- A.
Communists believed in informants.
- B.
No one wanted to help McCarthy.
- C.
The public believed in privacy.
- D.
Murrow told people it was so.
- 6."The Demons of Salem, With Us Still" explains that Miller was slightly interested in the Communist party because he
- A.
Wanted to overthrow the United States government
- B.
Was curious about the Communist party's views on McCarthy
- C.
Thought that the party might be a good agent of change
- D.
Wanted to get ideas for how to make "The Crucible" mirror the Red Menace
- 7.In Timebends, why does Miller say he first discarded the idea of a play based on Salem witchcraft?
- A.
He lacked sufficient information about the Salem trials.
- B.
He believed the subject lacked sufficient conflict for drama.
- C.
He really had no solid interest in the subject at first.
- D.
He was too rational to capture the wild irrationality.
- 8.In Timebends, Miller states that the Committee hearings were
- A.
Profoundly ritualistic
- B.
Without bias
- C.
Full of contrition
- D.
Open and honest
- 9.In Timebends, Miller states that the names of the accused in the hearings had been obtained through
- A.
United States' spies in Communist countries who had received lists of party members
- B.
F.B.I. informants who had infiltrated the Community party
- C.
Community party membership lists that were public knowledge
- D.
All Communists' being required to register with the government
- 10.All three of the selections describe the political climate of the 1940s and 1950s as including
- A.
Suspicion of communism
- B.
Concern about witchcraft
- C.
Panic over the war
- D.
Manipulation of the media
- 11.What does Reverend Parris see in the forest?
- A.
His enemies plotting against him
- B.
The girls dancing and Tituba waving
- C.
Abigail drinking animal blood
- D.
Ruth Putnam talking with spirits
- 12.What do the stage directions in the following lines tell you about Abigail Williams?Parris. Child. Sit you down.Abigail. (quavering, as she sits). I would never hurt Betty. I love her dearly.
- A.
Her uncle, Reverend Parris, makes her nervous.
- B.
She is injured and feels pain when she sits.
- C.
Betty, her cousin, has put a spell on her.
- D.
She worries that she will become sick, too.
- 13.Ann Putnam sends her daughter Ruth to Tituba to
- A.
Find out about Barbados
- B.
Learn to dance in the forest
- C.
Speak to Ann's dead babies
- D.
Overcome childish behavior
- 14.You can draw the conclusion that Abigail Williams thinks she knows more about the world than the other women in the village know from
- A.
Her habit of regularly attending church
- B.
The blood she drinks in the woods
- C.
The gossip she hears in the village
- D.
Her conversation with John Proctor
- 15.Reverend Hale shows his education and authority by
- A.
Bringing books with him to Salem
- B.
Teaching people how to recognize witches
- C.
Arguing with Parris about the Devil
- D.
Speaking to the villagers at church
- 16.Deference is the respect that
- A.
All visitors must have
- B.
An elder deserves
- C.
An ill patient wants
- D.
A siblings commands
- 17.Corroborating means
- A.
Revising an old plan
- B.
Supporting with evidence
- C.
Creating better choices
- D.
Planning with much thought
- 18.Trepidation means
- A.
Panic
- B.
Tragedy
- C.
Indifference
- D.
Apprehension
- 19.What does iniquity mean?
- A.
Wickedness
- B.
Gossip
- C.
Curiosity
- D.
Accusation
- 20.Anarchy means
- A.
An obsession with fairness
- B.
A lack of understanding
- C.
The absence of order
- D.
The ability to lie easily
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