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The Crucible, Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism
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Directions

• Be sure to restate the question as part of your
  answer. Since some questions have more than one
  part, make sure you answer what is asked or only
  partial credit will be received. You must write
  in complete sentences.

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Questions 1-4 (of 10)

1. How was the practice of witchcraft viewed in 17th
   century New England?
2. How many people were executed during the Salem
   Witch Trials?
3. Who were the two girls that initially began
   acting strangely and what supposedly caused the
   girls' behavior?
4. When and in what type of social environment did
   the accusations of witchcraft occur?

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Questions 5-8 (of 10)

• In relation to the Salem Witch Trials, what was
  the difference between the being "afflicted" with
  witchcraft and being "accused" of witchcraft?
• What happened in Salem after the trials were
  over?
• What position in the U.S. government did Joseph
  McCarthy hold?
• During the Red Scare in the United States during
  1952, what was Joseph McCarthys infamous list?

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Questions 9-10 (of 10)

• How are events during the Salem Witch Trial
  comparable to what happened with McCarthyism in
  the 1950s?
• What was the Hollywood Blacklist and who were
  some of the famous people that were blacklisted?
• Bonus Who was Arthur Miller, what was the name
  of the play he wrote that was an allegory about
  McCarthyism, and when was it written?

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