Fear of people being communist spies

Which of the following Puritan beliefs provided the foundation for the witchcraft hysteria?

Satan is real & active in the world.

Those who refused to incriminate their friends were placed on...

the infamous Hollywood Blacklist and denied employment

The Puritans valued education as a way to:

fight atheism and instill value of hard work

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The Puritans & The Salem Witch Trials

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How much do you know about the historical context for Arthur Miller's play The Crucible?

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1
If accused of witchcraft in Salem, the only way to survive the trials was to:
Hire an expensive lawyer.
Confess and accuse others.
Bribe the judge.
Claim your innocence.
2
Who would have been vulnerable to an accusation of witchcraft?
the minister's wife
an elderly widow
a single man
a homeless woman
3
The Red Scare was...
Fear of Hollywood spies
Fear of people being communist spies
Fear of Puritan spies
Fear of people being socialist spies
4
Which of the following Puritan beliefs provided the foundation for the witchcraft hysteria?
Satan is real & active in the world.
The simpler way was the best way.
They were on a Divine Mission in the New World.
God's forgiveness is only given to a few.
5
What forms of writing were popular for Puritans?
plays & novels
short stories & poetry
articles for newspapers
journals & histories
6
What happened to 19 people found guilty of witchcraft in Salem?
Burned to death at the stake.
Locked in jail for life.
Hanged to death on scaffold.
Shipped back to England.
7
Those who showed guilt & remorse, worked hard, and were successful in business were the:
the Elect
Saints
Angels
the Holy Ones
8
Those who refused to incriminate their friends were placed on...
the infamous Hollywood Bluelist and denied employment
the infamous Hollywood Blacklist and denied employment
the infamous Hollywood B List and denied employment
the infamous Hollywood A List and given employment
9
Several young Puritan girls experienced?
"shaming"
"sorcery"
"fits"
"spells"
10
Puritans believed that leading a godly, moral life was a sign of:
A candidate for minister
A good public education
A true Puritan
Having received God's grace
11
The Puritans valued education as a way to:
persuade nonbelievers to convert
fight atheism and instill value of hard work
provide entertainment in the lonely wilderness
record their history for future generations
12
Puritanism started in the sixteenth century as an effort to:
Spread Christianity across the world
Overthrow the King of England
Rid society of witchcraft
Reform the Church of England
13
Joseph McCarthy led paranoid hunt for Communists.
False
True
14
A government ruled by religious leaders or doctrine is called a:
monarchy
theocracy
patriarchy
oligarchy
15
The play The Crucible deals with two eras of time:
Both of these
Cold War Washington of 1950's
Neither of these
Puritanical New England; Salem Witch Trials of 1692

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