The red scare Quotes Important Characters Plot and setting Mystery bag

Question Arthur Miller was put on trial for this “crime”

Answer 1 – 10 Communism

Question This senator launched the red scare trials of the 1950s

Answer 1 – 20 Joseph McCarthy

Question This committee investigated suspicious political activity during the 1950s. (4 letter acronym)

Answer 1 – 30 HUAC – House of Un-american Activity Committee

Question Group of actors, directors, and other entertainment workers put on trial in the 1950s

Answer 1 – 40 The Hollywood Ten

Question Around this many actors were put on trial during the red scare

Answer 1 –

Question Take it to heart, Mr. Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly mention God any more

Answer 2 – 10 John Proctor

Question Last night –mark this –I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she closed her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly –mark this –I could pray again

Answer 2 – 20 Giles Corey

Question She sends her spirit into me at church; she makes me laugh at prayer... she comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions

Answer 2 – 30 Abigail Williams

Question “I am not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a graduate of Harvard College”

Answer 2 – 40 Reverend Parris

Question “More Weight

Answer 2 – 50 Giles Corey

Question year old orphaned girl

Answer 3 – 10 Abigail Williams

Question took Abigail’s job in the Proctor home after Abby was fired

Answer 3 – 20 Mary Warren

Question Two girls are asleep when the play opens. The first is Betty Parris. Who is the second?

Answer 3 – 30 Ruth Putnam

Question Tituba accuses two women of being witches. The first is Sarah Osborne. Who is the second?

Answer 3 – 40 Sarah Good

Question This character is blamed for killing the Putnam’s seven children

Answer 3 – 50 Rebecca Nurse

Question Setting of Act II

Answer 4 – 10 The Proctor’s house

Question The girls claim to see this creature in the court house

Answer 4 – 20 A yellow bird

Question Marry Warren gives this gift to Elizabeth proctor. (Use the puritan terminology)

Answer 4 – 30 A Poppet

Question What year does the play take place?

Answer 4 –

Question What does Danforth insist Mary Warren do in order to prove the girls are lying?

Answer 4 – 50 Faint

Question What is Elizabeth Proctor arrested for? Be specific. Do not say “witchcraft.”

Answer 5 – 10 Her spirit stabbed Abigail Williams with a needle

Question How did Giles Corey die?

Answer 5 – 20 He was pressed to death

Question Abigail runs away with this character in Act IV

Answer 5 – 30 Mercy Lewis

Question Why is Elizabeth granted another year to live?

Answer 5 – 40 She is pregnant

Question Betty accuses Abigail of doing this, something none of the other girls did, while they were all in the woods.

Answer 5 – 50 She drank blood

Final Jeopardy As a team you will write down your answer on an index card You must also write how many points you are willing to wager If you get the question correctly, you will receive that amount of points. However, if you get the question wrong, you will lose that amount of points.

Final Jeopardy Who said the following: There, who may possibly be witness to it? The witch and the victim. None other. Now, we cannot hope the witch will accuse herself; granted? Therefore, we must rely upon her victims – and they do testify, the children certainly do testify. You have 90 seconds to turn in an answer.

Final Jeopardy Answer Judge Danforth