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The Crucible Anticipation Guide
Carefully read and consider each of the following statements. Then mark whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
Agree / Disagree / Statement1. Age does not matter in a relationship between a man and a woman.
2. “All is fair in love and war.”
3. Adultery is acceptable in today’s society.
4. It is okay to lie or cheat as long as you don’t get caught.
5. Withholding the truth is the same thing as telling a lie.
6. There are times in life when you should lie.
7. Gossiping is a harmless but fun way to pass time.
8. If the majority of people believe a statement is true, then it must be true.
9. In the American judicial system, the accused is innocent until proven guilty.
10. I am willing to accept the consequences of my actions.
11. Going to church helps to make you a good person.
12. Most people have certain fundamental beliefs that they are not willing to compromise.
Now choose one of the above statements with which you strongly agree or disagree. Explain your feelings about this statement in a brief paragraph (4-5 sentences) that you write in the space below.
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Video: In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1. In what year did the Salem Witch Trials occur?______
2. In Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries, how many people were executed because they were thought to be witches?______
3. What is a witch hunt?______
4. What was one sign of witchcraft according to the 1486 book, The Hammer of Witches?______
5. What is “swimming the witch?”______
6. Why was witchcraft considered an act of treason? (Hint: witchcraft goes against the Church – who controlled England’s church during the 1600s?)______
7. Where and when was the first witch trial in America?______
8. Who was Cotton Mather and what is his connection to witchcraft?______
9. What was the town of Salem, MA like in the late 1600s?______
10. What was the Puritan ideal of women?______
11. Why was it thought that Puritan women were more likely than men to become witches?______
12. Who was Tituba and what did she show/tell the Parris girls?______
13. How did the young Parris girls behave after hearing Tituba’s stories? What did they do?______
14. Originally, the Puritan townsfolk thought the girls were trying to fight off witchcraft with their behavior. What did Reverend Parris order the girls to do?______
15. What is spectral evidence?______
16. How did the afflicted Parris girls react every time Sarah Good denied being a witch? Why is this important?______
17. What was different about the first people accused of witchcraft and those later accused?______
18. In the spring of 1692, how many people were arrested/accused of witchcraft in Salem?______
19. How old was the youngest person accused?______
20. What happened if you spoke out for someone who was accused of witchcraft?______
21. Who was Bridget Bishop? What was her punishment?______
22. What was the one sure way to survive a witchcraft trial if you were accused?______
23. How many people were accused of witchcraft during the trials? How many people died?______
24. Were witches burned at the stake? Why?______
25. One man died in a horrific manner with stones. Describe what happened to him. What did Increase Mather do to prevent people from being wrongly accused and convicted of witchcraft?______
26. What is one possible reason/explanation for why the young afflicted girls behaved the way they did during the trials and accused people of witchcraft?______