Questions for pg 1255

Questions for pg 1255

1. Was the witchcraft hysteria in Salem an isolated occurrence? Explain.

2. What were some reasons an individual might have been accused?

3. Explain some possible reasons why the witchcraft episode occurred in the American colonies?

4. What liberties did Miller take in dramatizing the episode?

Questions for listening comp:

1. Based on the listening, give one word to describe Reverend Parris.

2. How did the village of Salem regard children?

3. How did the Europeans view Salem?

4. What did Salem consider "vain enjoyment"?

5. What is the one event that caused them to break their "strict and somber" life?

6. What is shovelboard?

7. According to Miller, what would a person like John Proctor rebel against?

8. Why was the new continent so threatening to the Puritans?

9. According to the Puritans, what was the forest? Why?

10. How had the Salem of 1692 changed from the original settlers?

11. Miller states that the witch hunts were only a "repression". What did the witch hunts offer the people of Salem?