Why did Miller choose the Salem Witch Trials as the basis for The Crucible? He felt the events would make for an interesting play.
He felt the events best mirrored the events of his time.
He felt the events best showed the dangers of witchcraft.
He felt the events would reaffirm religious beliefs in others.

I think that this excerpt from Tahere Saffarzadeh's Birthplace assumes a(n) proud and, at the same time, shameful tone.

The correct answer would be the third and forth one.

Explanation:

In this excerpt, the speaker shows shame when talking about taking "no pride in killing". He actually seems to be ashamed of what he has done, he recognize that birthplace as the one who saw his transformation, the place where the "pulse began", and the one thing he intend to do is to take out that ashamed look from his mother from the walls.

I think he also feels proud of believing now that "brawling drunk" is not longer his language and that "male supremacy never fattened" him at the table. His tone is kind of strong, and he seems to be proud of it.