Native Americans
How did the Native Americans view nature?
As sacred
What kind of myth tells the story of how the world and human beings came into existence?
Creation myth
Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave England?
They disliked the state of the church and were persecuted because of their beliefs.
What were the Puritans’ thoughts about the forests?
That the forests were an evil place that represented temptation.
What additional fact made Elizabeth Proctor look guilty in the eyes of the Puritan government?
She and John had not attended church much.
Which term is defined as the kind of expression; texts (spoken or written down) that emphasize the imaginative and emotional possibilities of language?
Literature
What kind of myth explains how natural phenomena, such as the stars, moon and mountains, came to be or why a society has certain beliefs and customs?
Origin myth
Which of the following words characterizes the Puritans?
Strict
Which girl is the first to become “sick”/”bewitched”?
Betty Parris
What “evidence” is found to arrest Elizabeth Proctor?
A poppet
What are the two types of passing down literature?
Literate and oral tradition
What term is a symbol, story pattern, or character type found in literature?
Archetype
Where did the witch trials take place?
Salem, MA
What did Reverend Parris find the girls doing the night before the play begins?
Dancing in the woods naked.
Which of the Ten Commandments could John Proctor not remember?
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Which term is a traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place; may include supernatural beings, elements of mythology, or explanations of natural phenomena, but are associated with a particular locality or person and are told as a matter of history?
Legend
What archetype commonly shows up in Native American literature?
What term is the idea that God controlled everything and His hand was in every aspect of human affairs that the Puritans followed?
Providence
Who do the girls say they saw with the devil first, and that she forced them to dance in the woods?
Tituba
Which girl decides to tell the court that the girls were lying about the witches?
Mary Warren
Which term is a classic or legendary story that usually focuses on a particular hero or event, and explains mysteries of nature, existence, or the universe with no true basis in fact?
Myth
What describes the trickster archetype?
Usually depicted as an animal.
A rebel who defies authority and causes trouble.
A clever and creative creature.
What year did the witch trials occur?
1692
What do readers learn about Abigail?
That she had an affair with John Proctor.
What does John Proctor admit to try to free Elizabeth from charges?
He says that he had an affair with Abigail and that’s the only reason Abigail accused Elizabeth.