Girls in the Woods
Boyz in the Hood
Terms and Characters
"Plot"-pourri
Miscellaneous
100
At the start of the play, this girl has fallen into a trance. She is assumed to be possessed and screams upon hearing the Lord's name.
Who is Betty Parris
100
This man is the new minister in Salem. He preaches hellfire and is very concerned with his reputation.
Who is Reverend Parris
100
She is the Parris's slave from Barbados.
Who is Tituba
100
This is the setting of the opening of Act I.
What is Reverend Parris's house in a bedroom
100
This man wrote The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller
200
This girl is the oldest and the presumed leader of the group. She witnessed her parents murder. She had an alleged affair with John Proctor.
Who is Abigail Williams
200
He is the first villager to instigate a witch hunt. He is the father of one child, six others having died at birth, and he is a vengeful man.
Who is Thomas Putnam
200
A type of government that mixed church and state
What is theocracy
200
What has happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams
What is adultery or an affair
200
The Salem Witch Trials began in this year.
What is 1692
300
She has had six children die at childbirth. Her one daughter is Ruth. She blames Sarah Osburn for the death of the other children.
Who is Ann Putnam
300
He had an alleged affair with Abigail but now wants nothing to do with her. He doesn't attend church.
Who is John Proctor
300
The type of evidence given in Salem that can only be felt or heard by the victim
What is spectral evidence
300
What did Abigail drink in the forest and why?
What is a blood charm (potion) to kill John Proctor's wife (Elizabeth Proctor)
300
Rev. Parris claimed to see this animal in a kettle in the woods.
What is a frog
400
She is a 72-year old woman. She is sensible and claims the girls are just going through "silly seasons."
Who is Rebecca Nurse
400
He provides the comic relief in the play. He is worried his wife is reading "strange books." He has been involved in many lawsuits concerning land ownership.
Who is Giles Corey
400
What is the term to describe the Puritan belief that your fate has already been deteremined by God
What is predestination
400
What causes Parris to believe that Abigail’s name in the village has been tarnished?
What is she has been fired by the Proctors
400
The people of Salem believed the forest lands surrounding them were
What is "the Devil's last preserve"
500
This girl is the Putnam's servant. She was witnessed by Rev. Parris running naked in the woods.
Who is Mercy Lewis
500
He is an expert on demonic arts. He tells others not to look to superstitions.
Who is Reverend John Hale
500
What is the term for the Puritan belief that people are born evil and sinful
What is natural depravity
500
When questioned by Reverend Hale, who does Abigail accuse
Who is Tituba
500
This is the man responsible for the "Red Scare" in the 1950s, who inspired the writing of The Crucible
Who is Joseph McCarthy
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