Native Americans
Native Americans
Puritans
The Crucible
The Crucible
100

How did the Native Americans view nature?

As sacred

100

What kind of myth tells the story of how the world and human beings came into existence?

Creation myth 

100

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave England? 

They disliked the state of the church and were persecuted because of their beliefs. 

100

What were the Puritans’ thoughts about the forests? 

That the forests were an evil place that represented temptation.

100

What additional fact made Elizabeth Proctor look guilty in the eyes of the Puritan government?

She and John had not attended church much. 

200

Which term is defined as the kind of expression; texts (spoken or written down) that emphasize the imaginative and emotional possibilities of language?

Literature

200

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

200

Which of the following words characterizes the Puritans?

Strict

200

Which girl is the first to become “sick”/”bewitched”?

Betty Parris 

200

What “evidence” is found to arrest Elizabeth Proctor?

A poppet

300

What are the two types of passing down literature?

Literate and oral tradition

300

What term is a symbol, story pattern, or character type found in literature? 

Archetype

300

Where did the witch trials take place?

Salem, MA

300

What did Reverend Parris find the girls doing the night before the play begins?

Dancing in the woods naked. 

300

Which of the Ten Commandments could John Proctor not remember?

Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

400

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

400

What archetype commonly shows up in Native American literature? 

Trickster
400

What term is the idea that God controlled everything and His hand was in every aspect of human affairs that the Puritans followed?

Providence

400

Who do the girls say they saw with the devil first, and that she forced them to dance in the woods?

Tituba

400

Which girl decides to tell the court that the girls were lying about the witches? 

Mary Warren

500

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

500

What describes the trickster archetype?

Usually depicted as an animal. 

A rebel who defies authority and causes trouble. 

A clever and creative creature. 

500

What year did the witch trials occur?

1692

500

What do readers learn about Abigail?

That she had an affair with John Proctor. 

500

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.