Show:
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' 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, seven others having died at birth, and he is a vengeful man.

Who is Thomas Putnam

200

A type of government that combined church and state

What is Theocracy

200

What has happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams?

What is Adulterous Affair

200

The Salem Witch Trials began in this year

What is 1692

300

She has had seven 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 species 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 "not be entirely white"?

What is Abigail 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" (or "citadel")

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