The Crucible

6. demons that assume female form.
7. In Puritan religious practice, the men of a congregation would make an agreement to govern the community and abide by its beliefs and practices
8. in Christianity, a heavenly city and the last resting place of the souls saved by Jesus. It was considered the ideal city, and the Puritans modeled their communities after it.
10. a Dutch scholar who sought to restore Christian faith by a study of the Scriptures and classical texts
13. forces associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and ecstasy
15. short for Goodwife, the Puritan equivalence of Mrs.
16. acting like a servant
17. wickedness
18. officers appointed to keep order
20. a generic reference to Russians and other Slavic speaking peoples of Eastern Europe who were under the control of the Soviet Union

1. immovable, especially in opposing something
2. nagging suspicions
3. the German theologian who led the Protestant Reformation
4. a game in which a coin or disc is shoved across a board by hand
5. a radical English religious sect- much hated by the Puritans-who often "spoke their heart"during their religious meetings
9. a branch of philosophy dealing with the structure of the universe
11. break off; end the relationship
12. the most important building in the Puritan community used both for worship and for meetings
14. a formal tribunal in the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the discovery and punishment of heresy
19. condition of lawlessness and disorder, often due to lack of governmental authority