The Puritans associated the forest with

options:

dancing and entertainment

disorder and evil

God's presence in nature

purity and innocence

D: purity and innocence

The correct answer is disorder and evil.

Explanation:

This answer refers to The Crucible.

For the Puritans, the forest was a totally impure place where satanic rituals were performed and all kinds of impure acts lacking the presence of God.

Here, the girls were free to commit all these acts and "have fun freely", and that was a terrible thing for Puritans.

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is disorder and evil.