Salem Witch Trials

When did the Salem Witch Trials begin?

• Winter of 1678
• Fall of 1693
• Spring of 1643
• Spring of 1692

What was a test done to prove a person was a witch?

• Witch cake
• Eating poppy seeds
• Drawing blindly
• Reciting John 3:16

How could a "witch" be spared?

• By confessing truthfully
• Reciting the Ten Commandments
• Promising to repent
• Eating pumpkin seeds

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Where did many "witches" flee to for safe haven?

• Georgia
• Conneticut
• New Jersey
• New York

Who was the only person pressed to death?

• Giles Corey
• Elizabeth Howe
• Martha Corey
• Blake Jean

Which was the most popular method of execution?

• Hanging
• Burning
• Pressing
• Beheading

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What was one reason Bridget Bishop was an easy target for accusation?

• She spoke Italian
• She hated kids
• She dressed provocatively
• She had a nose piercing

What made people believe Sarah Good was TRULY a witch?

• She ate a cat
• She couldn't repeat any of the Ten Commandments
• She couldn't recite John 3:16
• She killed a man

Who was the person who repeated the Lord's Prayer with zero mistakes, but was still killed?

• Elizabeth Proctor
• Johnathan Kriel
• Anna Beller
• John Proctor

When did the Salem Witch Trials end?

• Spring of 1693
• Winter of 1693
• Fall of 1690
• Spring of 1677