Salem Witch Trials Review

In what year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

• 1692

• 1776

• 1803

• 1920

What event launched the Puritan inquisition and sent officials hunting for witches in old Salem?

• Households items began floating in different houses across town.

• Farm animals started disappearing

• A young girl pretended to be afflicted, having fits and convulsions

• Suspicious fires started in the middle of the night

How many people who were convicted as witches were hanged in Salem?

• 5

• 14

• over 20

• 2

What is the name of Arthur Miller's play that is based on the Salem Witchcraft Trials?

• The Village

• The Crucible

• The Witches of Salem

• The Red Scare

True or false: Men were accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem

• True

• False

What role did the slave Tituba play in the Salem witch craze?

• She was one of the judges who tried the witch trials

• She accused the witches convicted of murder

• She was killed by one of the convicted witches

• She was one of the first women accused of being a witch

How did the court determine who was a witch?

• Judge's would order people to bake a Witch Cake with the defendant's urine and fed to a dog.

• Defendants were asked to touch an afflicted person to see if his or her behavior changed

• Defendants were thrown into a lake to see if they floated or sank.

• Defendants were told to stay out in the woods for a night.

What type of religion did the people in Salem follow?

• Islam

• Puritanism

• Judaism

• Paganism

How long did the Salem witch trials era last?

• 1 month

• 1 year

• 5 years

• 7 years

True or false: Salem witches were burned at the stake

• True

• False