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What is a theocracy?

• When God is the government's ruler

• A government where everyone is equal

• A government run by a king

• When people elect representatives to a congress

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What type of people lived in Salem?

• Anglicans

• Lutherans

• Catholics

• Puritans

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Who wrote The Crucible?

• Shakespeare

• Arthur Miller

• Thornton Wilder

• Tennessee Williams

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When did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

• 1776

• 1692

• 1650

• 1734

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Who got caught doing something wrong, leading to the witch hunt?

• several young girls and a slave

• teenage boys

• the reverand

• no one

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Why did the Puritans want to get rid of witches?

• They believed witches could take over.

• They were afraid of spells.

• They believed witches were working with the devil.

• Only because they hated certain people.

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What kind of society were the Puritans trying to create?

• an empire

• pure and perfect

• secular (non-religious)

• rich

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Which of the following is NOT a reason people accused others of being witches?

• to get revenge

• trying to steal land

• trying to avoid punishment

• trying to kill someone legally

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How many people were killed during the Salem Witch Trials?

• 12

• 19

• 24

• 37

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What made someone more likely to be accused of witchcraft?

• If they were different or outcast from Puritan life

• If they were older or male

• If they were rich land owners

• If they pretended to be perfect all the time.

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