Salem Witch Trials

If you were accused of witchcraft in Salem, how could you walk free?

• Be truthful and explain you are not a witch

• Remain silent and hope your peers are reasonable

• Confess you are a witch, ask for forgiveness, and accuse other people

• Prove your innocence by weighing more or less than a duck

• Blame your peers, they are the real witches

When did the Salem Witch Trials happen?

• During the Red Scare of the 1950s

• During the reign of King George II

• During the 14th century

• During the 17th century

Salem was a village of

• Puritans

• Amish

• Catholics

• French settlers

• Lutherans

Betty Parris and Abigail Williams were

• The first Salem witches

• Two sisters who were affected by a strange illness

• A pair of cousins that started behaving strangely and accused other people of being witches

• The first women burned at the stake for witchcraft

Tituba, a slave woman

• Conjured evil spirits to harm Salem

• Was the first person to confess and was eventually released

• Had an agreement with other witches to lie about their crimes

• Was accused after being discovered bathing in blood

Evidence accepted in courts was

• Physical evidence

• Circumstancial evidence

• Spectral evidence and testimonies from neighbours and family

• Hocuspocus evidence

How many people were killed

• Over a 100 people

• 14 women

• 14 women and 6 men

• 6 women and 14 men

How did the Salem Trials came to an end?

• People got tired and wanted to go home

• Everyone realised that witches do not exist

• Everyone became an atheist

• The Governor's wife was accused and the Governor ended the trials

The Salem Witch Trials are now considered

• An example of the work of evil powers

• An example of the many problems of the judicial system

• An example of real-life horror stories

• An example of the dangers of groupthinking and scapegoating

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