S2 Witch Trials KU Quiz

In which Scottish town did James VI accuse 300 women of witchcraft?

• North Berwick

• Montrose

• Hawick

• Kelso

Match the following​

Groups:

(a) England

,

(b) Scotland

• Torture was rare

• The Church encouraged people to find witches

• Witches Work on their own

• Witches were executed by strangulation and their bodies were burned.

• Dunking was common

• Witches worked in groups

• The Church was not involved in Witch Hunts

• Death by Hanging

• Torture was common

Many people were accused of witchcraft. ​ (a)   of people accused were women. Many people who looked different were accused if they had ​ (b)   , red hair or a birth ​ (c)   . Many people were ​ (d)   and believed in bad luck. Often ​ (e)   or unmarried women were accused.

• 85%
• freckles
• mark
• superstitious
• older

Match the following

• of those accused by widowed

• 20%

• Accused in Dumfries and Galloway

• 78%

• of those accused by married

• 78

• people in Dumfries were accused

• 128

Who wrote the book Deamonologie?

• Mary Queen of Scots

• Henry VIII

• Elizabeth I

• James VI

The rich and powerful were most commonly accused

• TRUE

• FALSE

Match the following

• Strangulation then burning

• Judicial Torture

• very common and led to weird confessions

• Sleep Deprivation

• Legally allowed in Scotland

• Execution

• Looking for the devils mark

• Harsh Jail Terms

• No food or warm clothes

• Witch pricking

Who apologised to all those involved in the Witch Trials on behalf of Scotland in 2022?

• Rishi Sunak

• Nicola Strugeon

• Hamza Yousaf

What term is used to describe the act of blaming issues and problems on one group in society.

• Scapegoating

• Untrustworthy

• Hostility