The Late Troubles at Salem (CommonLit)

Which of the following describes Mather's views on the trials?

• He didn't believe witches were present in Salem

• He worried innocent people were being found guilty

• He didn't think the court was harsh enough on witches.

• He believed the court was being influenced by witches

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What is the central Idea of the text?

• People understood that finding witches was necessary to keep Salem safe.

• People eventually realized that witch trials were unfair and had punished innocent people.

• The people knew that some people where innocent however they needed to punish them to scare the witches.

• The people of Salem agreed that witches were a problem that needed to be solved.

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Which two answer choices support the Central Idea of the text

• • Several people involved in the trials formally apologized, but mostly the town refused to acknowledge their part in what happened.

• More than 100 people accused of witchcraft remained in jail, however. Phips ordered a new court — the Superior Court of Judicature — to conduct the remaining trials.

• • With the Salem Witch Trials underway, 20 people had been hanged, and the courts seemed determined to continue to persecute accused witches using questionable evidence.

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After Phips brought an end to the Court of Oyer and Terminer…

• the people of Salem no longer accused or convicted people of witchcraft

• Everyone who was accused of being a witch was immediately let go

• Spectral evidence continued to be used to find a witch guilty

• a new court was created to hold witch trials, but it relied on different evidence in the trials.

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Which of the following describes what took place after the witch trials ended?

• The people who contributed to the witch hunts apologized but the damage was already done.

• The people who were accused of witchcraft were able to return to their normal lives.

• The girls who were originally bewitched admitted that they were lying and apologized.

• The accused witches continued to be treated unfairly, despite being found not guilty

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PART A: Which statement identifies the main idea of the text?

• The only thing that prompted Salem to stop its witch hunts was a fear that God would punish them for their actions.

• It took outside influence for the people of Salem to realize that there were no, nor had there ever been, any witches in Salem.

• People eventually realized that witch trials were unfair and had punished innocent people.

• Despite the deaths and damages that took place because of the witch trials, the courts of Salem stood by their actions.

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "By the end of September 1692, 20 people in Massachusetts Bay were dead by order of the Court of Oyer and Terminer." (Paragraph 1)

• "Pointing out how families had been ruined by the court's irresponsible pursuit of witches, he wondered if people would someday 'not look upon these things without the greatest of sorrow and grief imaginable.'" (Paragraph 4)

• "Although some restitution was eventually made to the families of the executed and accused, the damage to lives was far reaching." (Paragraph 9)

• "Once they were freed, they went back to living with neighbors, or in some cases with family members, who had accused them of being witches." (Paragraph 9)

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Which of the following describes the author's main purpose in the text?

• to point out the courage of the people who had been accused of being witches

• to provide information about what caused the witch trials to take place

• to show what eventually brought the witch trials to an end and what happened afterward

• to reveal how the town of Salem was able to recover from the witch trials

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How does Reverend Samuel Willard's fictitious argument contribute to the development of ideas in the text (Paragraph 3)?

• It emphasizes how unjust and backwards the witch trials were in Salem

• It reveals how it was impossible not to be put to death as a witch in Salem.

• It proves that the courts were never actually looking for witches in Salem

• t shows how Salem was one of the few towns that believed in supernatural forces.

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