Salem Witch Trials--Post Play Quiz

Who was Tituba?

• The daughter of Reverend Parris

• The first person to be hanged for witchcraft in Salem

• A slave

• Owner of a tavern

Who was the only girl who later "apologized" for the part she played in accusing people during the Trials?

• Betty Parris

• Abigail Williams

• Tituba

• Ann Putnam

What did the first three women accused of witchcraft have in common?

• They did not conform to the standards of their community.

• They were all slaves within the community.

• They were all practicing witchcraft

• They were all business owners

Who were the people responsible for the witch accusations?

• Young girls in the Salem community

• The men of power in the Salem community

• Those who lived outside of the Salem Community

• Native Americans

The doctor said that the girls' behavior was caused by:

• fungus

• schizophrenia

• the devil

• Tituba

What characteristics contributed to the witchhunt?

• superstitious people

• animosity between town and country folk

• religious preaching about demons

• all of the above

What are the laws based on in a theocracy?

• The dictators wants

• Military threats

• Religious teaching

• Voting by the people

What were people forced to recite without error to prove they weren't a witch?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Lord's Prayer

• The Malleus Maleficarum

What was the book Malleus Maleficarum a manual for?

• A manual listing different supernatural demons.

• A manual for hunting animals.

• A manual for growing crops.

• A manual for hunting witches.

Name the form of government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Junta

• Democracy