Salem Witch Trials Quiz

Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Pennsylvania

In what year did the Salem Witch Trials begin?

• 1776

• 1492

• 1692

• 1865

How many people were executed?

• 10

• 50

• 20

• 5

Who was Tituba?

• A judge

• A young girl

• An enslaved woman accused of witchcraft

• The governor

Why did the trials end?

• The town ran out of jail space

• People stopped believing the girls

• Witches were all caught

• The governor moved away

What was one cause of the panic?

• War with England

• Bad weather

• Fear of the devil and strict religion

• Economic problems

How did religion affect the trials?

• Religion had no role

• It taught that evil should be ignored

• It taught that evil must be punished

• It supported witchcraft

What is spectral evidence?

• A physical object

• A ghost or vision

• A fingerprint

• A weapon

How did people avoid execution?

• They ran away

• They paid money

• They confessed and accused others

• They moved to another town

What is one lesson we can learn from the trials?

• It's okay to spread rumors

• Always blame someone

• Don't trust evidence

• Don’t judge others without proof