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WorksheetsWitch Trials
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where did witch hunts originate?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
South America
2.
The idea of witchcraft came from the Puritan's understanding of which religious text?
a)
The Bible
b)
The Quran
c)
The Upanishads
d)
The Pali Canon
3.
What types of proof were needed to prove someone was a witch?
a)
swimming a witch, using an ice pick, torture
b)
torture, swimming a witch, needle to poke for pain/blood
c)
torture, poking with a needle, swimming with ducks
d)
swimming a witch, burn test, pressing to death
4.
Witchcraft was considered an act of...
a)
parliament
b)
government
c)
communism
d)
treason
5.
The Puritan's ideal woman was...
a)
submissive, listens, doesn't talk
b)
making sandwiches in the kitchen
c)
keeps the house clean
d)
gardens all day
6.
Who was most likely to "get taken by the Devil" and become a witch?
a)
men with beards
b)
women
c)
bald men
d)
children
7.
True or false? If you "confessed" to being a witch, you were set free.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The Puritans feared the forest because it could conceal...
a)
indian raids and the devil
b)
la llorona and el cucuy
c)
voodoo spirits and indians
d)
the devil and homework
9.
The trials ended because...
a)
Everyone in Salem died.
b)
The witches were all dead.
c)
The girls' accusations were getting out of hand.
d)
The poor people were all dead.
10.
What fueled the girls' accusations to keep going?
a)
they got attention and power
b)
they didn't have to work
c)
they got to skip Bible classes
d)
their parents told them to keep going
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