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The Salem Witch Trials

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Salem Witch Trials happen?

a)

1692 - 1693

b)

1792 - 1793

c)

1892 - 1893

d)

1992 - 1993

2.

This event happened in Salem Village, ______.

a)

California

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Florida

3.

The story begins when two young girls _____.

a)

go to jail.

b)

become sick.

c)

run away.

d)

fall asleep.

4.

Who is Abigail Williams?

a)

The daughter of Tituba.

b)

The wife of John Proctor.

c)

The sister of Betty Parris.

d)

The niece of Samuel Parris.

5.

When Abigail and Betty started to have "fits" (acting crazy), Dr. Griggs came to see them. What was his diagnosis?

a)

The Flu.

b)

Bewitchment.

c)

Food Poisoning.

d)

Corona Virus.

6.

Who was arrested for doing witchcraft on Abigail and Betty?

a)

Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba

b)

John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor

c)

Samuel Parris and Dr. William Griggs

d)

Bridget Bishop

7.

Why did they hang Bridget Bishop?

a)

Because she didn't go to church.

b)

Because she married a Native American.

c)

Because she was performing witchcraft.

d)

Because she wore black clothing.

8.

Who was the first person convicted and killed for being a witch?

a)

Bridget Bishop

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Tituba

d)

Betty Parris

9.

All of these things fueled the hysteria in Salem, but not...

a)

Fear of Native Americans.

b)

A bad economy.

c)

A recent smallpox epidemic.

d)

Belief in the supernatural.

10.

Which one is NOT true? People convicted of being a witch...

a)

were left to die in jail.

b)

were burned to death in a fire.

c)

were killed by hanging.

d)

were crushed to death with heavy stones.

11.

Vocabulary: What is a "Puritan"?

a)

The religion of the people in Salem.

b)

The name of the Native Americans near Salem.

c)

The language spoken at that time.

d)

A type of hand sanitizer.

12.

Vocabulary: If she is a _____, then she must do _____.

a)

puritan / prison

b)

trial / torture

c)

witch / witchcraft

d)

supernatural / smallpox

13.

Vocabulary: Which one could be a diagnosis from the doctor?

a)

You have smallpox.

b)

You have torture.

c)

You have epidemic.

d)

You have witchcraft.

14.

Vocabulary: If the police _____ you, you will go to jail.

a)

torture

b)

accuse

c)

court

d)

arrest

15.

Vocabulary: If you have a niece, that means...

a)

Your sister has a husband.

b)

Your sister has a daughter.

c)

You mother has a new baby.

d)

Your mother has a sister.