WorksheetsS1 Witchcraft History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What King wrote a book about how to find witches?
Edward I
Henry VIII
James VI and I
Charles I
What was the reason a witch would be pricked with a needle?
To see if she would float
To see if she would would bleed
To see if she felt pain
To see if she had a shadow
Why did people believe in witchcraft?
Lack of scientific knowledge
Rumours were spread about witches
Religious beliefs
Many had saw a witch
What was this called?
A shadow
A familiar
A cashielaw
An anomaly
What method of questioning is this?
Searched
Tortured
Watched
Ducking
What was it said a witch would make mistakes when saying?
The Lord's Prayer
Spells
Neighbours adress
curses
What actually was the 'Devil's Mark'?
A mark from the devil for witches
A bruise
A birthmark/ mole/ freckle
A cut or scrape
What did witches not have?
long hair
A shadow
a devil's mark
a familiar
Who was most likely to accuse a witch?
Their family
Their neighbours
The church
Their friends
What does this image show?
Ducking
Watching
A witch trial
Execution
What was often used as evidence in a trial?
Neighbours testimony
Herbs/ potions from their house
Photos
Video footage
In most cases did a witch have someone to represent them at trial?
Yes
No
Where were witches kept before a trial?
In a jail
Allowed to stay at home
In a castle
What was the most likely form of execution for a witch?
Hanging
Burning
Drowning
Beheading
How were witches executed- select all that apply?
Hanging
Burned alive
Beheaded
Hung in the gallows
Which English Monarch introduced the death penalty for Witchcraft
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
James I
George II
James I wrote a book called Demonologie, What did it do/ Contain?
Children stories about Demons and Witches.
How to spot a witch
How to contact the devil.
How to catch a witch
Features of a witch
Which Shakespeare play was inspired by Demonologie?
Hamlet
The Tempest
Macbeth
12th Night
What is a Familiar?
The Devil
An Animal that helps the witch communicate withy the Devil.
An animal that casts spells for the witch.
someone possessed by the witch.
Which of these was not a Witch hunt conducted by Matthew Hopkins
Salem Witch Trials
Brandeston Witch trials
Bury St Edmunds Witch Trials
