| 1. |
How many people were formally charged with witchcraft? |
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a) 95 |
c) 140 |
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b) 64 |
d) None of the above |
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| 2. |
How many people were afflicted? |
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a) 43 |
c) 57 |
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b) 83 |
d) None of the above |
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| 3. |
Where did this witchcraft outbreak originate? |
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a) Andover |
c) Salem Village |
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b) Salem Town |
d) None of the above |
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| 4. |
Who was the first afflicted girl? |
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a) Abigail Williams |
c) Tituba |
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b) Betty Parris |
d) None of the above |
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| 5. |
Which accused person was pressed to death for refusing to answer the court's questions? |
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a) John Proctor |
c) Samuel Wardwell |
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b) Alice Parker |
d) None of the above |
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| 6. |
What year did the Salem witch trials take place? |
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a) 1697 |
c) 1762 |
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b) 1692 |
d) None of the above |
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| 7. |
Who was the youngest person jailed for witchcraft? |
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a) Dorcas Good |
c) Mary Warren |
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b) Martha Tyler |
d) None of the above |
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| 8. |
What were some of the causes of the Salem witch trials? |
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a) Family squabbles |
c) Superstitions |
e) None of the above |
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b) Salem politics |
d) All of the above |
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| 9. |
Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Salem witch trials? |
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a) Sir William Phips |
c) Cotton Mather |
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b) Samuel Sewall |
d) None of the above |
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| 10. |
How many convicted witches were hanged? |
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a) 20 |
c) 17 |
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b) 19 |
d) None of the above |
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| 11. |
When Salem Village separated from Salem Town in 1752, what did Salem Village change its name to? |
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a) Decatur |
c) Devonshire |
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b) Danvers |
d) None of the above |
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| 12. |
No one died a convicted witch again in America after the Salem witch trials. |
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a) True |
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b) False |
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| 13. |
Of the women listed below, which one was once tried for witchcraft in 1680, but not convicted in that year? |
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a) Sarah Good |
c) Elizabeth Proctor |
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b) Bridget Bishop |
d) None of the above |
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| 14. |
Who was the Salem Village minister during the trials? |
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a) Cotton Mather |
c) Samuel Parris |
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b) Joseph Green |
d) None of the above |
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| 15. |
Which afflicted girl in August 1706 asked the congregation of her church for forgiveness for her involvement with the Salem witch trials? |
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a) Ann Putnam, Jr. |
c) Betty Parris |
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b) Abigail Williams |
d) None of the above |
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