Quiz  /  Salem Witch Trials

  • 1. 
    In what British colony did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Maryland
  • North Carolina
  • Virginia

  • 2. 
    Around how many people were put to death for being witches during the trials?

  • 7
  • 2
  • 20
  • 114

  • 3. 
    Who first started accusing people of being witches?

  • The governor
  • An old man who lived in a cave
  • Two girls who lived in Salem
  • A pastor from Boston

  • 4. 
    True or False: Mass hysteria caused many people to be falsely accused of practicing witchcraft.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 5. 
    What year did the Salem Witch Trials begin?

  • 1513
  • 1692
  • 1492
  • 1501

  • 6. 
    What was it called when people tested witches by placing heavy stones on them?

  • Spectral Evidence
  • Touch test
  • Pressing
  • Submersion

  • 7. 
    What were people required to recite without error to prove they were not a witch?

  • Psalm 23
  • The New Testament
  • Declaration of Independence
  • The Lords Prayer

  • 8. 
    What was the test called where witches floated in the water, while non-witches sunk?

  • Submersion
  • Spectral Evidence
  • Touch test
  • Pressing

  • 9. 
    True or False: None of the accused witches were men.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    What was it called when someone saw a person working with the devil in their dreams?

  • Spectral Evidence
  • Touch test
  • Submersion
  • Pressing
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