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Quiz about What happened in Salem
Quiz about What happened in Salem

What happened in Salem? Trivia Quiz


The Salem Witch Trials is a dark blot on American history. What happened? How much do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by laughinggirl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
laughinggirl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
120,521
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1318
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Question 1 of 10
1. With what food item were the girls of Salem creating a crystal ball to tell their futures? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In whose household did the two girls originally "afflicted" live? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these was not one of the first three women to be formally charged with witchcraft in the trials? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The young girls who were the accusers in the Salem Witch Trials were also eventually accused of witchcraft.


Question 5 of 10
5. In what jail were the accused witches held? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. As the trials progressed, a young woman from Boston seemed to exhibit the same symptoms as the girls from Salem after she came in contact with the "witches". What was her name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following people was never accused of being a witch by the girls? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The majority of the people arrested were not from Salem Village.


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the youngest person accused in the trials? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In what year did this episode in history occur? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. With what food item were the girls of Salem creating a crystal ball to tell their futures?

Answer: egg whites

What started out as a game for the girls became more serious when one girl believed she saw "the specter in the likeness of a coffin" in the homemade crystal ball.
2. In whose household did the two girls originally "afflicted" live?

Answer: minister's

Reverend Samuel Parris was the father of one of the girls and the uncle of the other.
3. Which of these was not one of the first three women to be formally charged with witchcraft in the trials?

Answer: Rebecca Nurse

Rebecca Nurse was eventually tried and hung for witchcraft, but she wasn't among the first to be called to court.
4. The young girls who were the accusers in the Salem Witch Trials were also eventually accused of witchcraft.

Answer: False

The girls were considered innocent victims throughout the whole ordeal, despite the fact that they were playing with witchcraft themselves.
5. In what jail were the accused witches held?

Answer: Boston

The accused witches were held in the Boston jail.
6. As the trials progressed, a young woman from Boston seemed to exhibit the same symptoms as the girls from Salem after she came in contact with the "witches". What was her name?

Answer: Mercy Short

Mercy, contrary to her name, threw woodshavings at the accused when they asked for tobacco. Shortly thereafter, she began to exhibit the same signs as the young girls in Salem Village. These signs included delivering long moral stories, speaking wittily, and using religious homilies.

Her minister, Cotton Mather, held religious gatherings at her bedside so that the members of his church could benefit from her words. Quite a different approach than those in Salem.
7. Which of the following people was never accused of being a witch by the girls?

Answer: Samuel Parrish

As the trial progressed, the girls accused many prominent and wealthy people.
8. The majority of the people arrested were not from Salem Village.

Answer: True

Fewer than 20 of all indictments were actually made against people in Salem Village. There were more arrests in Andover than the total number of arrests in Salem Village.
9. Who was the youngest person accused in the trials?

Answer: Dorcas Good

Dorcas was four-years-old and the daughter of Sarah Good. She was released after about seven months in jail. The same could not be said of Sarah, who was executed as a witch. Susanna Martin found herself accused for the second time in her life. She'd been accused and acquitted in 1669. Elizabeth Proctor was found guilty but her pregnancy stayed her execution until the courts brought the trials to an end and released those in jail.
10. In what year did this episode in history occur?

Answer: 1692

The accusations began in February, and the trials were brought to a close before the end of that year.

All information for this quiz came from the following books: "Salem Possessed" by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum and "The Devil in the Shape of a Woman" by Carol F. Karlsen.
Source: Author laughinggirl

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor bloomsby before going online.
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