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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.

Author
laughinggirl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
120,521

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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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

milk

egg whites

egg yolks

soup

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Question 2 of 10

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

farmer's

physician's

minister's

judge's

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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

Tituba

Rebecca Nurse

Sarah Osborne

Sarah Good

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Question 4 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

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

Salem Village

Beverly

Salem Town

Boston

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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

Glory Short

Hope Short

Joy Short

Mercy Short

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Question 7 of 10

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

Nathaniel Saltonstall, judge in the trials

Lady Phips, wife of the governor

Samuel Parrish

Captain John Alden

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Question 8 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

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

Dorcas Good

Susanna Martin

Sarah Good

Elizabeth Proctor

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Question 10 of 10

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

1694

1693

1692

1691

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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

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