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- Q1What year did the Salem witch trials take place?164217421692179230s
- Q2Who was the first person accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem?TitubaSarah GoodMary WarrenAbigail Williams30s
- Q3Who was the first man accused of witchcraft?George BurroughsGiles CoreyJohn ProctorReverend Parris30s
- Q4What was the occupation of accused witch Bridget Bishop?WeaverTavern ownerFarmerTeacher30s
- Q5Who was the first person to be executed for witchcraft?TitubaBridget BishopMartha CoreySarah Good30s
- Q6How many people were executed during the Salem witch trials?151052030s
- Q7Which of the following was NOT a method used to determine whether someone was a witch in Salem?DunkingPressingTarot CardsExamining the skin for 'witch marks'30s
- Q8What was the punishment for being found guilty of practicing witchcraft in Salem?DeathFinesImprisonmentExile30s
- Q9What was the name of the court that tried the accused witches?Supreme CourtDistrict CourtCourt of Oyer and TerminerFamily Court30s
- Q10Who was the chief accuser during the Salem witch trials?Abigail WilliamsTitubaMary WarrenSarah Good30s
- Q11Who was the judge that presided over the Salem witch trials?Samuel SewallWilliam StoughtonJohn HathorneThomas Danforth30s
- Q12What was the name of the witchcraft examination that was used during the trials?Smell TestVision TestTouch TestHearing Test30s
- Q13What was the main source of evidence used against the accused witches?HearsayConfessionsPhysical evidenceTestimony of witnesses30s
- Q14What was the name of the law that allowed for the execution of witches in Salem?The Devil's PactThe Salem ActThe Witchcraft ActThe Puritan Act30s
- Q15What was the punishment for refusing to confess to witchcraft?Life imprisonmentFloggingDeath by hangingExile30s