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Witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts
  • 1. Who were the accusers during the Salem witch trials?
A) Young girls
B) Religious leaders
C) War veterans
D) Old women
  • 2. Who was the first person accused of witchcraft in Salem?
A) Tituba
B) Giles Corey
C) Rebecca Nurse
D) John Proctor
  • 3. Who was the chief justice during the Salem witch trials?
A) William Stoughton
B) John Hathorne
C) Increase Mather
D) Cotton Mather
  • 4. Who was the minister in Salem who played a significant role in the trials?
A) George Burroughs
B) Cotton Mather
C) Increase Mather
D) Samuel Parris
  • 5. Who was the first person executed in the Salem witch trials?
A) George Burroughs
B) Bridget Bishop
C) Tituba
D) John Proctor
  • 6. What family accused many people of witchcraft in Salem?
A) Nurse
B) Putnam
C) Corey
D) Proctor
  • 7. What was the name of the group overseeing the trials?
A) Elders Council
B) Court of Oyer and Terminer
C) Supreme Court
D) Witchcraft Inquisition
  • 8. What was the fate of Giles Corey during the trials?
A) Hanged
B) Exiled
C) Acquitted
D) Pressed to death
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