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