Ted Ed - What really Happened... Salem Which Trials

Ted Ed - What really Happened... Salem Which Trials

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Brittany Harvell

Used 5+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.RL.7.9
,
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
,
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.8.9
,
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
,
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
,
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
,
CCSS.RL.8.4
,
CCSS.RI.6.5
,
CCSS.RI.7.5
,
CCSS.RI.8.5
,
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
,
CCSS.RI.8.4
,

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Those settlers who hunted witches in Salem believed in the form of Christianity called

Roman Catholicism

Episcopalianism

Anabaptism

Puritanism

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Accounts describe 12 so-called “afflicted” girls contorting their bodies, having fits, and complaining of prickling skin. "

The word afflicted mostly likely means to be ...

visited by

troubled/burdened with

conjoined with

concerned with

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main dilemma faced by those accused of witchcraft in Salem?

Whether to seek help from the governor

Whether to accuse others or remain silent

Whether to leave Salem or stay

Whether to confess falsely or face execution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the first three women accused of witchcraft?

Sarah Osbourne, Betty Parris, and Tituba

Sarah Good, Abigail Williams, and Tituba

Betty Parris, Abigail Williams, and Tituba

Sarah Good, Sarah Osbourne, and Tituba

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to Sarah Good's daughter during the trials?

She was executed

She escaped from Salem

She was sent to live with relatives

She was imprisoned and testified against her mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, the surest way to escape being punished for witchcraft was to

recite religious passages

make a false confession

provide an airtight alibi

have a reputation as a respectable member of the community

accuse someone else before you're accused

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The court accepted all kinds of dubious evidence, including so-called "spectral evidence" in which the girls began raving when supposedly touched by invisible ghosts.

harsh - meaning the evidence was hard hitting, rough, ruthless

clear and definite - meaning the evidence was comprehensible, direct, unwavering.

questionable - meaning the evidence was untrustworthy, unreliable, and/or vague

biased - meaning the evidence favored only one side

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of evidence did the court accept during the trials?

Written confessions

Eyewitness testimony

Physical evidence

Spectral evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did the governor take when his wife was accused?

He left Salem

He suspended the trials

He accused more people

He executed the accusers

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9