© Educational Video Network, Inc. 2005 - www.evndirect.com Your leading source for curriculum-based educational videos and DVDs. Order this item online today!
Study Guide Questions
1. The Salem Village incident of the late 1600s was the first time in history that people were persecuted for practicing witchcraft. True or false?
2. When did the Catholic Church begin to take witchcraft seriously?
3. What was the general definition of a witch at this time?
4. A "___________________ ____________________" was when a number of witches supposedly gathered to practice magic and to worship the Devil.
5. Who were the famous Malleus Maleficarum, also known as "The Hammer of Witches"?
6. ______________________ was an acceptable method used to discover witches, as long as it was done for the glory of God and for the purpose of destroying evil.
7. What were some of the "torture tests" that suspected witches had to endure?
8. In Germany alone, several thousand suspected witches were burned at the stake. True or false?
9. Which of the following was not a difference between Continental and English witchcraft? a.) Witches were hanged in England and burned on the Continent. b.) Persecution in England was worse. c.) The witch hysteria in England occurred much later than it did in mainland Europe.
10. How were the Chelmsford Trials significant in the development of England's witch hysteria?
11. Who wrote the book, Demonology, which encouraged belief in witchcraft among the English?
12. Who was nicknamed the "Witchfinder General"?
13. _________________ ______________________ was an important form of evidence for witch trials, in which a victim of witchcraft was permitted to testify against the spectre or image that had supposedly procured the evil.
14. What was an "animal familiar"?
15. Who wrote the book, The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft? How was it different from other books about witchcraft?
16. When did the famous Salem Witch Trials take place?
17. How many people died as a result of this persecution?
18. Discuss some of the possible causes for the witch hysteria in Salem.
19. Can you think of any events in recent history that are similar to the Salem Witch Trials? If so, discuss them. In what ways are they similar and in what ways are they different?
© Educational Video Network, Inc. 2005 - www.evndirect.com Your leading source for curriculum-based educational videos and DVDs.