1.  How do you know about the Salem Witch Trials?
The Crucible, history class

2.  When you think of the Salem Witch Trials, what do you think of?
Puritans, women accusers/accused, hangings, trials

3.  What explanations of the Salem Witch Trials have you heard?
religious fanaticism, prejudice, mass hysteria, strict religious society

4.  About how many people do you think were executed?
50-100

5.  About how many people do you think were accused?
75-150

6.  Were the Salem Witch Trials confined to people who lived in Salem?
no

7.  What sort of people were the main accusers?
(young) women, clergy

8.  Were those accused of witchcraft actually guilty?
no, for the most part