Salem Witch Trials Vocabulary
Salem Witch Trials
Metaphors
The Mary Celeste Vocabulary
The Mary Celeste
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Thought to be guilty, but without proof is called what?
What is suspected
100
What were the children encouraged to do instead of playing?
What is chores, read the bible, attend church
100
True or False: This sentence contains a metaphor. The train was like a speeding bullet and got us to our destination quickly.
What is false
100
The long upright poles attached to a ship's deck that support the sails are called what?
What are the masts
100
What was the ship's cargo?
What is barrels of raw alcohol
200
Going without food for a period of time is called what?
What is fasting
200
Why did the people think Tituba was a witch?
What is she told stories of magic, the girls named her as a witch
200
True or False: This is an example of a sentence with a metaphor: The book about dragons and wizards was a doorway to another world.
What is true
200
The goods being transported by the ship are called what?
What is the cargo
200
Why are there international signal flags?
What is for ships from different countries to communicate with each other
300
What does gibberish mean in the following sentence: She was speaking gibberish.
What is nonsense words
300
What was white magic?
What is magic used only for good
300
What is the metaphor in this sentence? America is a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.
What is America is a melting pot
300
What is sea time?
What is sea time and shore time are measured 12 hours apart because sea time is counted from noon, when the sun is directly overhead
300
Why did the crew of the Dei Gratia know something was wrong when they first saw the Mary Celeste? (Before they even boarded it)
What is by the way she was moving, her sails, no one answered their calls
400
What does unintelligible mean?
What is impossible to understand
400
What happened in 1992?
What is the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a resolution acknowledging that the accused had been innocent of witchcraft.
400
What is the metaphor in the following sentence? After the teacher gave the assignment for their project on the rainforest, his head was spinning with ideas.
What is head was spinning
400
What does mutiny mean?
What is when a ship's crew revolts against the captain, usually killing him and taking over the ship
400
Why did the crew of the Dei Gratia salvage the Mary Celeste?
What is so they could take possession of what the ship and its cargo were worth
500
What does idleness mean?
What is inactivity or not doing any work
500
Why were people suspected of being a witch?
What is the girls said they felt the Devil when they touched the people
500
Give an example of a metaphor.
What is (answers may vary)
500
What does salvage mean?
What is to rescue a wrecked or damage ship or its cargo
500
Why had people said she was cursed before she even took her final voyage?
What is because her first captain died on the first voyage, and she ran ashore and had to be repaired