Paper 3 Witchcraft exam questions
These are the exam questions from the textbook. Use
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Section A:
Depth study questions with one primary source.
- Assess the value of the source for revealing beliefs in witchcraft and the organisation of witch-hunts in the late 17th century.
- Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of children and the use of evidence in the late 17th-century witch trials. Explain your answer, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
- Assess the value of the source for revealing the interrogation methods of witch-finders and the role of familiar spirits in witchcraft accusations.
- Asses the value of the source for revealing the role of torture and contemporary beliefs in witchcraft in the 17th century. 20 marks
Section B:
These questions come from the five depth studies.
- To what extent was the North Berwick witch-hunt in the years 1590-91 influenced by Gilly Duncan’s confession? 20 marks
- How accurate is it to say that it was the interest taken by James VI that accounts for the extent of witchcraft persecutions in Scotland in the years 1590-97? 20marks
- How far do you agree that the Witchcraft Act of 1604 caused an intense interest in witch-hunting that resulted in the Pendle Trials of 1612? 20 marks
- How far do you agree that Roger Nowell’s enthusiasm for investigating witchcraft was the primary cause of the Pendle trials of 1612? 20 marks
- How accurate is it to say that it was the Thirty Years’ War that accounts for the extent of witch-hunting in Bamberg in the years 1623-32? 20 marks
- To what extent do you agree that the extensive use of torture explains why the witch-hunt in Bamberg lasted for so long? 20 marks
- How far do you agree that the persecutions in Bamberg came to an end because of the arrival of the Swedish Army? 20 marks
- How accurate is it to say that the English Civil War was the most important underlying cause of the East Anglican witch-craze 1645-47? 20 marks
- ‘The unique political and economic situation in East Anglia accounts for the extent of witch persecutions in the years 1645-47’. How far do you agree with this explanation of the East Anglican witchcraze of 1645-47?
- ‘The role of children as witnesses was essential in ensuring the Salem witch crease became widespread’. How far do you agree with this statement? 20marks
- To what extent was the weakened authority of the Massahcusetts government after the glorious revolution the main cause of the Salem witchtrials?
Section C:
Breadth study questions. These questions come from either enquiry and will cover at least 100 years.
- How far do you agree that the actions of Lord Chief Justice Hole were more significant than the discovery of fraudulent cases in the development of specifically opinion towards witchcraft in the years c1580 – c1750? 20marks
- How far do you agree that the publication of Thomas Ady’s A Candle in the Dark (1656) was the most important development in changing attitudes towards witchcraft in the years c1580 – c1780? (20 marks)
- To what extent did the coming of the age of science and reason result in the end of a belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580 – c1750? 20 marks
- To what extent did the coming of the age of science and reason result in the end of a belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580-1750? 20marks
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