Question

2. PART B: Which quote from the text best

supports the answer to Part A?
"In less than a year, over 200 individuals were accused of witchcraft, 20 of whom were
executed." (Paragraph 5)
O "The Salem episode was a historic landmark but by no means a rare example of behavior that
can afflict frightened, angry, or frustrated people" (Paragraph 13)
O "All three happened under extremely tense and stressful circumstances caused by global
events: World War II and by the Cold War." (Paragraph 19)
O "In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed a commission to investigate whether the decision
to put Japanese Americans into internment camps had been justified." (Paragraph 32)
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Answer 1

B. The Salem episode was a historic landmark but by no means a rare example of behavior that can afflict frightened, angry, or frustrated people" (Paragraph 13).

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. The Salem episode was a historic landmark but by no means a rare example of behavior that can afflict frightened, angry, or frustrated people" (Paragraph 13).

Step-by-step explanation:

The article 'The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunt', is written by Mike Kubic. The article talks about various witch hunts that happened in history. The author remarks that though the Salem witch trials were a historic landmark, it also exemplified that when people are frustrated and frightened they tend to commit such heinous crimes.

The author also listed other witch hunts that occurred in the history of humanity, which includes the Holocaust, Japanese Americans into internment camps, etc.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.