English, 23.10.2020 19:40 juliabochkarev

Read the last paragraph from the section "The Witchcraft Craze." In January of 1692, Reverend Parris' daughter Elizabeth, age 9, and niece Abigail Williams, age 11, started having "fits." They screamed, threw things, uttered peculiar sounds and
contorted themselves into strange positions. A local doctor blamed forces not of this world. Another girl, Ann Putnam, age 11, experienced similar episodes. On February 29, under pressure from local judges, the girls blamed three women for offlicting them: Tituba, the Parris' Caribbean slave; Sarah Good, a homeless beggar, and Sarah Osborne, a poor ederly
Which of the following ideas is BEST supported by this paragraph?

1. Many in the community did not believe that the girls were truly affected by witchcraft.

2. Children were encouraged to blame those who had little power in the community for their "fits."
3. Only young children were influenced by the fear of witchcraft in the local community
4. Three girls had proof that the three women they accused had caused them to hallucinate.

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