Read the excerpt below and answer the question. No-no...Now let me instruct you. We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone and we must look only for his proper signs and judge nothing beforehand, and I must tell you all, that I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no trace of hell in this (Act I, Scene 1).

Which character said these words?

a. Proctor to Reverend Parris
b. John Proctor to Abigail
c. Reverend Hale
d. Thomas Putnam

NOT A OR B

bevy means a large group or thing of a certain kind.

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)