Which of the Following Best Describes the Salem Witchcraft Crisis

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692?

• A) It occurred in an area where people were especially fearful of potential Indian attacks from the north.
• B) As the poor felt more and more powerless, they tried to take out their frustrations on the wealthy by charging them with practicing witchcraft.
• C) Old-guard Puritans created the crisis to regain their power and restore morality to the community.
• D) The crisis was primarily the result of a power struggle among leading Puritan families.

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Definitions:

Formal Rotation

A structured method of rotating tasks, positions, or jobs among employees within an organization to enhance skills and reduce monotony.

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The perceived fairness of how rewards and resources are distributed among members of a group.

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The concept in psychology and law that concerns the fairness and the transparency of the processes by which decisions are made.

Fairness

The quality of making judgments that are free from discrimination, bias, or favoritism.