Why Were Witchcraft Accusations Directed Primarily at Old Women, Especially

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Multiple Choice

Why were witchcraft accusations directed primarily at old women, especially widows, during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

• A)There was hostility to women who appeared to be challenging their traditional subordinate status.
• B)In looking for scapegoats for events that were not explicable, society usually chose those on its margins.
• C)It was believed that women were so lustful that the devil could make them his slaves.
• D)Elderly widows were resented by their neighbors as burdens.
• E)All these answers are correct.

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