Correct. The answer is A. All three of these witnesses testified that Susanna Martin engaged in behavior that was intended to tempt them into accepting evil offers and cooperating with the devil. Peache testified that she tempted him sexually, Kembal testified that she tried to tempt him into accepting the devil in the shape of a puppy, and Ring testified that she carried him off to hellish meetings where he had to resist signing the devil’s book.

Incorrect. The correct answer is A. All three of these witnesses testified that Susanna Martin engaged in behavior that was intended to tempt them into accepting evil offers and cooperating with the devil. Peache testified that she tempted him sexually, Kembal testified that she tried to tempt him into accepting the devil in the shape of a puppy, and Ring testified that she carried him off to hellish meetings where he had to resist signing the devil’s book.

Correct. The answer is C. The witnesses’ testimony against Susanna Martin reveals that these men believed their communities were not protected by their covenant with God but that they were deeply vulnerable to the effects of sin and evil. The men all tell stories about how Martin tempted them and required them to summon all of their strength and faith to resist her. They clearly do not take the virtue and faith of their fellow Puritans for granted.

Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The witnesses’ testimony against Susanna Martin reveals that these men believed their communities were not protected by their covenant with God but that they were deeply vulnerable to the effects of sin and evil. The men all tell stories about how Martin tempted them and required them to summon all of their strength and faith to resist her. They clearly do not take the virtue and faith of their fellow Puritans for granted.

Correct. The answer is C. In the first document, the three witnesses each describe Susanna Martin’s alleged torments and illustrate the common beliefs that members of Puritan communities had about how devil-inspired witchcraft might manifest among them. It is impossible to know for sure why the three men’s stories are similar, but the most logical explanation is that Puritan culture shaped community members’ conceptions about what witchcraft would look like.

Incorrect. The correct answer is C. In the first document, the three witnesses each describe Susanna Martin’s alleged torments and illustrate the common beliefs that members of Puritan communities had about how devil-inspired witchcraft might manifest among them. It is impossible to know for sure why the three men’s stories are similar, but the most logical explanation is that Puritan culture shaped community members’ conceptions about what witchcraft would look like.

Correct. The answer is B. Calef is critical of the witnesses’ testimony because it all relies on “spectral” evidence that involves magical visions and comes from their own minds. He is critical of the ministers and magistrates because they chose, in the absence of any public challenges to their authority, to accept the witnesses’ spectral accounts as truth. He is critical of other Puritans for failing to speak out against the fantastic testimony that, in turn, led to the deaths of many innocent people.

Incorrect. The correct answer is B. Calef is critical of the witnesses’ testimony because it all relies on “spectral” evidence that involves magical visions and comes from their own minds. He is critical of the ministers and magistrates because they chose, in the absence of any public challenges to their authority, to accept the witnesses’ spectral accounts as truth. He is critical of other Puritans for failing to speak out against the fantastic testimony that, in turn, led to the deaths of many innocent people.

Correct. The answer is D. This collection of documents suggests that the uniformity and cohesion that had characterized Puritan churches and communities in the early seventeenth century had begun to deteriorate by the end. The documents show that the Puritan community members were willing to betray their neighbors and that some Puritan individuals had begun to question the legitimacy of their leaders.

Incorrect. The correct answer is D. This collection of documents suggests that the uniformity and cohesion that had characterized Puritan churches and communities in the early seventeenth century had begun to deteriorate by the end. The documents show that the Puritan community members were willing to betray their neighbors and that some Puritan individuals had begun to question the legitimacy of their leaders.