Which of the following statements about the witchcraft craze in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is FALSE?
A. it was exclusively an urban phenomenon.
B. most of those accused of being witches were female.
C. the hysteria surrounding the accusations of witchcraft led to as many as 100,000 witch trials.
D. the unsettling nature of the times served to feed the frenzy over witchcraft allegations.
E. the witchcraft hysteria was declining by the mid-1600s.
Answer: A
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