Among Christians in the 17th and 18th centuries in New England, adultery was considered:
a. prescribed for many different kinds of illness.
b. a source of community gossip.
c. a serious crime.
d. a personal offense to the woman’s family.
e. culturally acceptable.
ANSWER: c
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