In the Middle Ages in Europe, a Poor Crop or Stillbirth

Multiple Choice

In the Middle Ages in Europe, a poor crop or stillbirth was often blamed on witches. Thousands of innocent women were burned at the stake. This appears to have been a:

A) contagion of enthusiasm
B) contagion of hostility
C) contagion of aggression
D) contagion of fear
E) contagion of witchcraft