Which of the Following Statements Regarding Witches Is False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding witches is false?

A) Psychiatric historians have argued that those who claimed to be witches were probably mentally ill, because they reported experiencing delusions and hallucinations
B) Women who claimed to be witches were often older, unmarried, and poor and used the declaration of being a witch to extort money from their neighbours
C) Witchcraft and madness were synonymous and little or no distinction was made in cultures that believed in the existence of witches
D) During the medieval period the cultural beliefs allowed for individuals to believe that they were witches without being accused of suffering from abnormal behaviours