In Paragraph 4 of "A Witch Trial at Mount Holly," the author uses the words mob and populace to describe the crowd gathered to watch the witch trial. How do these words affect the meaning of the article? A. The words hint at how the people are understanding the situation. B. The words indicate that the people believe in witches. C. The words imply that the people are thinking and acting as a group. D. The words describe how the people are ignoring the facts.

C.The words imply that the people are thinking and acting as a group.

Explanation:

The article "A Witch Trial at Mount Holly" recounts the story of how two people who were accused of witchcraft agreed to be tried and tested along with two of their accusers. The whole scenario presents a rather comedic yet tragic scene where the common people, guided by their popular belief, tried to find ways to justify themselves while putting the accused on trial.

The words "mob" and "populace" generally refer to a large gathering of people who are mobilized together for a certain purpose. The author mentions them in his description of how the trial was organized, writing that "a lane through the populace was made from the justice’s house to the scales" so that "the justice’s wife and the rest of the ladies might see the trial, without coming amongst the mob". These two words imply that the people or masses are acting and thinking as a group in putting the accused on trial.  

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

to give the reader a sense of the chaos, fear, and havoc taking place

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.