Question
The overture explains that Puritans had no novelists and the people of Salem would not have been able to read them even if there were any novels.
What can readers infer about the Puritan people?
The Puritans were very active in theater and the arts
They were not people who valued fiction or creativity
The Puritans were people who cared deeply about money
The Puritans were people who were deeply opposed to Communism.
What can readers infer about the Puritan people?
The Puritans were very active in theater and the arts
They were not people who valued fiction or creativity
The Puritans were people who cared deeply about money
The Puritans were people who were deeply opposed to Communism.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Readers can infer that "They were not people who valued fiction or creativity" is the correct inference about the Puritan people based on the overture's explanation. The statement implies that Puritans did not have a culture that embraced novels or fiction, indicating a preference for practicality and possibly a focus on religious or moral instruction over imaginative storytelling.