PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
"It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope."
"I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of
experience."
"If we wish to be free...we must fight!"
...after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation."

the statement that identifies the central idea of "the salem and other witch trail hunts" is d. while witch hunts may feel like a rare occurrence, mike kubic proves that such   incidents are not as uncommon as we originally thought.

the author is trying to show that witch hunts come in various forms and are produced by the fear of what isn't understood or it's different.