Part a: which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?

a
in the early 1500s, a strange illness caused many townspeople to experience muscle spasms that made them look like they were dancing.
b
in the early 1500s, a group of townspeople began dancing for no apparent reason and, even more troubling, they could not stop.
c
only until very recently, the dancing plague of 1518 was considered a myth, one with very little evidence to support its existence.
d
in medieval france, it was customary for dancing festivals to last days, even weeks, often leading to exhaustion and occasionally death.

A. In the early 1500s, a strange illness caused many townspeople to experience muscle spasms that made them look like they were dancing.

Explanation:

This is the central idea of the text. In this text, we learn about what is known as the Dancing Plague of 1518. This was an event in which people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably and willingly for about two months, sometimes to the point of exhaustion or death. This is considered the consequence of an illness (possibly from eating contaminated rye) or a form of collective mania.

the answer is, a) she is angry with elnora for not standing up for herself.

the legal limit for the drivers who can drive after consuming any amount of alcohol is 21 years.

explanation:

on november 1, 1996, a "zero tolerance law" was put into effect in the new york state.

according to this zero tolerance law, for people under the age of 21 years, it was illegal to purchase and possess alcohol or to drive after consuming any amount of it.

also, the alcohol involvement rate for the drivers under the age of 21 was roughly twice that of elderly drivers.