Questions:


1.) Summarize one of the theories mentioned in the text that explains why the villagers began
to dance. What is one weakness of the theory? Find evidence to support your answer.


2.) Why do you think this event was called a "plague"?


3.) What do you think caused this event to happen? Is it something the text did not mention?


4.) Why do you think people may "follow the crowd"? Do people act differently when in a
crowd? Could this "plague" have happened because people