Is the Salem witchcraft hysteria in 1692 a complete mystery to you? Ex

Is the Salem witchcraft hysteria in 1692 a complete mystery to you? Explain why, had you lived at the time, you might have been susceptible to believing in witches in Salem.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Puritans believed in witches. You may have been concerned about the evil forces that produced the political crisis associated with the Dominion of New England, loss of the Massachusetts Bay charter, and war with the French. You may have been disturbed by the tension between traditional and new commercial values within Salem at the time.