In the new york times article "radio listeners in panic," what was the purpose of including stories of mass hysteria caused by the radio broadcast of the war of the worlds?

Based on this excerpt the authors are most likely to attempt to answer which question

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england. simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

What event shows how eckels' character develops over the course of the story sound of thunder