Read the excerpt below and answer the question. proctor: you cannot command, mister parris. we vote by name in this society, not by acreage (act i, scene 1). what did john proctor mean when he said these words?
a. that he shouldn't be bossed around by parris
b. that parris's money and wealth meant less than his reputation among the people
c. that parris had no right to preach from the pulpit as a sinner
d. all of the above

The answer is: B. that Parris's money and wealth meant less than his reputation among the people

When John Proctor said this to Mister Parris, he means that everyone has the same right to vote, no matter how much land or how rich the person is, he appeals to Mr. Putman respect for the rules, Proctor also refers to who controls the town, what mean that has more power.

this passage has a lot of figurative language like examples are

the day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool.

moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight.

figurative language can not be taken seriously it is just sayings.

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease