Is any modern society in a golden age?

Why is it useful for historians to base certain studies on the analysis of historical themes

From which of the following literary works is this quotation most likely taken?

What does the case of mary dyer in 1660 illustrate? a. puritans practiced a fierce rhetoric but were lenient in practice. b. quakers had a tenuous grasp on the social realities of the english colonies. c. quakers were willing to defy authority even at their own personal risk and expense. d. quakers practiced their religion without a church and without clergy.