5. when proctor says, "i do think i see some shred of goodness in john proctor, not enough to
weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs", the "dogs" he is referring to
are
a. his children's pets.
b. the condemned witches,
c. king george iii and his royal court,
d. the judges and ministers in salem

D

Explanation:

The "dogs" that Proctor is referring to in this quote are all of the judges and court officials who keep trying to get him to confess to the sin of witchcraft.

what can best be inferred from this excerpt is the pittsburgh pirates had a winning season in 1972., the specific information about the year is provided in the excerpt.

the other options are not correct because we can not assure that roberto clemente was the best since we don't know the information about the other players, there are no mentions about any specific fan either and it is clear that not many batters can make it to   3000 hits because it is mention as a high number.