Can you answer the first question ( what have caused the empire to grow? ) i am grade 7 (year 8) exam is tomorrow

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.