Question

thinking about elizabethan practices
match each elizabethan practice to the anticipated result
reading the stars
using worms, mercury, and powdered skull
sending fire to a neighbor
results in ones horse dying
informs one of the future
cures illness

Explanation:

• "Reading the stars" (astrology) was used to predict the future, so it matches "informs one of the future".
• "Using worms, mercury, and powdered skull" was an Elizabethan medical practice (though ineffective) meant to cure illness, so it matches "cures illness".
• "Sending fire to a neighbor" (like a curse or malicious act) was believed to cause harm, such as a neighbor's horse dying, so it matches "results in one's horse dying".

Answer:

• reading the stars $

ightarrow$ informs one of the future

• using worms, mercury, and powdered skull $

ightarrow$ cures illness

• sending fire to a neighbor $

ightarrow$ results in one's horse dying