During the Middle Ages, large-scale outbreaks of large groups of people simultaneously compelled to run out in the streets while engaged in bizarre behavior was known at that time as:
A)a rave.
B)tarantism.
C)St. Michaels dance.
D)Carnival.

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The term used to describe large-scale outbreaks of people engaged in bizarre behavior during the Middle Ages is known as tarantism. This phenomenon was often characterized by groups of people running out into the streets while seemingly in a trance-like state, and it was associated with a belief that dancing was a way to exorcise the venom of a tarantula bite.

During the Middle Ages, Large-Scale Outbreaks of Large Groups of People