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pragya sharda

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Which statement about the peasantry in Europe at the start of the sixteenth century is NOT true?
 
  a. They represented about 85-90 of the total population.
 b. Serfdom in the manorial system had been eliminated.
 c. Most peasants paid rent in cash instead of labor.
 d. An increasing number of peasants in Europe were legally free by 1500.
 e. Many peasants were resentful and sought to keep a greater share of benefits from their labor.

Question 2

The largest call for religious reforms came from
 
  a. more austere monastic orders like the Franciscans.
 b. peasants from Germany.
 c. patricians seeking greater control of finances.
 d. the first estate.
 e. artisans and guild members in urban areas who formed confraternities.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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