All of the Following Are True of the Brothers and Sisters

question 17

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the Brothers and Sisters of the Common Life except that

• A)they were a sect of flagellants that organized following the Black Death.
• B)they were founded by Geert Groote.
• C)they copied books and taught in schools.
• D)their style of spirituality, the devotio moderna, is embodied by Thomas à Kempis's The Imitation of Christ.
• E)they advocated strict control by clerical authorities and broad participation by the laity.

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