Which of the Following Was NOT True of the Janissaries

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true of the Janissaries?

• A)Janissaries could not be members of the Sublime Porte.
• B)It was a professional and disciplined army of the secular bureaucracy.
• C)The Janissaries had many opportunities to move up through the ranks of the army.
• D)They were Balkan Christian boys who were kidnapped and converted to Islam.
• E)They termed themselves "willing slaves of the sultan."

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