A Significant Change to the Attitude of the Poor in the Sixteenth

question 42

Multiple Choice

A significant change to the attitude of the poor in the sixteenth century was that Protestants ______________.

• A) believed that the poor had brought their fate upon themselves through predestination
• B) rejected the idea that good works brought salvation, therefore charity was the responsibility of the local government
• C) thought only widows and orphans should be given poor relief
• D) believed everyone should work to achieve their own economic freedom
• E) should join religious orders

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