All of the Following Are True of the German Peasants

question 52

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the German peasants' revolt except that

• A)the peasants argued against taxes and tithes because they were not mentioned in the Bible.
• B)hundreds of thousands of people took part in violent revolts against their overlords.
• C)Luther at first was sympathetic to the peasants, and then urged their destruction as "mad dogs."
• D)peasants came to hate the preachers for not supporting them.
• E)Luther supported the peasants to the end.

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