What Caused the Florentines to Finally Execute Savonarola in 1498

question 45

Multiple Choice

What caused the Florentines to finally execute Savonarola in 1498?

• A) They felt he did not do enough to recover Pisa.
• B) They felt that Florence was losing power under his rule.
• C) They tired of his puritanical tyranny.
• D) They discovered that he had lied to them.

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