The Roman Catholic Church During the Later Middle Ages

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Roman Catholic Church during the later Middle Ages:

• A) remained essentially unchanged from the late Roman Empire.
• B) came very close to being supplanted by orthodoxy.
• C) underwent a radical transformation with the power of the papacy completely dissipated.
• D) changed a great deal as it suffered from the same economic hardships caused by the Black Death as the rest of Europe did.
• E) returned to its earliest manifestation as a decentralized community of believers who held all property in common.

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