The attitude toward Christians exhibited by the Romans in Tacitus and Pliny's letters with Trajan can be best described as __________.
A. very harsh but with some limits
B. unforgiving to anyone suspected of practicing Christianity
C. tolerant of the new faith
D. interested in the possibility of Christianity as a unifying force
Answer: A
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