Which of the following is not true of the increasing poverty of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
A) Riots and revolts were a frequent result.
B) The Reformation renewed Christian ideals of poverty.
C) The poverty came to be seen as a social problem; many of the poor were forced into almshouses and poorhouses.
D) Begging was often outlawed but never eliminated.
E) Caring for the poor became institutionalized and systematic.
Ans: B
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