During the years of the Black Death, the flagellants were
A) a group of inquisitors ferreting out the causes of the disease.
B) French officials who punished criminals.
C) foods believed to have caused the disease.
D) groups of self-scourging penitents originating in Hungary.
E) used by the church to crush local civil powers critical of the church.
Ans: D
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