In general, monasteries performed all the following EXCEPT

A) prayed for themselves and others.
B) copied manuscripts.
C) provided food and clothing for the poor.
D) formed clerical guilds for priests and nuns.
E) took care of the sick and ran hospitals.


D

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a. true b. false

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