A significant change to the attitude of the poor in the sixteenth century was that Protestants ______________.
A. believed that the poor had brought their fate upon themselves through predestination
B. rejected the idea that good works brought salvation, therefore charity was the responsibility of the local government
C. thought only widows and orphans should be given poor relief
D. believed everyone should work to achieve their own economic freedom
E. should join religious orders
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
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