What is simony?

A) The process of becoming a deputy abbot
B) The selling of church offices or services
C) The selling of church lands to lay people
D) Exemption from purgatory
E) The appointment of a layperson to a church office


B

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a. America b. Italy c. France d. Russia e. India

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In the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution, the British

A. mounted their largest military assault against the Continental army. B. made a focused effort to win public support in the northern colonies. C. badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists. D. began a policy of "total war" that resulted in several cities being burned to the ground. E. concentrated their efforts on capturing individual Patriots.

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