The works read by Europeans dealing with distant lands included all of the following except
A) authors from Late Antiquity.
B) authentic letters from Prester John.
C) the travel book of Sir John Mandeville.
D) the Travels of Marco Polo.
E) letters and papers written by papal ambassadors and missionaries.
Ans: B
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