Which of the Following Statements Correctly Describes the Life of the Majority

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes the life of the majority of peasants in southern and eastern Europe?

A) They were well-versed in agricultural innovations of the time.
B) They frequently were able to become members of the upper class due to industrial expansion.
C) They were freed from serfdom and started their own farms.
D) They continued to farm in similar ways as peasants had done there for the past two centuries.
E) They lived in comfort compared to those in France and Britain.