One Way in Which Nobles and the Landed Gentry in Britain

Multiple Choice

One way in which nobles and the landed gentry in Britain protected their social status and reasserted their privilege in the face of financial and political challenges was that

A) they required peasants to pay dues on their land and to pay for the use of certain services such as the mill or the winepress.
B) they forced their tenants to work a certain number of days on their land without pay.
C) they defended their exclusive right to hunt game and severely punished poachers, who could even be sentenced to death.
D) they passed laws exempting themselves from paying taxes or participating in civil or military service.