Which of the Following Statements Is False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

A) The Ottoman Empire was a centralized autocracy, staffed by bureaucrats drawn from an elite based on land and wealth.
B) Ottoman administration was financed through new wealth acquired from the expansion of the empire and from taxes.
C) Collection of taxes in the Ottoman Empire was assigned to "tax farmers"
D) The Ottoman Empire remained dependent upon the army, which like the government was rigidly structured.
E) none of these choices