Which of the following statements best describes the state of the church in the 14th century, according to the reading?

a. the church closed its doors and did not allow people to enter, accusing those ill with the plague as unacceptable sinners.
b. the church was reestablishing itself as the determiner of acceptable morality among its people.
c. the church was being reformed due to the protestant leaders and their desire for godliness.
d. the church and its leaders were guilty of serious moral indiscretions and corruption on every level.

Read the excerpt from suffragists' "great demand" banner. in 1917, more than one thousand women stood before the white house in a cold, pouring rain, holding silent vigil to demand a constitutional amendment to extend the vote to them. their quest to be enfranchised by law was known at the time as the great demand. the smithsonian's great demand banner, as it came to be called, declares in bold words and style the determination of the women who made and carried it. their campaign on behalf of women sought to move america one step closer to fulfilling the nation's long-deferred promise of equality under the law. which statements about this excerpt are correct? check all that apply.