Question

Use the following excerpt from Lord Berners' The Chronicles of Froissart to answer the question that follows:

Then the [royal leaders] and all the other with their companies entered into the city, ready [clothed] to do evil, and to pill and rob the city, and to stay men, women and children... It was great pity to see the men, women and children that kneeled down on their knees before the prince for mercy; but he was so [angered], that he took no heed to them... but all put to death. -- Lord Berners' The Chronicles of Froissart

Answer 1

What does this passage indicate about the Hundred Years War?

A) The Hundred Years War was a series of violent and prolonged religious battles.
B) The Hundred Years War was a series of chaotic religious and political battles.
C) The Hundred Years War was a series of raids and sieges motivated by greed.
D) The Hundred Years War was a series of prolonged battles for control of Western Europe.

Answer 2

B