What is simony?

1. Practice of joining priesthood.
2. Practice of church offices given to the highest bidder.
3. Practice of penance on behalf of a sinner.
4. None of the above.

Who was responsible for establishing seminaries to educate and train priests.

1. Council of Chalcedon
2. Council of Trent
3. Council of Nicala
4. Council of Ephesus

(A) Those who broke away from the Church at Rome were called the Protestants.

(B) The Protestants of one country were different from those of another country in many ways.

1. (R) contradicts (A)
2. (A) is the reason for (R)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other.

(A) In the middle ages the Church had vast properties, which gave ample income to the Church.

(B) The clergy collected ‘Peter’s Pence’ from the people to build St. Peter’s Church as well as ‘Indulgences’ and ‘Simony’ to get more money.

1. (R) contradicts (A)
2. (A) is the reason for (R)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other.