What was a Lollard ?
Correct answer: B. a member of a sect that was considered heretical
- A. a hero in a courtly romance
- B. a member of a sect that was considered heretical
- C. a female mystic
- D. an illiterate anchoress
Explanation
The Lollards were followers of John Wycliffe whose religious ideas challenged established Church doctrine and were condemned as heretical. They were not a literary character type or a female mystical order.
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