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choose which statement would be the best way to reword the question into a statement.
a. the roman catholic church responded to the spread of protestantism during the sixteenth century in three ways.
b. the roman catholic church did not respond to the spread of protestantism.
c. it had many reasons.

The statement that would be the best way to reword the question into a statement would be 'The Roman Catholic Church responded to the spread of Protestantism during the sixteenth century in three ways'.

Explanation:

Through the front that was opened by the Catholics to respond to reformation what was being tried to bring by Protestants, they intelligently made some moves that would help them convert the protestants back to Catholicism. The Catholics opted to establish a council named The Council of Trent through which they carried out the activities of conversion.