Which of the following was common during the Middle Ages?

Question

Microscopes elucidated the unseen world of microbes.

Everyone could read and write.

The majority of the population was uneducated.

The Church welcomed scientific inquiry.

Answer 1

The statement that was common during the Middle Ages is: The majority of the population was uneducated.

During the Middle Ages, education was largely limited to the clergy and a small elite, with most of the population lacking access to formal education. The other statements are not accurate for that period: microscopes were not invented until the late Renaissance, literacy was not widespread, and the Church often viewed certain scientific inquiries with suspicion.