Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Christianity on polytheistic religions in western Europe is most accurate?
a. Few polytheistic religions existed in Europe during the Middle Ages, but their influences grew.
b. Small islands of polytheistic belief remained, but most Europeans converted from polytheistic faiths in the initial post-classical centuries.
c. Although Christianity made inroads, many areas of Europe retained polytheistic beliefs and rejected the new religion.
d. Christianity eradicated all traces of those earlier religions as the new religion became universal in western Europe.
e. The process of conversion produced a religious blend in which beliefs in magic and supernatural spirits coexisted with Christianity.
Answer: E