The Following Is an Excerpt from the Response of the Vanquished

The following is an excerpt from the response of the vanquished leaders of Tenochtitlan to Franciscan missionaries seeking to convert them (Evaluating the Evidence 14.3) : "You have told us that we do not know the One who gives us life and being, who is Lord of the heavens and of the earth. You also say that those we worship are not gods. . . . It is best, our lords, to act on this matter very slowly, with great deliberation. We are not satisfied or convinced by what you have told us, nor do we understand or give credit to what has been said of our gods. . . . All of us together feel that it is enough to have lost, enough that the power and royal jurisdiction have been taken from us. As for our gods, we will die before giving up serving and worshiping them."
Based on this statement, which of the following can be said of the leaders of Tenochtitlan?

A) They believed that their defeat was the result of sins committed by their people.
B) They did not consider religion to be a very important matter.
C) They were eager to convert to Christianity.
D) They accepted the fact that they had been defeated.