Why would the isolation of buddhist monks contribute to the religion’s decline?

a.) total isolation made the monks resent their religion, and they wanted to return to regular society.
b.) because the monks were isolated, people forgot about them and chose other paths.
c.) the monks’ isolation prohibited them from others and spreading buddhism.
d.) isolation made it easy for the monks to forget about those outside the monasteries.

The correct option is C (The monks’ isolation prohibited them from helping others and spreading Buddhism). Buddhist Monks are the religious scholar of their religion, devoting to the practices rituals and isolated from society. Because of the isolation they can't spread Buddhism and community can’t learn about true Buddhism properly.

arresting and exicuting citizens

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho