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How long did a runaway serf have to hide in a town, undiscovered, to become free?

ASeven full years
BThree full months
CA year and a day
DA month and a day
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A year and a day
1. Town air makes free, went the saying. 2. A year and a day made him a free man. 3. Towns offered paid work and freedom. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 6, The Three Orders._
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