3. Why do you think Galileo abjured?

Their opinions were strongly argued in favour of the view that the Dialogue taught the Copernican theory. Galileo was found guilty, and the sentence of the Inquisition, issued on 22 June 1633, was in three essential parts: ... He was required to "abjure, curse, and detest" those opinions.

when in doubt choose c

it's what my teacher told my class when we were going into psats