There are many ways in which you can rewrite this sentence in order to make it correct, but the bottom line is that the verb began is incorrect here.
So, here are some examples:
<span>The Boston Massacre and the repeal of taxes under the Townshend Acts resulted in/led to/provoked/gave rise to huge protests across the colonies. </span>
It's a flawed question because Thomas Paine believed c and d to be correct, but I would go with C.
An ancient religion because there is a religion that uses the caste system
North Korea is going nowhere
