What was a spinningjJenny?
A) A new type of water-wheel.
B) A device to spin thread from cotton or wool.
C) A type of steam engine.
D) A new way of organizing railroads.
E) A type of flying shuttle.
Ans: B
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The long-lasting variant of depression is called
A. bipolar disorder. B. persistent depressive disorder. C. cyclothymia. D. major depressive disorder.
Roman literature
a. drew heavily from Etruscan models. b. was unusually resistant to external influences. c. was dominated by the preeminent prose of Virgil during the Augustan Age. d. reached it high point in the age of Augustus. e. was almost always oriented towards philosophical subject matter.
The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners
A. that National Guard troops were less reliable than federal troops. B. the need to correct glaring deficiencies in the army. C. the necessity of maintaining a military draft. D. that they should never fight another war in the malaria-infested Caribbean. E. the need to desegregate the armed forces.