Hernán Cortés was surprised by the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán's

A) primitiveness.
B) heavy fortifications.
C) sophistication.
D) island location.


Answer: C) sophistication.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Scott Joplin was able to raise the level of ragtime to an art form because

a. he understood the blues better than most b. he could play everything by ear and improvised African American rhythms c. he was a classically trained pianist and incorporated ragtime within larger forms such as ballet and opera d. people liked his rags better than those by other composers

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The poem "Paralytic" illustrates the fact that the first person

A. may be employed to create a character separate from the poet B. is effective only when it refers to the author's actual experience C. is effective only when it refers to another person's actual experience D. is generally effective

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