The word griot, meaning royal storytellers, is derivative of what language?
a. Belgian
b. French
c. German
d. Arabic
e. Bantu
b
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Why did Dom João VI decide to leave Lisbon?
a) He faced invasion by French forces or destruction by the British navy. b) He faced invasion by Spain and worried that Habsburg Austria would ally with them. Consider This: What happened to the Portuguese army that was supposed to defend Lisbon? See 8.5: Narrative: The King and the Cariocas. c) He was forced by the Duke of Wellington to leave after he was caught making a deal with Napoleon Bonaparte. Consider This: What happened to the Portuguese army that was supposed to defend Lisbon? See 8.5: Narrative: The King and the Cariocas. d) His wife convinced him that the dynasty and their children would never be safe in Lisbon. Consider This: What happened to the Portuguese army that was supposed to defend Lisbon? See 8.5: Narrative: The King and the Cariocas.
How was the Watergate Scandal similar to the Iran-Contra affair?
a. Both were excused by the American public because they were overshadowed by significant progress in U.S.-Soviet relations. b. Both ultimately restored the American public's faith in the integrity of the federal government. c. They both brought the United States to the brink of nuclear war. d. They both involved major errors in international diplomacy. e. Both involved secret, illegal government actions that tarnished the president's reputation.
Which of these was a famous Roman orator who argued in favor of Roman republican political traditions?
A) Julius Caesar B) Cicero C) Gaius Gracchus D) Augustus Caesar
The Supreme Court consolidated a series of school desegregation decisions to create wider representation for making its decision in the __________
A) Brown v. Board of Education case B) Bolling v. Sharpe case C) Briggs v. Elliott case D) Belton v. Gebhart case