General Lewis Wallace's novel Ben Hur
a. achieved success only after his death.
b. was based on a popular early movie.
c. advocated social reform while setting its story in the ancient Roman world.
d. was based on Wallace's experiences in the Civil War.
e. defended Christianity against Darwinism.
e
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a. exodusters b. carpetbaggers c. scalawags
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