Phrenology - the belief that bumps on the skull reveal an individual's personality - was appealing to Americans because
A) It had deep roots in the scientific community.
B) In a rapidly changing world, it provided a quick way to size up other people.
C) It had the endorsement of major religious organizations.
D) It was quick and easy to learn and master.
E) None of these choices
B
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Identify a true statement about the Lowell System
A) It was a sales-and-distribution model for large machinery. B) It was a production model for manufacturing locomotives. C) It developed out of the need for cheap labor. D) It failed to bring all stages of textile production under one roof. E) It featured mainly elderly women with no families.
President Lincoln viewed secession as
A) a temporary threat which could be ignored. B) no reason for a civil war. C) part of the right of self-determination. D) a rejection of democracy.
What skeptical argument against transubstantiation was offered by Berengar of Tours?
A) People could not distinguish between consecrated and unconsecrated bread and wine. B) Since God did not exist, there was no way that transubstantiation could occur. C) God operated in a "hands-off" manner and did not perform acts such as transubstantiation. D) It was sacrilegious to suggest that one could be consuming the body and blood of Christ. E) Bread is bread and wine is wine and nothing can change that, not even God.
What did gold represent to the Egyptians?
a. The conquest of Nubia b. Successful harvests c. Immortality d. Blessings from the gods e. Victory over the god of the underworld