A famous mathematician and the author of Principia was
A) William Gilbert.
B) Gottfried von Leibniz.
C) Johannes Kepler.
D) Isaac Newton.
E) Francis Bacon.
D
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Why did the jati class system survive for so many centuries?
a. Indian society could not function without it. b. It served as a denunciation of any form of welfare. c. It provided an identity for individuals in a highly hierarchical society where they could always find someone lower in status d. Indian society could not untangle class status from religious beliefs. e. It was embraced and reinforced by each succeeding ruler.
What was the Code of Manu?
a. a legal document advising kings and formalizing caste rules b. a religious document, one of the Upanishads c. a statement of Buddhist principles by Ashoka d. one of the schools of classical Indian thought e. a declaration of war by Chandragupta Maurya
"Do not move away. Do not leave my sight. Who are you running from? Fate has decreed that I shall not speak to you again.' With these words Aeneas, shedding tears, tried to comfort that burning spirit, but grim-faced she kept her eyes upon the ground and did not look at him." Who is Aeneas addressing and in what book?
a. Venus, book 6 b. Creusa, book 8. c. Dido, book 6 d. Dido, book 4 e. Lavinia, book 12
What was the goal of William S. Rainford's institutional church movement?
A) To seek new Episcopal congregants among inner city immigrant groups. B) To combat social ills such as prostitution, crime and excessive alcohol consumption. C) To establish a new Christian denomination for Irish immigrants. D) To insist that downtown churches provide social services to immigrants such as recreational facilities and industrial training programs. E) To improve racial and ethnic relations in the growing inner city.