The Epic of Gilgamesh explores
a. the blessings provided by the gods.
b. the human protest against death.
c. the absolute power of kings.
d. the dangers of friendship.
e. Gilgamesh's successful quest for immortality.
b
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Why did the balance of power in the Atlantic shift near the end of the sixteenth century?
A) The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada. B) The French began to explore and colonize the Americas. C) The powerful Spanish navy dominated all others. D) The English developed a new colonial model in Ireland. E) The French discovered the Northwest Passage to Asia.
According to the romantics, abstract and scientific knowledge are insufficient guides to knowledge because of all the following reasons EXCEPT
a. too much time is spent on establishing specific principles on nature. b. romantics focus on human diversity and uniqueness. c. romantics feel that individual needs to find and fulfill an inner self. d. a person needs to play his own music and write his own poetry. e. a person can survive by reason alone.
Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893
a. President Harrison's term expired and the less imperialist Grover Cleveland became president. b. war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. c. the white American sugar rebels decided that Hawaii should remain independent. d. popular opinion in the United States turned against such colonial ventures. e. the pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as a state.
By far the most popular mass audience sport in the 1920s was __________.
A. Major League Baseball B. college football C. amateur golf D. boxing