What was the main thrust of Dominican life?
A) poverty
B) penitence
C) a monastic lifestyle
D) creating well-educated preachers
E) None of the above.
Ans: D
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Which of these was an important goal of the American negotiators at the peace talks that brought the Revolutionary War to a formal close?
A) to get control of sugar plantations in the Caribbean B) to gain as much territory for the new nation as possible C) to ensure that Americans citizens would have the right to dual American-British citizenship D) to get the British to agree to a defensive alliance against France
Why was the 1971 American ping-pong team significant?
A. They were the first team to return home to the United States victorious. B. They were the first Americans to enter the People's Republic of China since 1949. C. They were the first Americans to play the Japanese in ping pong. D. They were the first team to beat the USSR team in a decade.
Why were monasteries important institutions during the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the west?
A) Monasteries were the primary institutions that kept literacy and classical culture alive. B) Most later European towns grew up around monasteries. C) Monasteries retained most of the wealth accrued by the Roman world. D) Monasteries were at the center of European social life after the fall of Rome. E) By emphasizing spiritual purity rather than education, monasteries were centers of Christian religious enthusiasm.