During the 1970s, the divorce rate soared; by 1975, it was twice what it had been a decade earlier.

a. true
b. false


a. true

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Which philosopher formed a religious community based on the purity of mathematics?

A) Parmenides B) Pythagoras C) Heracleitus D) Socrates E) Plato

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Following passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870, how did the federal government respond to the Klan activity preventing blacks in the South from voting?

a. Lacking presidential support for their request for military intervention, Congress was unable to enforce compliance by the state governments in the South. b. Congress passed the Force Acts that made interference with voting rights a federal crime, provided for federal supervision of elections, and empowered the president to call out troops. c. Congress ignored pleas from southern governors to provide federal assistance in the matter, fearing the repercussions of a sustained postwar military presence in the South. d. While President Grant ordered the military to oversee election sites in the years 1870-1872, the failure to enforce the law through arrests or prosecutions led to increased Klan activity.

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In most African societies, shamans mediated with the spirit world and also acted

a. as healers b. as warriors c. as kings d. as merchants e. as Muslim scholars

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Which of the following is a significant consequence of the crusades?

A. ideas and knowledge from Southwest Asia flowed more quickly into western Europe B. much of Southwest Asia was converted to Christianity C. Islam gained an even greater foothold in Europe D. Christians gained control of Jerusalem and held the city until the twentieth century

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