The Middle Eastern writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature was
a. Iran's Sadeq Hedayat.
b. Iraq's Mishima Yukio.
c. Israel's Amos Oz.'
d. Egypt's Naguib Mahfouz.
e. Iran's Sousan Azadi.
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Which of the following statements is true of Tsar Nicholas II?
a) He was the last truly absolutist ruler of Europe. b) He was a progressive reformer who instituted a parliament, the Duma. Consider This: Russia had only enough rifles to supply two-thirds of its troops. See 11.3.1: Russia Collapses. c) He was content to be a constitutional monarch, relying on his prime minister to run the country. Consider This: Russia had only enough rifles to supply two-thirds of its troops. See 11.3.1: Russia Collapses. d) His passion for the military meant that he left day-to-day governance to his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. Consider This: Russia had only enough rifles to supply two-thirds of its troops. See 11.3.1: Russia Collapses.
Which two countries had controlled Finland for centuries?
a) Sweden and Russia b) Germany and Poland Consider This: The Finnish climate meant that contact with most of Europe was cut off during the winter months. See 8.8: Narrative: A Song of the North. c) Norway and Denmark Consider This: The Finnish climate meant that contact with most of Europe was cut off during the winter months. See 8.8: Narrative: A Song of the North. d) Hungary and Austria Consider This: The Finnish climate meant that contact with most of Europe was cut off during the winter months. See 8.8: Narrative: A Song of the North.
Discoveries in physics added to the anxiety of the 1920s and 1930s because they
A. called into question established notions of truth. B. answered all major questions and eliminated blind faith as a legitimate option. C. suggested the universe was a very unstable and dangerous place. D. proved that heaven, for purely scientific reasons, did not exist. E. caused a majority of the population to turn to atheism.
Which group of people was the greatest military threat to the Han dynasty?
A. the Koreans B. the Mongols C. the Xiongnu D. the Japanese E. the Hmong