A new development in the age of mass leisure was
A) the newspaper and novel.
B) the excessive consumption of alcohol.
C) the theater.
D) carnival.
E) professional sports.
E
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All of the following are true statements about colonial newspapers on the eve of the Revolution except
a. there were about forty different newspapers throughout the colonies. b. they were typically published twice a week. c. they proved to be powerful vehicles for airing grievances and rallying support against England. d. they consisted of a single large sheet of paper folded once. e. the news they contained often lagged weeks behind the events themselves.
Among Augustus's most important actions in the area of Roman religion was his
A) destruction of the cults of Augustus and Roma. B) claim to be a god in his own lifetime. C) creation of an imperial cult. D) outlawing all traditional female religious festivals. E) destruction of all of the mystery religions.
Euroskeptics are those who
a. question the legitimacy of the Western tradition. b. oppose European integration on nationalistic and pragmatic grounds. c. believe that the mantle of global leadership has passed firmly to the United States. d. want to see European nations withdraw from the UN. e. desire the end of European cultural domination in former colonial territories.