Why was the federal Clean Water Act of 1960 insufficient as a response to water pollution in California?
a. As a federal law, it applied only to federally-funded water projects.
b. It encouraged states to adopt more stringent sewage treatment standards but California faced a big problem from chemical contamination that could not be removed by typical water-processing methods.
c. Rachel Carson's popular book Silent Spring argued against water-pollution laws.
d. The technology did not then exist to monitor chemicals in water.
b
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Based on "The Renaissance Garden" excerpt in Encountering the Past, which of the following is most accurate?
A. A garden's main purpose was to romance and seduce potential suitors. B. A garden was a sign of wealth and privilege that only the wealthy could enjoy. C. A garden was a source for food and medicine, and a space of social and religious significance. D. A garden lacked a practical function, but the social dimensions created outweighed the cost to maintain the garden's beauty. E. Gardens were seen only in practical terms, as a source of fresh food in an urban environment.
Christopher Columbus planned to find a more direct route to Asia by __________
A) traveling around the southern tip of Africa B) taking an overland trade route across the Middle East C) sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean D) finding a Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
a. Amos and Judea b. Jeremiah and Chaldea c. Hosea and Israel d. Isaiah and Jerusalem e. Jeremiah and Jerusalem
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
a. two of the Hollywood ten b. cartoonists who coined the term "McCarthyism" c. Convicted spies d. anti-Communist leaders in Congress