The Puritan belief that God was in control of history fueled a zeal to improve society. This belief is known as

A. predestination.
B. divine sovereign grace.
C. the Protestant Reformation.
D. the calling to conversion.


Answer: A

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a. It called for blacks to gain rights slowly through self-improvement, and not through activism. b. It rejected the idea that blacks needed equal rights in American society. c. It called for blacks to get a college education and to fight actively for their rights. d. It called for the integration of schools and an end to "separate but equal." e. It promoted the idea of professional careers for blacks.

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Which of the following was NOT a military innovation of the fourteenth century?

A) stirrups B) crossbow C) longbow D) pike E) gunpowder

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Through such devices as the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, progressive reformers hoped to

a. reduce the power of government. b. use the common-sense ideas of ordinary working people to solve the problems of urban America. c. create a government whose response to the will of the people was completely spontaneous. d. replace the favoritism of the boss system with rational, accountable management chosen by responsiblevoters.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of feminist therapists?

A. They take into account gender roles and the effects of androcentric society while working with clients. B. They strive to empower their clients. C. They strive for egalitarian relationships. D. All of these answers are correct.

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