St. Augustine made Christian thought more appealing to the educated classes by harmonizing it with
A. Confucian thought.
B. Manichaean syncretism.
C. Byzantine philosophy.
D. Jewish thought.
E. Greek and Roman philosophical traditions.
Answer: E
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Early Maryland first served as a
A) haven for persecuted Catholics. B) Dutch trading post. C) home for Puritan separatists. D) penal colony.
What made the Christian New Testament a powerful influence for centuries after Jesus?
A) The Gospels are testimonials of faith that did not depend on eyewitness evidence. B) Other Greek and Roman writings confirmed all of the main points of the Christian writings. C) Most people around the Mediterranean continued to speak Greek for centuries after Jesus. D) Christian writings confirmed Jewish expectations that the Messiah would be a political rather than a spiritual leader. E) Paul made the historical Jesus he had personally known the center of the faith.
Which of the following is true about the Scottsboro Nine case?
a. It only took a year to get their convictions overturned and have them outside again. b. It was the first racially charged case of such a kind in the state of Illinois. c. It involved spurious charges of rape against nine African American men and adolescents. d. The Scottsboro Nine were tried by a jury of their peers.
While progressivism has many meanings, it tended in this period to be based on the central assumption that
A. the laissez-faire philosophy should be embraced in American politics. B. Social Darwinism could create social order and stability. C. individual rights should be expanded as widely as possible. D. urbanization was harmful to the United States. E. American society was capable of improvement.