Why was Sor Juana forced to sell her library of 4,000 books in 1694, one year before she died of plague?
a. Church leaders objected to her writing.
b. She needed money to return to Spain.
c. She needed money for a dowry.
d. The books were infected with smallpox.
e. She went blind and could no longer read them.
a
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A. women of color B. White women C. Men of color D. White men
In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted
A. that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. B. that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. C. that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. D. that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. E. All these answers are correct.
In a sincere effort to reform his domains typical of enlightened rulers, the Austrian emperor Joseph II issued
A) three new court circulars on improved operations for the imperial bureaucracy. B) 6,000 decrees and 11,000 new laws. C) 150 new ranks of imperial bureaucrats. D) at least 350 imperial decrees for the reform of judicial practice in Hungary. E) an edict separating the Austrian government from any connection with the Catholic Church.
In which religion was the ultimate goal to achieve an extinction of all sense of self in a mystical state called nirvana?
a. Jainism b. Judaism c. Buddhism d. Dualism