In colonial America, it was widely believed that a fetus would be adversely affected if the pregnant mother did any of the following EXCEPT

A) look at the moon. B) work during pregnancy.
C) get startled by a loud noise. D) have an ungratified desire.


B

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McCarthy's accusations reached absurdity when he claimed Communist agents included

a. President Eisenhower. b. Secretary of State George Marshall. c. Elvis Presley. d. HUAC committeeman Richard Nixon.

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People who flouted the authority of the Puritan clergy in Massachusetts Bay were subject to which of the following punishments?

a. Fines b. Floggings c. Banishment d. Death e. All of these

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The success of lyceums in the antebellum United States was because of

a. a lack of public high schools b. a lack of public libraries c. the same impulse for improvement that prompted the reform movements d. the desire of women isolated in their homes for adult company e. a national feeling of cultural inferiority

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The English word “slave” originally referred to people from

a. Eastern Europe. b. West Africa. c. England. d. Egypt.

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