When Martin Luther King, Jr., publicly came out against the Vietnam War in 1967, he contended that __________
A) the war consumed funds that might otherwise be used to fight Communism elsewhere
B) black casualties in the war were disproportionately high and contrasted with the strategy of nonviolence by civil rights activists
C) the war in Vietnam was a civil war and not about communist subversion
D) African Americans should oppose any sort of state-sponsored violence
Ans: B) black casualties in the war were disproportionately high and contrasted with the strategy of nonviolence by civil rights activists
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Which of the following best characterizes the Ghost Dance?
A) The dance was an ancient ceremonial rite. B) The dance was part religion and part resistance movement. C) The dance was created to attract tourists. D) The dance was a form of relaxation and recreation.
According to Lutheran theology, __________
A) Communion and baptism are the only true sacraments B) priests must remain celibate C) indulgences can release those in purgatory D) common people cannot read and interpret the Bible for themselves
During the Civil War, women's rights activists
A) temporarily secured the vote for women, who would cast ballots for absent soldier-husbands. B) suspended their movement for suffrage out of respect for the war. C) hoped that their wartime service would be rewarded with greater equality, especially the right to vote. D) fought for salaries and pensions for wartime nurses and other volunteers. E) None of these choices
Women were kept from playing any influential role in Judaism and early Christianity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.