According to the text, the capstone, or pyramidion, of Khufu's pyramid was probably ____________.

a. granite
b. wood
c. sandstone
d. glass
e. gilt


Answer: e. gilt

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A) ?? wide-scale harassment of suspected radicals, violence against blacks, and a rash of strikes B) ?? resurgence of the liberal reform spirit of the prewar years C) ?? renewed commitment to the Wilsonian vision of a liberal democratic world D) ?? a split in the Democratic party into Eastern Internationalist and Western Isolationist branches E) ?? the political vindication of Woodrow Wilson at the polls

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In forming his military organization, Chinggis aimed at

a. creating a national army. b. destroying group loyalties. c. creating a pan-Mongolian society. d. creating permanent units of a standing army. e. keeping tribal groups and families together.

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The Farmers' Alliance, like the Grange and Knights of Labor, advocated

a. cooperatives. b. socialism. c. support for the Republican Party. d. racial integration.

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The first person credited with being a socialist was

a. Friedrich Engels. b. Charles Fourier. c. François Babeuf. d. Giuseppe Mazzini. e. Flora Tristan.

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