Which of the following statements best applies to Roman education?
A) Foreigners were not allowed to become teachers.
B) Boys and girls were educated through a rigorous public school system borrowed from the Spartans.
C) The wealthy classes wanted training in Greek and mastery of rhetoric, or persuasive public speaking, for their children.
D) Study of foreign languages was prohibited to purify the Latin language.
E) There were many public schools, with scholarships made available to the poor.
C
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A) He visited the city personally and promised federal funding. B) He flew over the city on Air Force One and returned early from vacation to Washington. C) He dispatched Vice President Cheney to command National Guard troops. D) He asked Bill Clinton to assess the situation and issue his findings.
The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 was passed with support from:
A) conservative southern and western Democrats. B) union members. C) Keynesian economists. D) progressive Democrats.
What does this photograph of Rosa Park's 1955 arrest most accurately reveal about her role in instigating the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) She was part of a well-organized movement that the NAACP led to test the bus segregation law. B) She was simply a tired seamstress who impulsively decided to stay seated when asked to move. C) She decided to participate in a planned one-day bus boycott to avoid potential violence. D) She was violently beaten in jail after her arrest.
What happened at the same time that Adolf Hitler committed suicide?
a. The Axis lost the Battle of the Bulge. b. The Allies landed in Normandy. c. Soviet troops supported by aerial bombardment entered Berlin. d. Italy surrendered. e. Truman became president.