Today, women earn ________ higher degrees in psychology.
A. very few of the
B. about half of the
C. almost none of the
D. the majority of
Answer: D
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According to Francis Bacon, the Bible and nature __________.
A. should be explained by scientists B. must be compatible since they shared the same author C. are directly opposed on countless points and must be reconciled D. are inadequately explained by the Roman Catholic Church
In rabbinic Judaism, women played an important role in __________
A) Jewish academies B) monastic communities C) Jewish public life D) family religious life
Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they strongly recommended
A) the application of the scientific method to the analysis and understanding of all aspects of human life. B) the rational dismantling of all churches and their competing but empty ideologies. C) a complete stop to all efforts at the reform of justice. D) rigorous state control of all forms of education. E) the establishment of democratic republics throughout Europe.
The relatively slow pace of the Portuguese conquest in Brazil, compared to the meteoric success the Spaniards enjoyed over the vast Aztec and Inca empires, can be explained by all but one of the following:
a. Spanish conquistadors went straight to the top of the imperial pyramid and made full use of their arrogance, bravado and ruthless brutality to secure control b. The Spaniards’ use of sophisticated firearms and cannons played a decisive role in combat, especially in close encounters, demonstrating the crucial role of gunpowder technology in bringing down the Aztec and Inca empires c. Both the Aztec and Inca empires were relatively recent creations in which the hierarchical power structure was still divided and contested by enemy factions, thus allowing the Spaniards to form tactical alliances among the subject population and manipulate rival groups against each other d. European-introduced diseases took a devastating toll among the indigenous population ahead of actual military invasion, decimating the locals and thus greatly disrupting and undermining their effectiveness in repelling the Spanish onslaught