Which statement about medieval peasants' life is FALSE?
A. Their housing was quite basic.
B. They were members of agricultural craft guilds.
C. The women had a challenging role.
D. Their diet was simple but adequate when food was available.
E. They owed labor services to the lord of the manor.
Answer: B
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A) the actual introduction of slavery in what is now the United States. B) the beginning of a period until 1680 when slavery, though still difficult, was less harsh and hopeless than it became after 1680. C) the cessation of Virginia land owners using captured Indians as slaves. D) an anomaly of Dutch involvement in the slave trade.
Which of the following describes the concerns of some Europeans toward the European Union?
a. Will the uniqueness of each nation and its people become extinct? b. How much national power will be lost to the Union? c. How much control will American have in the organization? d. How will a governing body that is headquartered in a foreign nation be able to relate to each individual nation and its unique concerns and problems? e. Each of these situations gave the Eurocrats some concern and whether they should approve the Union's new constitution.
In the beginning, the Civil War was a __________
A) struggle to free the slaves B) struggle to preserve the Union C) personal struggle between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis D) struggle to preserve "King Cotton" E) struggle over control of new and future territories
All the following statements regarding the use of DDT are true EXCEPT that
A. scientists during WWII knew that the pesticide had a long-term toxic effect on humans and animals. B. after its introduction, it quickly gained a positive reputation for its effectiveness. C. the pesticide likely saved the lives of thousands of soldiers during World War II. D. it was first used on a large scale in Italy in 1943-1944, during a typhus outbreak. E. the pesticide was recognized to be extremely toxic to insects.