Pascal's attitude toward reason was that it was __________.

A. un-Christian
B. of little use
C. insufficient for grasping religious concepts
D. superior to faith in understanding the world


Answer: C

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Ferdinand and ________ united the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile in Spain when they married in 1469

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The passage of the National Security Act in 1947 _______

A) indicated America’s desire to decrease its military strength B) coordinated and unified America’s military establishment C) served only to further divide the Defense Department D) weakened the intelligence-gathering capabilities of the United States E) added unnecessary bureaucracy to matters of defense

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How did the Aztecs modify their natural environment to develop a successful civilization centered on an island on Lake Texcoco?

A) They implemented a system of slavery based on captured prisoners of war and criminals. B) They created a central plaza with towering pyramids which served as temples. C) They constructed a system of dams and aqueducts to control lake levels and bring in fresh water. D) They built elaborate earthen mounds to bury their dead.

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The list of Nixon illegal administration activities uncovered in the Watergate scandal included all of the following except

a. breaking into the Democratic party headquarters in order to bug them. b. paying Supreme Court justices to write favorable opinions. c. using the Internal Revenue Service to harass its enemies. d. forging documents to discredit Democrats. e. using the FBI and CIA to cover up previous crimes.

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