Lincoln's famous quotation, "A house divided against itself cannot stand," was taken from
A) Caesar's address to the Roman Senate.
B) the Bible.
C) a speech given by John Freemont.
D) words he himself had written when he was a member of Congress.
Answer: B
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Which of the following statements BEST describes marriage in Renaissance Italy?
A) Young men asked women for their hand in marriage, after a lengthy courtship. B) Husbands were generally the same age as their spouses. C) Marriages were usually arranged, to strengthen familial alliances. D) Men and women waited longer to get married than in the Middle Ages. E) Men and women married earlier than in the Middle Ages because of increased economic opportunities.
Until the 1880s, the task of receiving immigrants fell on:
A) the Federal government. B) private charities. C) the cities. D) religious leaders.
The Homeric epic the Iliad deals with the
A. adventures of Aeneas. B. war to capture Troy. C. adventures of the hero Rama. D. adventures and tragic end of Jason and Medea. E. journey home of the hero Odysseus.
The experiences of African Americans living in the colonies were
a. harsh only on plantations. b. similar to those of indentured servants. c. the same as those of Native Americans. d. varied depending on where they lived.