Who was the foundational figure for modern science fiction?
A. Jules Verne
B. H. G. Wells
C. Mary Shelley
D. Aldous Huxley
Answer: A
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Who influenced Martin Luther King, Jr.’s thinking on how to lead the civil rights movement?
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Henry W. Wriston c) Benjamin Spock d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which of the following factors helped temper rebellion and offer comfort to colonial slaves?
A) religion and family life B) kind treatment from masters C) good food and healthy environments D) interracial liaisons and marriages
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female President of an African country, was elected in 2005 in
a. South Africa b. Liberia c. Kenya d. Tanzania e. Ghana
Your text includes several references to Europeans ignoring or underrating the role of Africa in early human history and the ancient world. What is the explanation for Europeans’ refusal to acknowledge Africa?
a) Europeans had developed a skewed view of Africans as backward and inferior. b) African accounts tend to overrate the significance of African states. c) African kingdoms had little or no relationship to Europe until the 1900s. d) There is still significant disagreement as to the geographic origins of the human species.