Who studied in Alexandria, was a mathematician, established the science of hydrostatics, and created many ingenious inventions but dismissed his practical inventions as unimportant?
a. Archimedes of Syracuse
b. Euclid
c. Aristarchus of Samos
d. Eratosthenes
e. Philo of Alexandria
a
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After emancipation, Booker T. Washington's family
a) lived in poverty in West Virginia. b) was given 40 acres and a mule. c) soon saved enough money to live comfortably. d) wished they were slaves again. e) moved out of the South to live in the North, where several members became quite prosperous.
Which of the following is true of the 1987 INF treaty concluded between the United States and the Soviet Union? a. The two superpowers agreed to limit the number of nuclear warheads on each intercontinental ballisticmissile
b. The two superpowers agreed to limit their production of weapons-grade plutonium. c. The two superpowers agreed to the demilitarization of space. d. The two superpowers agreed to destroy all their land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe.
Of the three most influential Chinese philosophies (Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism), which did China follow in the Classical Era?
a. only Confucianism b. none, balanced all three c. Confucianism balanced with Legalism d. only Legalism e. Legalism mixed with Daoism
What was the most difficult problem that President Washington encountered upon assuming the presidency?
A) solving a financial crisis that included high inflation and the lack of an official currency B) increasing tensions with France that threatened to result in another outbreak of war C) the absence of capable politicians to serve as cabinet secretaries in the first presidential cabinet D) the political opposition of Antifederalists in Congress to President Washington and his administration