The Lakota (Sioux) belief in Wakan Tanka is an example of the abstract understanding of the

a. Earth Mother.
b. Holy Son.
c. High God.
d. Holy Trinity.


Answer: c

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House Republicans have been arguing that entitlement programs such as Social Security and

Medicare need to be reduced by up to 10%. But is depriving our elderly of all government assistance really what we want to do? I don’t think so. These are the people who have sacrificed for us, their children, and they deserve better in their old age.

What will be an ideal response?

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The book of Numbers covers events that take place in the ____________

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

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Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. The earliest models of the solar system employed what Aristotle, and Plato before him, had taught was the

perfect form: the circle. The simplest possible arrangement-uniform motion around a circle having Earth as its center-provided a fairly good approximation to the orbits of the Sun and the Moon. But it could not account for the observed variations in planetary brightness or their retrograde motion. Thus, a more complex model was needed to describe the motion of the planets. Eric Chaison and Steve McMillan, Astronomy Today, 3rd ed. A) Argument; conclusion: A more complex model ... motion of the planets. B) Argument; conclusion: But it could not account ... their retrograde motion. C) Nonargument. D) Argument; conclusion: The simplest possible arrangement ... Sun and Moon. E) Argument; conclusion: The earliest models of the solar system ... the circle.

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