In Gothic architecture, pointed arches, _____________, allowed for higher vertical thrusts in weight distribution, resulting in soaring church naves.
a. Despite being prone to collapse during the construction process.
b. Originally sketched out in a treatise by Abbot Suger.
c. Flattened out over a distance of 100 feet on average.
d. Copied from Islamic architecture through contact with Sicily and Spain.
d. Copied from Islamic architecture through contact with Sicily and Spain.
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The most controversial part of the Darwinian biological theory as spelled out in On the Origin of Species (1859) was that characteristics are passed on by means of “natural selection”, and thus: __________.
a. By an overarching intelligence that plans out the benefits of each species. b. By a purposeful design in which humans intervene for the benefit of each species. c. By random chance and a haphazard process. d. By genetic information contained within an organism's cells.
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's (SNCC) central focus was
A) a massive student-led campaign for the right of blacks to vote. B) integrating student unions on college campuses. C) to continue sit-ins at lunch counters across the country. D) the election of young black leaders to Congress.
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