The man generally accepted as father of popular science fiction was ________
A. H. G. Wells
B. Jules Verne
C. Jonathan Swift
D. Sir Thomas More
Answer: B
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What was a positive outcome of President Truman's foreign policy agenda by the American public?
A. The Korean War B. The Chinese Revolution C. The Marshall Plan D. The Vietnam War
Like other followers of their philosophy, Roman Stoics believed that
a. moral values are obtained from reason alone. b. all people possess reason and therefore have the potential to act morally. c. since all people possess reason, all people belong to a common humanity. d. a person should be self-sufficient and content by seeking wisdom and virtue. e. all of the above
Which of the following best describes the initial impact of the renewed conflict between Great Britain and France on American commerce?
a. United States merchants lost a sizable number of ships to both British and French assaults. b. Both the British and the French regularly seized whole cargoes of American grain. c. The British and the French imposed an embargo against American trade with their West Indian possessions. d. The United States, as the world's largest neutral carrier, benefited commercially during the first two years ofthe war.
Throughout the second half of 1765, the Sons of Liberty promoted __________ in an effort to prevent the implementation of the Stamp Act
A) civil disobedience B) committees of correspondence C) a boycott of British goods D) street violence