The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe
A) were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line.
B) offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot.
C) were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality.
D) viewed progress with distrust, as they did not wish to lose their economic gains.
E) were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.
C
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a. wider acceptance of the ten-hour workday. b. bonuses offered by state governments for factory construction. c. legalization of labor unions. d. passage of state free incorporation laws. e. lowering of the capital gains tax.
The work that is considered to be China's most distinguished popular novel is
a. Monkey. b. The Dream of the Red Chamber. c. Gold Vase Plum. d. The Golden Lotus. e. The Riverbank.
What was the original sense of the word "pagan?"
A. Country-dweller B. Polytheist C. Savage D. Fool E. Trickster
General Zachary Taylor earned a living in Louisiana as a
A) corn farmer. B) factory owner. C) shipping magnate. D) slave owner.