Angelo Herndon achieved notoriety during the 1930s because:
A) he wrote a best-selling novel that described racial oppression in the South.
B) his arrest in Atlanta for attempting to incite insurrection.
C) of his public writings on the infamous Scottsboro case.
D) of his advocacy of the back-to-Africa movement.
Answer: B
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Puerto Ricans faced discrimination because, in addition to the usual resistance to migrants:
A) many of them were black. B) they entered the U.S. illegally. C) they spoke only Spanish. D) they failed to form distinct communities.
All of these statements about the Rig-Veda are true EXCEPT:
a. It appears to be the oldest of the Vedas, dating to an oral tradition passed down from priest to priest until after 1400 CE. b. It contains more than a thousand verses. c. It maintains that the Aryans descended from a matriarchal society somewhere near the Black Sea. d. It depicts a society broken down into four social divisions or varnas: priests, warriors, merchants, and commoners.
Which statement about English Separatists is FALSE?
a. They were more radical than most Puritans. b. They included the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Bay Colony. c. They authored the Mayflower Compact. d. They sought to reform the Church of England from within. e. Some sought refuge from English persecution in Holland.
The Mandate of Heaven meant that the ruler retained the right to rule as long as
a. he remained the strongest in the kingdom. b. he remained a wise and principled guardian of his people. c. he performed the correct ritual sacrifices. d. he produced a male heir. e. he kept the loyalty of the military.