Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
a. launched the free speech movement of the 1960s.
b. helped initiate the women's movement.
c. raised public awareness about the continuing problem of poverty in America.
d. raised concerns about the use of pesticides in agriculture.
e. was a best-selling romance novel.
d
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The ruling member of a Bedouin tribe was called the
a. majlis. b. jihad. c. sheikh. d. Ka'aba. e. imam.
What technological advance prevented the masses of soldiers charging across no-man's land from being successful?
A. Tanks B. Machine guns C. Mustard gas D. Heavy artillery E. Radio contact
Liberals supported all of the reforms of the French Revolution EXCEPT
a. the destruction of the special privileges of the aristocracy. b. the drawing up of a declaration of rights and a constitution. c. governmental control of the economy. d. the establishment of a parliament. e. the opening of careers to talent.
Humanists are
A) virtue as found only through the study of ancient writings. B) the values in human excellence embodied in the Greco-Roman world and the principles of that process. C) from the Latin humanitas, which is the word Renaissance scholars used to define themselves as seekers of human excellence through the study of Greek and Latin works. D) those who study ancient Greek literature as a path to excellence. E) those who worship God in his purist form without indulgences.