The reaction of Pope John XXIII to the "Big Bang" theory and scientific evidence of an expanding universe was
a. to deny that it proved anything.
b. to see it as evidence of divine creation.
c. to declare the work heresy and to accept only a literal understanding of Genesis.
d. to argue that it was merely an attempt to remove God from our understanding of the universe.
b
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With which of the following statements would most Whigs have agreed?
a. Religious beliefs should have no impact on public policy. b. The true spirit of America is found in the nation’s newly arrived immigrants. c. The government should intervene in the economy as little as possible. d. America’s leaders should be drawn from the propertied, the well-educated, and the pious.
Based on the information in Map 9.1, which part of Europe would have been most influenced by Islam?
A) France B) Britain C) Spain D) Italy
The greatest opposition to Polk and the Mexican-American War came from:
A) southern Democrats. B) northern Whigs C) border state Democrats. D) the Liberty Party.
Which city's harbor did Fort McHenry guard the entrance to?
(A) Boston (B) St. Augustine (C) Charleston (D) Baltimore