The Tokugawa skeptic Miura Baien criticizes superstitious beliefs by noting that people tend to
a. accept everything they read at face value.
b. anthropomorphize gods and animals.
c. explain natural phenomena in terms of human actions.
d. All of these answers are correct.
d
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In the 19th century, all of the following were obstacles to women achieving equality except:
a. Women's rights had no public support. b. Women were more sensitive to issues of class than gender. c. Women were reluctant to support feminist causes. d. Women were concerned that the tactics of feminist movements were too extreme.
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court
a. asserted the supremacy of federal government over the states. b. asserted the supremacy of the states over the federal government. c. defined the federal and state governments as equal in power. d. took little interest in the relationship between the federal government and the states. e. none of these choices.
During the 1780s, in every new state constitution,
A. governors were given the authority to tax. B. property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated. C. women were denied the right to vote. D. state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote. E. governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature.
Sophie Scholl was
a. a filmmaker who celebrated the Nazi regime. b. a Soviet "patriot" who saw extended military action against the Germans. c. a Polish Jew whose plight helped to raise awareness of Nazi extermination policies. d. a member of the White Rose at the University of Munich. e. a scientist who conducted medical experiments on Soviet prisoners of war.