Chicago solved the problem of unsafe trains running in congested streets by building:
A) the first subway system.
B) an elevated train system.
C) pedestrian-only city plazas.
D) elaborate fences and crossing gates around train tracks.
Answer: B
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Which of the following statements is true of body modifications such as tattoos and piercings?
A) There are no known cultures that do not engage in body modification of some kind. B) They are a type of nonverbal communication. C) Body modification often signals social status or group membership. D) All of the above are true of body modification.
Louis the Pious' name change from "king of the Franks" to "emperor" illustrates Louis's:
A. ambition to spread Christianity to all peoples within the Franks' kingdom, not utilizing "king," as it is a holy term for "king of kings." B. hopes to annex more people than the Franks, looking east to the Byzantine Empire. C. determination to unify his kingdom and raise its people above mere regional and tribal loyalties. D. desire to give expression to his excessive personal vanity. E. desire to not rule as a monarchy, but as a more democratic and parliamentary style of government.
The Romans took over the Jewish kingdom in the first century B.C. What was the disposition of the kingdom under Roman rule?
A) The Romans allowed self rule, as they normally engaged in. B) The Romans eventually split the kingdom apart, making Judea a province of Empire. They were allowed to worship as they had done previously, but were taxed heavily by corrupt governors, causing uprisings. C) The Romans did not change governance at all but attempted to stop religious worship of Jews. D) The Romans eventually split the kingdom apart, making Judea a province of Empire. They were allowed to worship as they had done previously. E) The Romans forced upon the Jews the worship of Jupiter causing chaos and revolt.
The first state to mandate the gradual abolition of slavery was:
A) New York. B) Pennsylvania. C) Massachusetts. D) Rhode Island.