As ardent Christians sought to establish a closer union with God, they sometimes

a. flogged themselves.
b. ate only herbs.
c. wore spiked corsets.
d. lived for years atop a high column.
e. all of the above


e

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Ricci wrote idealized views of China because he

a. saw it as a way to gain respect from the people of China. b. wanted to criticize his own Western society. c. hoped it would help to increase converts to Christianity. d. feared retribution from powerful families. e. used it as a warning to China of the danger outside its borders.

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What happened to James Hamlet after he was arrested by U.S. marshals in New York?

A) He was jailed and lynched. B) He was eventually reunited with his family. C) He was sold into slavery in Mississippi. D) He was killed while trying to escape his captors.

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