Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Donner Party's unfortunate ending?

a. They arrived late at Independence Rock
b. They were attacked by Native Americans
c. They used the unproven and risky Hastings Cutoff
d. Winter snow arrived early that year in the Sierra Nevadas


Answer: b. They were attacked by Native Americans

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A. She performs queerness through stand-up comedy and through the ritual action of her interview sequence. B. She performs gender expression through what implicitly “exceeds” her stand-up jokes and sit-down talk. C. She performs queerness through what implicitly “exceeds” her stand-up jokes and sit-down talk and, physically, through the ritual action of her daily dance sequence. D. She sometimes expresses queerness through the ritual action of her daily dance sequence but often comes across as gender-neutral.

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The most successful pre-World War I Socialist party was the

a. Fabians. c. German SPD. b. the Bolsheviks. d. Socialist Independent Labour party.

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Thanks to considerable progress in the recognition and support of diverse women in psychology, women now earn ________ of the PhDs awarded in psychology, and ethnic minorities earn ________ the PhDs.

A. 74 percent; 24 percent B. 50 percent; 25 percent C. 43 percent; 32 percent D. 67 percent; 19 percent

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