The Mengzi is written in more of a narrative form than the Analects and is supplemented by:
a. Sample calligraphy in order to perfect the characters of Chinese writing.
b. Parables and stories.
c. Aphorisms and pithy sayings that distill Confucian philosophy.
d. Commands from the gods that reinforce its directives.
b. Parables and stories.
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A) his irritation with the isolationists. B) aggression by certain European countries. C) militarism in America. D) his realization that the New Deal had failed.
As part of the egalitarianism of the American Revolution,
a. several northern states abolished slavery. b. the international slave trade was completely outlawed. c. many states repealed laws against interracial marriage. d. women were granted the right to vote. e. Congress prohibited the expansion of slavery to the West.
Which of the following acts was passed during the Great Depression to prevent rampant speculation by banks?
A) The Securities Exchange Act B) The Glass-Steagall Act C) The Recovery and Reinvestment Act D) The Economic Stimulus Appropriation Act E) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Which statement about the Haymarket Affair is FALSE?
a. A bomb exploded, killing a police officer. b. Laborers were gathered at Haymarket Square to protest recent killings of strikers by police. c. The Knights of Labor was directly responsible for the violence that took place at Haymarket. d. Employers took the opportunity to paint the labor movement as a dangerous and un-American force prone to violence and controlled by foreign-born radicals.