The new field of patristics focused on what?
A. Grammar and rhetoric of early translations
B. Study of the writings of the early church fathers
C. Tracing patrons' family histories
D. Studying the political writings of ancient Rome
E. Lives of the saints as literature rather than theology
Answer: B
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A) State government was only needed to coordinate local communities. B) Judges, governors, and representatives should be popularly elected. C) The community meeting was the ideal form of government. D) Women and African Americans should be allowed to vote.
In the mid-1800s, the reform impulse in the United States included the idea that
A) man is essentially good and capable of positive change B) man is inherently wicked, and nothing can be done to alter his dismal fate C) America has achieved near-perfection and needs only to preserve its virtue D) working-class citizens need to help themselves
Which of the following was not a feature of public debate over whether the United States should enter the war in Europe?
a. Advocates held that American entry was essential to the causes of democracy and free trade. b. Opponents held that American entry would imperil the causes of social justice at home. c. Labor generally opposed American entry; business generally endorsed it. d. Ethnic background had a lot to do with where Americans stood on the question.
The Nation of Islam leader who called for a "Million Man March" in 1995 was:
A) Malcolm X. B) Elijah Muhammad. C) Louis Farrakhan. D) Stokely Carmichael.