Which of the following was true of American dietary habits in the late nineteenth century?

a. Meals tended to be heavy, and so did people.
b. Americans ate little fresh produce.
c. Most people did not eat breakfast.
d. Rising food prices presented a constant challenge.


a. Meals tended to be heavy, and so did people.

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Flagellants were known for taking what action?

A. Putting down rebellious serfs. B. Beating themselves in an effort to avoid harsher abuse by Christians. C. Following the edicts set down by Joan of Arc. D. Physically scourging themselves during the Black Death. E. Forming a slave rebellion in fifteenth-century Italy.

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Why would the Catholic king of France subsidize the Protestant army of Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years’ War?

a) The king was more concerned about Spanish expansion in Europe than about Gustavus’s Lutheranism. b) The king hoped that by supporting the army he could convince Gustavus to adopt Catholicism. Consider This: How did Ferdinand II’s accession to the Bohemian throne change the distribution of Catholic troops within the Holy Roman Empire? See 2.1.2: Into Total War. c) The king hoped that by supporting Gustavus he could avoid problems with the Anglicans in England. Consider This: How did Ferdinand II’s accession to the Bohemian throne change the distribution of Catholic troops within the Holy Roman Empire? See 2.1.2: Into Total War. d) The king calculated that Gustavus would bankrupt himself against the Spanish, allowing France to expand into northern Europe. Consider This: How did Ferdinand II’s accession to the Bohemian throne change the distribution of Catholic troops within the Holy Roman Empire? See 2.1.2: Into Total War.

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The theology embraced by the philosophes was deism, ideally a __________ religion without fanaticism and intolerance.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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