Describe the beliefs of an ascetic
A) Virginity is better than marriage.
B) Self denial is the best way to God.
C) Live in this world as if it was Christ's kingdom.
D) All of these
E) None of these
D
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What was the principal problem with the Francis Townsend's proposed Old Age Revolving Pensions Plan?
A. It encouraged an unfeasibly high level of spending. B. It was aimed at a small segment of the population. C. It discouraged domestic manufacturing. D. It could not raise enough tax revenue to support itself.
Which of the following would Alexander Hamilton have proposed?
a. strong diplomatic ties with France b. the purchase of western lands c. giving the common man the vote d. providing government subsidies to manufacturers e. modeling the banking system on the German model
Which of the following ideas fit into Erich Fromm's historical analysis?
a. The medieval social system gave people a sense of security. b. An advantage of the medieval social system was that the divisions in society were stable and given meaning by the Christian worldview. c. Modern society has broken up medieval structures and left the individual alone and insecure. d. Modern society is leading people to choose subordination to the strongest as the remedy for aloneness. e. all of the above
Antebellum Whigs found supporters among those who gained little from the capitalist revolution and who had no use for the moral agenda of the Democrats.
a. true b. false