Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?
a. the profuse use of strict geometric patterns
b. emphasis on largeness and majesty
c. a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action
d. a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery
e. stress on formal order
c
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After Winfield Scott landed at Veracruz in 1847:
A) the Mexican War was all but over. B) Santa Ana resorted to guerilla warfare and stalled Scott's advance. C) Nicholas Trist immediately negotiated a peace treaty. D) he marched north into Texas to secure its borders.
The Constitution of the United States reflected the belief that
a. the concept that civic virtue had prevailed over the threat posed by special-interest groups.
b. a national republic was impossible to create, and the new nation had to be a democracy.
c. a government had been created that had eliminated the potential for conflicts between various interest groups.
d. special interests rather than civic virtue shaped people and conflicting groups were a constant in political life.
In the post-war years, in South Africa the U.S. supported
a. a democratic government. b. a white supremacist government that enforced strict subordination of blacks. c. a leftist regime. d. reinstitution of colonialism. e. a communist government.
A criticism of achievement motivation research is that
A. scores predicted the achievement behavior of men but not women. B. achievement for women has been equated with motherhood. C. it focuses on women and men having different definitions of achievement, and achievement for women has been equated with motherhood. D. it focuses on women and men having different definitions of achievement.