Which of the following defines the Sikh religion?
A) arose as a protest against the dominant Hindu faith
B) today claims about 10 percent of the total population of India
C) led to warfare with Babur in the early days of the Mughal Empire
D) is somewhat closer to Islam than to Hinduism
E) began as a blend of Hinduism and Islam but later became a separate faith
E
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a. unless certain rituals were performed after a family member died, the deceased might become an evil spirit that haunts the surviving relatives. b. spirits were viewed as being present only in the heavenly bodies. c. the many philosophies that explained the nature of things and gave people solace and emotional inspiration were outlawed by the government. d. Daoism never developed a religious dimension. e. ritualism always led to moralism.
The Supreme Court recently gave more power to individual states to set abortion regulations. Many states have responded by
A. sending court cases involving abortion back to the federal level. B. making it less difficult for minors but more difficult for older women to get abortions. C. relaxing laws regulating abortion. D. making abortion laws more restrictive.
Marshal Tito was dictator of Yugoslavia. He broke from socialist protocol dictated by the Soviet Union in what way?
A) He engaged in warfare against other satellite countries without the permission of Stalin. B) He exiled Germans from his territory without the express consent of Mother Russia. C) He decided upon independent governance of his country, although loyal to the Soviet Union. D) He did not engage in any activity without the consent of the Soviet authorities. E) He decided on a plan of incorporating capitalism with socialism to provide for his people.
Free silver was a monetary scheme; it was also a symbolic protest by ________ against ________.
A. the agricultural South and West; the commercial Northeast B. labor; capital C. embattled farmers; conservative, laissez-faire economic policies D. the American people; the political machines