As American cities grew during the Gilded Age, __________
A) everyone enjoyed a better standard of living
B) few urban leaders did any long-term planning
C) new city departments dealt efficiently with garbage and utility services
D) a lack of transit systems limited outward growth
Answer: B
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A) It was the first American election where the political party controlling the presidency changed. B) The House of Representatives decided who the president would be. C) George Washington set the precedent of not running for a third term as president. D) Thomas Jefferson was elected to the first of his two terms as president. E) Only when the election had been settled did it seem certain that the United States would endure.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
While scholastics believed that reason could illuminate faith (it could, for instance, prove the existence of God), their critics found reason dangerous because it
a. led people to question articles of faith. b. was a "fabricator of heresies." c. hindered a person's union with God. d. could challenge the church's authority. e. all of the above
In medieval Japan, women
A. were totally subservient to men with no inheritance rights. B. dominated the culture of the society and served as noted artisans. C. enjoyed relative equality in some respects while suffering discrimination in others. D. had a much worse position than women in China. E. could achieve relative equality through Buddhism and shamanism.