What is the significance of the book Sister Carrie?
A) It was a best-seller among elite, educated Victorian readers who loved its moral about the consequences of prostitution.
B) It broke with traditional, genteel literary styles to offer a gritty story of an innocent and attractive Wisconsin girl who is seduced by a traveling salesman, moves in with the married proprietor of a fancy saloon, and eventually pursues a theater career.
C) It was Mark Twain's first book addressing the problems of urbanization.
D) Its story of interracial love marked a departure from traditional sentimental novels.
E) None of these choices
B
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A) opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law. B) private efforts to extend slave territory in Latin America. C) violent resistance to popular sovereignty. D) runaway slaves fleeing to Canada.
Hitler's anti-Semitic policies in the 1930s
A) included the Nuremberg laws, which centered on the forced emigration of all Jews from Germany. B) were emulated in France by the Popular Front. C) did not exclude Jews from legal, medical, and teaching positions. D) would remain minimal and unorganized until World War II. E) reached their most violent phase during Kristallnacht, with attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
Mayan script consisted of some:
a. 1000 signs. b. 500 signs. c. 800 signs. d. 200 signs.
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.
a. true b. false