Kepler's lasting achievement was
A) his quarrel with the king of Denmark.
B) the laws of planetary motion that are still in use.
C) the discrediting of Neo-Platonism.
D) his rejection of Copernican ideas.
E) the theory that planets traveled in circular orbits.
Ans: B
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Frederick Douglass was:
a. the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church b. the leading black abolitionist in America before the Civil War c. a slave preacher who instigated a slave uprising in Virginia d. a charismatic, illiterate, former slave who agitated for women's rights
The so-called "Americanization of the world" has resulted from all of the following influences except
A. Hollywood movies. B. popular musical forms such as jazz and rock and roll. C. television. D. advertising. E. the bleak world-view of absurdist drama and literature.
The shift in mentality in the late nineteenth century may be described as a/an
a. intensification of positivism that made even the subconscious subject to rational analysis. b. return to pragmatism: only those theories that show evident practicality were accepted. c. movement away from the Enlightenment and a discovery of non-romantic irrationalism. d. modern skepticism: knowledge is impossible, and therefore, the search for knowledge should be abandoned. e. new attempt to synthesize reason and faith, which is science and religion.
Which combination of factors significantly contributed to the Allied victory in World War II?
A) the early efforts of the United States and its rapid establishment of superior naval power in the Atlantic B) the military preparedness and clear moral superiority of the Allies C) the Allies' greater technological advancement and well-seasoned troops D) the economic capacity of the Allies and their ability to sustain their effort on multiple fronts