How do eremitic monasticism and cenobitic monasticism differ?
A) The first is practiced by men, the second by women.
B) One favors the life of a hermit, the other life in a community.
C) The first emphasizes hard work, the second contemplation.
D) One was pagan, the other Christian.
E) One revered the emperor, the other did not.
Ans: B
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Why did President Adams's peace overtures to France in 1798 and 1799 initially fail?
A) President Adams's new diplomatic delegation to France undermined his peace goals and objectives by demanding French foreign minister Talleyrand pay American diplomats a bribe. B) Americans became outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiating with American diplomats. C) They were not made in good faith but designed strictly to alleviate political pressure from the Federalists. D) France refused to negotiate about French naval interference with U.S. commercial shipping under any conditions.
On the home front, both the Allies and the Central Powers
A) used propaganda to encourage civilian support. B) instituted rationing. C) suspended civil liberties. D) assumed control over their economies. E) all of the above.
What did the endurance of dueling in the South reveal about Southern white culture?
A) a view of violence as a form of entertainment B) the centrality of honor in the value system C) a disregard for the rule of law D) class resentment between rich and poor E) the fear of African-American insurrection
The Compromise of 1850 was the product of broad agreement on common national ideals.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)