In humanism, the center of intellectual life was
A) the Bible, the writings of Church Fathers such as Augustine, and recent papal encyclicals.
B) the new scientific thought best exemplified by da Vinci.
C) the pursuit of profit in the expanding commercial economy.
D) poetry, history, and rhetoric based on ancient Greek and Roman forms and values.
E) competition between city states and kingdoms in Italy.
Ans: D
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A) more available to native-born, middle-class whites. B) unlimited and equal for anyone, regardless of background. C) out of reach for hard-working immigrants. D) mythic and had no basis in reality.
As fears of communism escalated in America, ____ accused ____ of knowingly employing 205 communists within the U.S. federal government
a. Dean Acheson; Alger Hiss b. Joseph McCarthy; Alger Hiss c. Julian and Ethel Rosenberg; Richard Nixon d. Richard Nixon; Dean Acheson e. Joseph McCarthy; Dean Acheson
The Taliban controlled which country?
a. Pakistan b. Iraq c. Saudi Arabia d. Afghanistan
President Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the National Labor Relations Act, but he did sign it.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)