What was the main purpose of the Encyclopedia, according to Diderot?
a. To get the uneducated masses to respect authority
b. To usher in God's kingdom on earth
c. To dispute the claims of science
d. To exacerbate the hedonism of his peers
e. To change the general way of thinking
e
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Roman epics are
a. derived from oral performance b. performed on stage in Athens c. Performed and read for a particular audience, but draws on a wealth of myth d. rooted in the development of Rome, but collects early myths and mythologizes history
The "benevolent empire" refers to which of the following?
A. Reform associations in the 1830s and 1840s that were inspired by the Second Great Awakening B. The international relief organizations in the United States that gave aid to the impoverished of the earth C. A loosely knit organization of Northern factory owners dedicated to the abolition of slavery. D. The slave society of the Cotton South
Which of the following Mediterranean countries made the strongest economic gains in the 1980s?
A) Cyprus B) Greece C) Portugal D) Spain E) Italy
Social critics described suburban life as all of the following except
a. bland. b. lethargic. c. superficial. d. homogeneous. e. stultifying.