Sumptuary laws ________
A) made excessive gluttony a crime
B) established statutes that limited the wearing of fine apparel to the wealthy and prominent
C) criminalized frivolity on the Sabbath
D) provided that only “visible saints” could be buried in a church cemetery
E) made church attendance compulsory
Answer: B
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A) They were actually very similar because blacks had been members of white churches before forming their own churches. B) Black members were verbally involved in the sermon and music to a greater degree. C) Black churches were often more serious and quiet. D) Black churches included more participation from children, while whites generally excluded them.
Which of the following does NOT apply to the tango?
A) After prostitution was banned, the tango gained popularity. B) It was spread by the innovation of the radio during the 1930s. C) This sensuous dance had its beginnings in brothels. D) It was a reflection of immigrant men and their lonely existence. E) It was never popular in Europe.
South Korea was the second non-Western nation, after Japan, to
a. Join the ranks of the advanced industrialized powers b. Become a democracy c. Defeat a Western nation in war d. Acquire nuclear weapons e. Become majority Christian
For which of the following reasons did southern planters voice strenuous objections to ratification of the Jay Treaty?
A. The treaty contained no provision for British evacuation of their forts in the Northwest. B. The treaty contained no provision to compensate owners of slaves who left with the British army at the end of the Revolutionary War. C. The treaty contained no provision to deal with claims relating to American merchant ships captured by the British during the Revolutionary War. D. The treaty contained no provision for easing restrictions on American trade to England or the West Indies.