What principle was the foundation of the Code Napoleon?
A) Enlightenment ideal of society guided by reason
B) Christian belief in punishment for wrong acts
C) conservative ideal of policies based on tradition
D) Jacobin notion of power to the middle class
E) peasant belief in the power of the masses
Answer: A
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A) western B) eastern C) southern D) northern
How did the French government react to the writings of Enlightenment philosophes?
A) It launched reforms outlined in the writings. B) It stripped local clergy of their customary powers. C) It censored unauthorized critiques of its institutions. D) It authorized their publication in the Encyclopédie.
What motivated the federal government to fund the Housing Acts of 1949 and 1954?
A) to provide aid for the poor B) to encourage urban renewal C) to spur rural development D) to initiate infrastructure improvement in the South
Which of the following is NOT a gender stereotype?
A. Men tend to be inherently bigger than women physically. B. Women are innately more qualified to take care of children than are men. C. Men are better managers than women. D. Women are more graceful than men.