As a symbol of defiance and endurance, whose music was performed in Leningrad during its long siege?
a. Beethoven
b. John Philip Sousa
c. Mozart
d. Wagner
e. Shostakovich
e
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Which of the following is true of the Clovis culture?
A) the earliest hunting culture of which we have evidence B) a hunting-gathering culture that arose in central Mexico C) the originator of the use of the atlatl D) the first group of migrants to the New World E) began during the Archaic Period, when finding sufficient fruits and berries became problematic
In the nunneries of the Middle Ages
a. one rarely found peasants because they could not afford a dowry and were needed on the farm. b. abbots were placed in charge because women were considered lacking in the ability to organize. c. education of nuns was forbidden because women might misuse knowledge. d. few aristocratic women could be found because they would not wish to associate with the lower-class women. e. everyone with a vocation or calling was accepted.
The political decline of Senator Joseph McCarthy began when he investigated
A. the Central Intelligence Agency. B. Dwight Eisenhower's family. C. the army. D. the United States Senate. E. the civil rights movement.
Which of the following statements about the reign of Mansa-Musa is LEAST accurate?
a. The reforms Mansa-Musa implemented ensured that his empire would continue to prosper and to grow in strength under almost a dozen successors. b. Mansa-Musa’s international fame grew to be so great that European cartographers included him and his empire in their maps. c. Mansa-Musa embarked on a trek across North Africa and the Middle East that reportedly included an entourage of thousands of people and enough gold to lower the value of that precious metal. d. Mansa-Musa was a devout convert to Islam who commissioned an Arab architect to build elaborate mosques in several cities under Mansa-Musa’s rule.