In his well-known movie about Alexander the Great, Oliver Stone portrayed Alexander as a(n)
A. idealistic dreamer.
B. ruthless Machiavellian.
C. ruler who aspired to divine honors.
D. mediocre military commander.
E. traitor to his father's cause.
Answer: A
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a. Descartes projected his cosmological view. b. Galileo wrote about the telescope. c. Newton discussed his theory of light. d. Bruno criticized the close-minded perspectives of the clergy. e. Alexander Pope declared "Let Newton be and All was Light."
Many Puritans left England around 1630 to settle in Massachusetts Bay because
A) Jamestown and Plymouth were economically successful. B) Anglican cleric William Laud was removing ministers with Puritan sympathies and tightening his centralized control of the church. C) they read about the amazing fertility of the land and decided they would gain great wealth overnight. D) Anglican cleric William Laud ordered them to forfeit their property or leave.
The philosophes generally ________
A. advocated fundamental changes in the social condition of women B. believed women to be socially equal but not politically equal to men C. said little about women D. were not avid feminists
Henry VIII believed his first marriage was cursed because he married __________
A) his cousin B) his sister C) his brother's wife D) a former nun