Which of the following is NOT true of North Korea?
a. It is a one-party Communist state
b. Political dissidents are jailed or executed
c. Its ruling ideology is a mixture of Stalinism and Maoism
d. It has substantially raised peoples’ living standards
e. Its only two leaders have set up personality cults
Ans: d
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A) the animalistic portrayal of the Texan's face B) the violence implied by the Texan's knife and whip C) the domineering posture of the Texan D) the depiction of the slave's head as a bale of cotton E) the homeliness of the Texan's hat
How did Christianity and its culture transform the literature of Late Antiquity?
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