The "pushing system" and the "whipping machine" combined gang labor, direct supervision, rigorous measurement, and calibrated torture to compel slaves continually to improve their efficiency.

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true

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A) the Almoravids B) Germanic invaders C) the Huns D) Arab Muslims

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All of the following were part of the cultural synthesis that led to the birth of a distinctive European set of institutions and forms except:

a. Greco-Roman culture. b. Germanic culture. c. Slavic culture. d. Roman Christianity.

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During the late nineteenth century, international conditions had little effect on the American farmer

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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According to Fredrickson and Roberts (1997), when a woman is objectified, she is being

A. treated at par with her male counterpart. B. considered as a person with thoughts and feelings of her own. C. valued only if she is knowledgeable about linguistic sexism. D. treated as a body or a collection of body parts.

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