What made Emmett Till's murder different from previous racist killings?
A) the fear of those who testified against the murderers
B) the jury's failure to convict the murderers
C) his family's decision to fight back
D) the murderers' lack of guilt about the crime
E) many Southerners' denial of any wrongdoing
C
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Humanity's naive self-love, according to Freud, has undergone which bitter blow?
a. The Bible damned humanity, Copernicus removed humanity from the center of the universe, and psychoanalysis has shown that humanity is not even in charge of its own mind. b. Greek rationalism denied humanity a relationship with the divine, scholasticism denied the autonomy of human reason, and Newton embedded humanity in a mechanical uncaring world. c. Christianity has taught humanity to hate itself, Copernicus removed humanity from the center of God's attention, and Darwin denied the existence of God. d. Scholasticism denied the autonomy of human reason, Darwin denied humanity's separation from the animal world, and Nietzsche denied the usefulness of human reason. e. Copernicus removed humanity from the center of the universe, Darwin denied humanity's separation from the animal world, and psychoanalysis has shown that humanity is not even in charge of its own mind.
Senator John F. Kennedy
A. said that rock 'n' roll plunged "men's minds into degrading and immoral depths." B. enjoyed listening to Elvis Presley. C. pressed for legislation against the way record companies paid disc jockeys to promote their songs. D. encouraged the taming of celebrity rebels for the public good.
What ultimately contributed to the weakening of the Persian Empire?
a. The kings' excessive taxation and hoarding of wealth b. The use of citizens as soldiers c. The growing resentment among Persian subjects over the Great King and his power over life and death d. The failure of the military to conquer advancing enemies e. The defeat of the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River
In Poland, Protestantism was
A) effectively defeated. B) completely victorious. C) approved by Royal decree. D) quickly accepted by the peasantry. E) a rallying point for nobles against royal authority.