According to Tacitus, why did Nero, in 64 C.E., kill a number of Christians in particularly horrific ways?

A. as punishment for arson
B. for the public good
C. to satisfy his own perverse desires
D. as a result of a clerical error


Answer: C

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The primary concern of those who wrote the state constitutions was

A. how to put the concept of democracy into practice. B. how to create efficient government. C. how best to distribute and limit governmental power. D. how the documents would be ratified.

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In order to promote social and political disorientation in other lands, the Nazis propagated which of the following worldwide?

a. Anti-Semitism b. Anti-war c. Anti-peace d. Anti-liberalism e. Anti-Communism

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After 1852, the "Know-Nothings" created a new political organization called the

A. Libertarian Party. B. Copperheads. C. Nativist Party. D. Republican Party. E. American Party.

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What was the political philosophy of "republicanism"?

What will be an ideal response?

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