Which of the following statements about Simone de Beauvoir is NOT accurate?
a. De Beauvoir was a leading existentialist.
b. Her 1949 book, The Second Sex, became a feminist classic.
c. Her polemical work, The Coming of Age (1972), is about the liberation of the individual from authority and the awesome burden of true freedom.
d. De Beauvoir was a pacifist and a strong critic of French colonial rule in Algeria.
e. She believed that an individual is solely responsible for who she becomes.
c
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Which of the following actions by the Germans was seen as a direct provocation to Great Britain?
A) The Germans announced their intention to colonize Africa. B) The Germans announced that they planned to build a world-class navy. C) The Germans announced that they would invade England within one year. D) The Germans announced the end to their alliance with England. E) The Germans announced that they would occupy Alsace-Lorraine in France.
The appearance of groups like Las Gorras Blancas and El Alianzo Hispano-Americano indicated that:
A) Anglos were not able to exert influence in the Mexicano community. B) Mexicano and Anglo culture was blending in border areas. C) new literary alliances were being formed in the Mexicano community. D) Mexicanos were challenging the rising Anglo presence.
What was Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society?
a. Centralizing royal power along the lines of Mesopotamian despotism b. Dividing the Hebrew tribes into two separate political kingdoms c. Decentralizing royal power, spreading among the 12 Hebrew tribes d. Constructing of the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society e. Receiving the Ten Commandments from God
____________________ led the siege that ultimately defeated Vicksburg
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