Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone while experimenting with ways to help
A) blind people see.
B) deaf people hear.
C) paralyzed people walk.
D) mute people speak.
Answer: B
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Who were the tribunes and what power did they wield?
A) The tribunes were the patricians appointed by the Senate to oversee all activities and governance of the plebeians. B) The tribunes were elected by the plebeians to serve the interest of the plebeians in the Senate. They had the power of veto over Senate actions, proposal of legislation, and service as consuls. C) The tribunes were appointed by the Senate to serve the interests of plebeians in government. They could propose legislation to the Senate and marry patrician women. D) The tribunes were the patricians that appoint the magistrates to serve in the Senate, representing the interests of the plebeians. E) The tribunes wielded the most power in Rome, as they were the ones chosen as dictators in times of emergency.
Secretary of State William Seward's interest in American expansion resulted from:
a. his experience during the Civil War that the Union needed naval bases and coaling stations b. his post collegiate tour around the world, which familiarized him with the Orient c. his reading of naval works by thinkers like A.T. Mahan about the need for a big navy d. strong encouragement from Congress
Who was bearing the brunt of the taxes and financial burdens of France in the eighteenth century?
A) The First Estate B) The King C) The Third Estate D) The Second Estate. E) Allies of France
The 1965 Medicare program
A. built on the success of his Medicaid program. B. provided benefits to all seniors regardless of need. C. was broadly unpopular in the form in which it was enacted. D. angered doctors by forcing them to lower their fees. E. appealed mainly to poor and working-class Americans.