Along with Petrarch's sonnets, whose works are considered cornerstones of vernacular literature in the Renaissance?

A. Dante
B. Erasmus
C. Valla
D. da Vinci


Answer: A

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A. They freed all slaves of military age. B. They extended citizenship to women. C. The Olympian gods were rejected in favor of a new state religion. D. Athenian rulers offered kingship to the head of the Egyptian royal dynasty in exile.

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What did the 1773 Tea Act do?

A) It raised import duties on tea and thereby caused the cost of tea to skyrocket. B) It granted the British East India Company a monopoly on all tea sold in the colonies, thereby permitting the company to raise tea prices across the board. C) It eliminated all remaining import duties on tea entering England and, as a result, significantly lowered the price of tea in the colonies. D) It prohibited the consumption of any tea that had not been shipped in British vessels. E) It ended all tea monopolies, thereby opening up competition and putting American smugglers out of business.

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An example of a Post-Impressionist painter is

a. Picasso. b. Morisot. c. van Gogh. d. Kandinsky. e. Wright.

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The twelve regional banks created by the Federal Reserve Act were

a. unable to meet the monetary demands of business expansion. b. regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. c. owned by private banks. d. subject to state banking regulation. e. authorized to issue their own paper money.

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