What was a Western food product that provided immense benefits when it was introduced into Chinese agriculture?
A) American maize, or corn
B) rice
C) Irish, or white potatoes
D) wheat
E) coffee
Answer: A
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How did James Duke influence American society in the last 19th century?
A) He offered trading cards and prizes targeted at young people to persuade them to smoke addictive cigarettes. B) He figured out how to turn barley into a much more flavorful form of beer. C) He established Duke University, one of the first elite universities in the South. D) He developed the secret formula for Coca Cola. E) He showed how a more sanitary environment reduced the threat of diseases.
The rulers of Silla attempted to use Chinese political institutions to form a centralized state but aristocratic families prevented the adoption of which measure?
A. The Tang civil service examination system. B. Buddhist monasteries. C. Chinese as an official means of legal communication. D. Chinese art and architecture. E. All of these.
U.S. corporations in the 1950s
a. were struggling to hold their ground against German and Japanese competition. b. were growing into ever larger conglomerates. c. struggled to hold on to their profits. d. worried about federal spending on national security instead of civilian technologies.
How did the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman differ from those of Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville?
A) Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman wrote only novels. B) Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville had a pessimistic view of the human condition. C) Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman celebrated the aggressiveness of their countrymen. D) Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville sought wide commercial success, while Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman preferred to write for a small elite audience. E) Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville wrote mainly about European themes and experiences.