The message of Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The American Scholar" was for American artists to
A) challenge Americans' faith in progress, technology, and human goodness.
B) stress the role of reason and intellect in the pursuit of the truth.
C) create distinctly American forms of art rooted in the facts of American life.
D) investigate the darker side of human nature by looking at moral conflicts in the lives of ordinary Americans.
C
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The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to
a. limit commercial opportunities throughout the region. b. create a cultural alliance of equal and independent city-states in Asia Minor. c. make Athens the dominant city-state in the region. d. foster closer ties with Sparta. e. strengthen trade ties with the Persians.
What enabled the Qin to subdue their main rivals and solidify their authority?
a. Their construction of a public irrigation system b. Their decision to continue Chinese political traditions c. Their geographic location, which gave them a strong defensive position d. Their ability to limit the power of aristocrats e. Their embrace of Confucianism.
Which religion was made illegal during the reign of King Henry III?
a. Calvinism b. Protestantism c. Catholicism d. Buddhism e. Judaism
As a result of the American offensives in the west during 1777-1779, __________.
A. the British and their Indian allies decisively defeated the Americans B. the Americans took control of all the British forts C. most Indians responded to the American call to fight the British D. American-Indian hostilities continued unabated for decades after the war