Mark Twain was both a satirist of American optimism in his writings and its victim in many misguided business ventures
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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According to advocates of the "divine right of kings," kings could be judged only by __________.
A. God B. the nobility C. the people D. fellow kings
Court Jews faced great risks because __________.
A. leaders might refuse to repay loans B. Jews were required to serve in the military in most states C. the inquisition was revived and targeted socially prominent Jews D. political intrigue could lead to widespread persecutions beyond the original subjects
Social, economic, and geographic divisions among the colonists were __________
A) steadily overcome by the perception of a government conspiracy to deprive the colonists of their liberties B) fully exploited by the British government to break up opposition to new taxes C) never understood or used by the British government to their advantage D) responsible for preventing effective opposition to British policy from emerging throughout the 1760s.
Which of the following statements was true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?
A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically increased. B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. D) The Umayyads and the Byzantines eagerly sought manufactured goods produced in western Europe in the seventh and eighth centuries E) All of these are correct.