Who is punished by having to push a stone up a hill for eternity?
a. Minos
b. Tantalus
c. Sisyphus
d. Atlas
e. Rhadamanthus
Answer: c. Sisyphus
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The Persian Gulf War was waged in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of
a) Iran. b) Kuwait. c) Saudi Arabia. d) Israel. e) Egypt.
What was the purpose of the Rose Chamber Rescript?
A) Reinforced that Islam could only continue to exist if its followers adhered strictly to the Qur'an and the oral traditions concerning Muhammad. B) Reinforced the only acceptable model for Islam was the primitive Islamic community as it existed in Mecca during Muhammad's time. C) Declared the legal equality of all subjects regardless of religion or ethnicity. D) Ordered every person outside Arabia must be either converted to Wahhabism or killed. E) Replaced the sultanate with a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary system.
The increasing value of scientific knowledge in the American colonies was reflected in all of the following developments except
A) the inoculation for smallpox B) the rise of religious denominationalism C) amateur scientific experiments D) colleges establishing chairs in the natural sciences
Which of the following does not apply to eighteenth-century British politics?
A) A representative government that gave most men the vote B) Tories, who were generally staunch Anglicans, representing the interests of the provincial gentry C) Whigs, who represented the interests of the great aristocrats and wealthy merchants D) The emergence of the post of prime minister E) The increased cooperation between the monarchy and Parliament evolved