What was the Bastille?
a. A medieval fortress that served as a prison
b. A dungeon where political prisoners were tortured
c. The king's palace in Paris, when he was not at Versailles
d. The tennis court where the National Assembly was meeting
e. A supply depot where grain and foodstuffs were stored
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Which of the following is true of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer?
A. He strongly encouraged Wilson to resign the presidency after his stroke. B. He sought to achieve equal rights and opportunities for African Americans during the war. C. In the "Palmer raids" of 1920, he disregarded basic civil liberties. D. He instituted suits against corporations that had made excessive profits on war contracts.
Give the correct chronological order for the different periods in Japanese history:
a. Nara/Heian, Taira, Ashikaga, Kamakura b. Taira, Nara/Heian, Ashikaga, Kamakura c. Nara/Heian, Taira, Kamakura, Ashikaga d. Kamakura, Taira, Nara/Heian, Ashikaga
Feudalism can best be described as
a. nobles exercising power formerly held by kings. b. endemic warfare. c. the struggle among nobles, clergy, and peasants. d. monarchy. e. rational law.
Renaissance artists
A. painted and sculpted only religious subjects. B. never painted or sculpted religious subjects. C. imitated nature. D. turned their back on nature, following instead their inner subjective emotions. E. never worked for the Church.