Early rock-and-roll was largely the product of combining A) folk music with jazz. B) gospel music with country music. C) rhythm-and-blues with country music. D) rhythm-and-blues with pop music. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which following feature distinguished the Kongo kingdom from other Central African kingdoms in the 1400s? A) the penetration of Catholicism into the kingdom including the monarchy B) the ability of Kongo nobles or electors to choose a different successor than the father or brother of a deceased Kongo king C) wealth generated by trade D) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s? a. widely popular dissatisfaction with the clergy b. the fact that Martin Luther and John Calvin were both English c. the fervent Catholicism of the Tudor Kings d. the English hostility to the French Huguenots e. Mary I becoming queen of England […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The shift from primarily land-based or near-shore sea trade to trade spanning the world’s oceans meant that A) trade and cultural exchanges across the intercontinental continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa ended. B) Genoa remained a primary European link to Asia. C) Spain and Portugal replaced Genoa and Venice as the primary European links to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Beat Generation’s leading poet was ________ , while ________ was the Beat’s leading novelist. A) Kurt Vonnegut; Ken Kesey B) Betty Friedan; James Baldwin C) David Riesman; Benjamin Spock D) Allen Ginsberg; Jack Kerouac ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Mississippi River Valley was characterized by all the following EXCEPT A) the Spaniards trying to make the Native Americans into guides and slaves. B) Native Americans bringing gifts to the Spaniards. C) deadly conflict with Native Americans and destruction of Native American towns. D) finding gold, silver, and considerable […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did African Americans end up paying the heaviest price for the sectional reunion after Reconstruction? a. African Americans lost an enormous amount of wealth and property during Reconstruction and by the end were reduced to poverty. b. Congress made no efforts to address the rights of African Americans in their attempts to repair the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the famous English pirate, or privateer, during the Elizabethan era whose expeditionary exploits also confirmed the contours of the Americas for the English? A) John Davis B) Walter Raleigh C) John Cabot D) Francis Drake ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1865, the number of Native Americans living in the West was __________. a. 10,000 b. 250,000 c. 500,000 d. 750,000 e. 1,000,000 ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Whose preaching and belief that he or she received direct revelations from God went beyond what the Puritans would tolerate and resulted in banishment from the Massachusetts Bay colony? A) Anne Hutchinson B) Richard Mather C) Increase Mather D) John Cotton ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
