Question 1

According to the nineteenth-century "science" of phrenology, what could be discerned from the shape of an individual's skull?

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A)  her life expectancy
B)  her likelihood of succumbing to infectious diseases
C)  her future earning potential
D)  her chances of having children
E)  her character and intelligenceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Compare American medical care in the colonial period with medical care in the first half of the nineteenth century.What aspects of care had changed and what had remained the same?

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In the colonial period, American medical...

Question 3

The original founder of Mormonism in the state of ______________ was ______________.

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New York, ...

Question 4

In the first half of the nineteenth century, ________________ epidemics devastated many American cities.

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The answer of In the first half of the nineteenth...

Question 5

Many blacks rejected the American Colonization Society's offer to return them to Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Hudson River School of painters emphasized in their work the importance of

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A)  democratic ideals.
B)  the yeoman farmer.
C)  natural beauty.
D)  realism.
E)  the Founding Fathers.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

One of the most enduring of the pre-Civil War utopian colonies was

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A)  Oneida.
B)  New Harmony.
C)  Brook Farm.
D)  Walden.
E)  Nauvoo.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Joseph Smith introduced the practice of ____________________.

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The answer of Joseph Smith introduced the practice of ____________________....

Question 9

Mormonism

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A)  believed in human perfectibility.
B)  emphasized individual liberty.
C)  was founded by Brigham Young.
D)  began in the Midwest.
E)  always rejected polygamy.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

The nineteenth-century practice of placing American Indians on reservations was partially designed to

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A)  isolate and protect Indians from white society.
B)  help "regenerate" the Indian.
C)  allow Indians to develop to a point where they could assimilate into white society.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Amistad was an American slave ship originally destined for Florida.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A)  believed American thinkers should be allied with European intellectuals.
B)  asserted that through nature, individuals could find personal fulfillment.
C)  was a leading critic of the American political system.
D)  asserted that organized religion served no useful purpose in society.
E)  remained a deeply religious clergyman throughout his life.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

The writings of Edgar Allan Poe were

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A)  primarily sad and macabre.
B)  mostly ignored during his lifetime.
C)  largely focused on Southern society.
D)  acclaimed by many American writers in his time.
E)  completely ignored in Europe after his death.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem was titled "________________."

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The answer of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem was...

Question 15

In the 1840s, abolitionists in the United States constituted

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A)  a small percentage of the national population.
B)  approximately one-quarter of the national population.
C)  the majority of the population in the North.
D)  the largest reform movement in the nation.
E)  approximately one-third of the national population.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

In the 1840s, William Lloyd Garrison spoke against

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A)  equality for women.
B)  defensive wars.
C)  ending the asylum system.
D)  Northern disunion from the South.
E)  extreme pacifism.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel __________________.

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The answer of Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel __________________....

Question 18

Both the Oneida Community and the Shakers were committed to celibacy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Prior to the Civil War, the religious denomination most active in feminism was the

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A)  Baptists.
B)  Quakers.
C)  Presbyterians.
D)  Unitarians.
E)  Methodists.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

According to the transcendentalists, ______________ was the highest human faculty.

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The answer of According to the transcendentalists, ______________ was the...

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In the first half of the nineteenth century, ________________ epidemics devastated many American cities.

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The original founder of Mormonism in the state of ______________ was ______________.

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Joseph Smith introduced the practice of ____________________.

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Mormonism

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