The __________ of Puritanism differs only in degree, not in fundamental principle, from that of monasticism; and on account of the Puritan conception of marriage, its practical influence is more far-reaching than that of the latter.
a. moral foundation
b. sexual asceticism
c. discriminatory dimensions
d. natural ascendance
Question 2What is a reason that immigrants choose to live in ethnic enclaves in the United States?
a. To assimilate into dominant American culture
b. To learn new religious beliefs
c. To minimize racial discrimination
d. To learn a new language
Question 3According to the author, social scientists normally make generalizations that
a. are considered laws, and therefore are not subject to change.
b. are tentative and always subject to change with new evidence.
c. do not have sufficient evidence to support them.
d. are supported by evidence, but how that evidence was arrived at is not known.
Question 4Which of the following have been characteristic of Communist regimes?
a. political purges and executions
b. prison camps filled with political prisoners
c. widespread famines as the result of agricultural policies undertaken by the state
d. ideological repression of the masses
e. two of these
f. all of these
Question 5The Communist regime that was responsible for the greatest number of deaths in the twentieth century was:
a. China
b. the Soviet Union
c. Cambodia
d. Cuba
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