A. Diamonds
B. Land
C. Gold
D. Gasoline
Related Mcqs:
- What story tells how Squanto taught the settler to grow corn, procure commodities and fish ?
A. General History of Virginia
B. Puritan Sermons
C. The story of Plymouth Plantation
D. Pride and Prejudice - Miniver scorned the gold he sought. Here gold refers to______________?
A. the yellow metal
B. paycheck or money
C. materialism
D. the pot of luck - The Chartist Movement sought ?
A. Protection of the political rights of the working class
B. Recognition of chartered trading companies
C. Political rights for women
D. Protection of the political rights of the middle class - Elizabethans were notoriously superstitious. They feared witches, believed in magical animals, and sought good luck charms. What “science” did they utilize in trying to predict and control the future ?
A. Alchemy
B. Metallurgy
C. Geocentricity
D. Astrology - Which of the following is not an animal Hare prepared for humans to eat ?
A. Bear
B. Elk
C. Horse
D. Both A and B - The intellectual movement that believed that the observation of nature elevates the nature of humans, that deep truths can be grasped through intuition, and that God, Nature and humanity are united in a shared universe is______________?
A. Transcendentalism
B. Communism
C. Totalitarianism
D. Feudalism - Thoreau scales humans down to the size of ants in order to____________________?
A. examine the aggressive, dominating and stupid nature of human warfare
B. create a very vivid and impressive picture
C. shows his real intentions in writing
D. portray humans allegorically - In “A Defense of Poetry,” Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to ____________________?
A. Write stories
B. Resist understanding poetry
C. Reproduce rhythm and order
D. Strive to express love - In Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild,” The Tlick keep the humans happy by_______________?
A. Supplying them with narcotic eggs.
B. Letting them choose their own mates.
C. Freeing the males after they are hosts.
D. Paying them very well. - Who authored Il Cortigiano (The Courtier), a book that was highly influential in the English court, providing subtle guidance on self-display ?
A. Cavalcanti
B. Castiglione
C. Pirandello
D. Boccaccio
