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C.L. Exam 181-200 Flashcards

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  1. This man was an abolitionist and who fought for slaves.
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What did John Brown fight for?

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  1. An abolitionist of the 19th century.
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Who is John Brown?

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  1. A famous command during the battle of bunker hill.
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What is “Don’t fire until you see the white of their eyes”?

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  1. This man gave a famous command at the battle of bunker hill.
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Who is William Prescott?

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  1. A colonist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Who is William penn?

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  1. William penn is the founder of William Prescott.
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Who founded Pennsylvania?

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  1. A fort at the entrance to the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
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What is Fort Sumter?

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  1. The engagement of the first military engagement of the civil war.
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Fort Sumter was the location of what engagement?

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  1. Money, property, or materials goods that a bride’s family give to the bridegroom or his family.
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What is a “DOWRY”?

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  1. This helps cement the relationship between the bride and grooms family but also serves to reinforce traditional family roles.
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What does a dowry help?

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  1. An American author and educator of the 20th century.
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Who is Dale Carnegie?

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  1. Who published “HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE”?
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Dale Carnegie.

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  1. A native of Louisiana believed to be descended from French people from Acadia.
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Who is Cajun?

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  1. Cajuns have maintained a different culture including a special dialect and distinctive cooking style.
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What did the Cajuns believe to maintain?

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  1. Painlessly putting someone to death.
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What is Euthanasia?

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  1. There have been proposals in the United States about mercy killing and whether an individual who is suffering from an illness has the right to request a physician to assist him or her in dying.
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What has been proposed in the United States.

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  1. A number meant to measure someone’s intelligence.
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What is intelligence quotient?

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  1. This is obtained by taking the ratio of a persons mental age as measured by a standardized test.
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How is a persons I.Q. Obtained.

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  1. A war fought within our country against the south and the north.
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What is the civil war?

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  1. The north won the war against the south in during a war in the 1860’s.
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Who won the civil war?

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  1. A proclamation by pigs.
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What is “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHER”?

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  1. George Powell wrote this novel.
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Who wrote Animal Farm?

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  1. A satirical fable.
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What is animal farm.

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  1. This man wrote the fable animal farm.
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What fable did George Powell write?

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  1. A cabalistic charm.
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What is “abracadabra”?

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  1. This term is used frequently by magicians.
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Who uses the term “abracadabra”?

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  1. An American patriot and pamphleteer.
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Who is Samuel Adams?

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194.This man was active in arousing public opinion against England.

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What was Samuel Adams aroused in?

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  1. A novel by C.S. Forester.
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What is The African Queen?

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  1. In 1951 this novel was made into a movie.
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Did The African Queen become a movie?

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  1. A character in the Arabian Nights.
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Who is Prince Ahmed?

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  1. This person is also associated with the apple of Samarkand.
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What was Prince Ahmad associated with?

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  1. This man is remembered for his hostility the the prophet Elijah.
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What was Ahmad remembered for?

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  1. This man executed Naboth on false charges in order to obtain possession of a vineyard.
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Who executed Naboth to obtain a vineyard?

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  1. An American writer of a book for boys.
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Who is Horatio Alger JR.?

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  1. This is the oldest child of a Unitarian minister.
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Horatio was the oldest child of what?

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  1. Alice’s adventures in wonderland was written by this man.
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Who is Lewis Carroll?

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  1. This story is about a girl who falls into a well into a strange well.
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What is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland about?

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  1. This man was a film director, writer, and actor.
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Who is Woody Allen?

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  1. This man started out as a comedy writer and stand-up comedian and drew most of his material from events or fantasies.
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What did Woody Allen start out as?

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