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C.L. Exam 181-200 Flashcards

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  1. What did John brown do in 1859?
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He took over a federal arsenal at harpers ferry in Virginia

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  1. Who was John brown?
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An abolitionist of the 19th century who fought to free slaves by military force

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  1. What is don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes?
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One of the more famous commands given William Prescott

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  1. What does don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes mean?
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Don’t act own something until you know you have a very good chance of success

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

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  1. What statue did William penn found?
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Pennsylvania

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

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  1. What happened in April of 1861 to fort Sumter?
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Demanded for the commander of the fort to surrender (the militia commanded)

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  1. What is a dowry?
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Money, property or material goods that a brides family give to the bridegroom or his family at the time of the wedding

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  1. What does the dowry do in many cultures?
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It cements the relationship between the bride and grooms family and reinforces traditional family roles

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

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  1. What book did carnegie publish?
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How to sin friends and influence people

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

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  1. What culture do Cajuns maintain?
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A special dialect and cooking style

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  1. What is Euthanasia?
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Painlessly putting someone to death

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  1. Is euthanasia a hotly debated topic?
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Yes

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  1. What is intelligence quotient?
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A number meant to measure a persons intelligence

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  1. What number for IQ is considered average?
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110-90

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  1. What is the civil war?
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A war fought in our own country between the north (union) and south (confederate)

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  1. When was the civil war fought?
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1861-1865

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SE: who was Francisco Coronado?

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Spanish explorer of the 16th century

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SE: what was Coronado searching for?

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The legendary seven gold cities of cibola

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  1. Where did all animals are equal but some are more equal than others come from?
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Declared by the pigs in a novel called animal farm

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  1. What does all animals are equal but some are more equal than others come from
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Hypocrisy of governments that proclaim the absolute equality of their citizens, but give power and privileges to a small elite

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  1. What is animal farm?
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A satirical fable by George Orwell

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  1. What is animal farm about?
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The animals are tired of mr jones servitude and start a revolution to run the farm as they want

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  1. What is abracadabra?
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A calbalistic charm

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  1. Where was abracadabra constructed from?
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The the initials of the Hebrew word ab (father) Ben (son) and ruach acadasch

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

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  1. What was Adams birth and death?
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1722 & 1803

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  1. What is the African queen?
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A novel by C.S. forester

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  1. What is African queen about?
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The heroic-comic story of a missionary’s sister and a timid cockney engineer who try to blow a German gunboat from their pathetic steam launch, the African queen

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  1. Who is prince Ahmed?
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A character in the Arabian nights

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  1. What was prince Ahmed noted for?
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A tent given to him by the fairy paribanou

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  1. What is ahab.? (1)
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In the Old Testament, a king of Israel whose name has become a byword by wickedness

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  1. What is ahab.? (2)
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The name of the monomaniacal captain in Herman Melvilles novel

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  1. Who is moby dick?
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An American writer of books for boys

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  1. When was dicks birth and death?
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1832 & 1899

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  1. What was Alice’s adventure in wonderland?
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A whimsical story by Lewis caroll

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  1. When was Alice’s adventure in wonder land wrote?
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1865

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  1. Who is woody Allen?
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American actor, film director and actor

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  1. What did Allen first do?
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He first started off as being a comedy writer and stand up comedian.

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