Question 1
Which statement best applies to Charles Darwin and his evolutionary theory?
a. His ideas were readily accepted by religious fundamentalists and cultural conservatives.
b. His works were truly revolutionary in that they were the first to propose a theory of evolution.
c. His theory emphasized the idea of the survival of the fit in which advantageous natural variants and environmental adaptations in organisms determine their survival.
d. His On the Origin of Species described man's evolution from animal origins through natural selection.
e. He envisioned utopian evolution, unlike Marx who predicted materialistic revolution.
Question 2
The War of 1812 ended for which of the following reasons?
a. The British finally agreed to renounce the policy of impressment.
b. After Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the British could not continue to fight.
c. Napoleon's defeat in Europe made peace and the status quo acceptable to both sides.
d. The Battle of Baltimore cost so many American lives that the United States sought peace.