Question 1
In today's African society
a. African intellectuals have satisfactorily synthesized the issues posed by African negritude and Western cultural influences.
b. African intellectuals remain torn between the qualities and opportunities presented by Western civilization and those of traditional African cultures.
c. the East Asian model of subordinating the individual to the community has had no influence among African politicians.
d. the average African is mainly interested in obtaining a university education, symbolized by obtaining a new Mercedes-Benz.
e. it is obvious that all the problems and challenges associated with independence have either already been solved or will be solved in the immediate future.
Question 2
Which statement best describes American education in the late nineteenth century?
a. The South led the way in establishing school attendance laws.
b. The typical high school graduate was female.
c. The number of people attending school steadily declined.
d. Colleges and high schools continued to teach the classical curriculum with heavy doses of Latin and Greek.
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