Question 1
The Arabs' failure to take Constantinople in the late seventh and early eighth centuries was extremely important for later history because it
a. signaled the onset of Muslim decline.
b. provoked Latin Crusaders to attempt the reconquest of the Holy Land.
c. meant that Islam would not advance into the Balkans for another 700 years.
d. inspired Virgil to write the Aeneid.
e. meant Islam will never be accepted by westerners.
Question 2
With the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939, President Roosevelt
a. declared the neutrality of the United States.
b. asked Congress for a declaration of war.
c. warned Germany that the United States would defend France from military attack.
d. loaned a massive quantity of military supplies to Britain and France.