Question 1
The central thesis of the Oration on the Dignity of Man was
a. man's dignity comes from the fact that God loved man so intensely that he became human and died for his sins.
b. a challenge to Papal authority after the disastrous fourteenth century.
c. a defense of republican government against the threat posed by the condottieri.
d. that God gave man the freedom to shape his own being.
e. that the human body was beautiful and should be portrayed in its natural state: nude.
Question 2
During the Russian Civil War, the White Army
a. received support from foreign governments.
b. was led by Trotsky.
c. was manned and staffed by compulsory military service.
d. murdered the royal family.
e. was supported by the United States to offset expansionist goals of Japan.
Brain scans showing the white-matter pathways involved in everyday learning:
White Blood Cells Involved in Immune Response
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.
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