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0/1Question 28Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in American cities in the mid-nineteenth century?No answer provideda. Minstrel showsb. The Democratic Partyc. Prostitutiond. Male promiscuityQuestion 14Which of the following describes the residents of the Brook Farm community of the 1840s?No answer provideda. Brook Farm's residents pioneered the use of advanced farming techniques.b. Brook Farm's residents consisted mostly of families and single women.c. They practiced nineteenth-century versions of free love and communism.d. They wanted to combine farming with study and a lively intellectual life.Question 16The Shakers' name came from which of the following?No answer provideda. The town in which they originatedb. The name of their founderc. Their particular form of worshipd. Their efforts to transform societyQuestion 4Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about which of the following in his essays and lectures?No answer provideda. He argued that people should reject old conventions and discover their original relation with nature.b. He rejected traditional Biblical teachings and promoted atheism.c. He suggested that science and technology would lead humankind into a new era of enlightenment.d. He defended traditional Calvinist theology, which had been challenged by the Second Great Awakening.Question 3The philosophy that people could gain mystical knowledge and harmony beyond the world of the senses is known as which of the following?a. Individualismb. Transcendentalismc. Utopianismd. The cult of domesticityQuestion 22Which of the following describes The Book of Mormon, published in 1830?No answer provideda. The book offered a detailed explanation and justification of the Mormons' social philosophy.b. It was a historical account of the Mormons' westward migration to Utah.c. The book was written anonymously by anti-Mormons to discredit Mormon beliefs.d. It claimed that Jesus Christ visited an ancient American civilization soon after his resurrection.0/1Question 17Which of the following describes the nineteenth-century Shakers?No answer provideda. Men greatly outnumbered women in Shaker communities.b. They allowed both women and men to govern their communities.c. They believed men were spiritually weaker than women.d. They excluded African Americans in order to maintain racial purity.Question 7Which of the following statements about Emerson is correct?No answer provideda. He was a Unitarian minister who eventually rejected organized religion.b. Emerson's influence was briefly intense, but it did not stand the test of time.c. He resigned his pulpit due to his fear of public speaking.d. His view of individualism promoted hard work and indulgent consumption.0/1Question 18Which of the following describes the Fourierist movement in America?No answer provideda. Mormonism was founded on the principles of Fourierism.b. It created a lasting and uniquely American style of furniture.c. Fourierists inspired Susan B. Anthony and helped launch the women's rights movement.d. It demonstrated the difficulty of creating enduring utopian communities.Refer to the graph below. If the government imposes a quota limiting sales of crab to 250 pounds, the deadweight loss will be equal to:Question 5What did Ralph Waldo Emerson believe would promote an individual's mystical union with God and achievement of self-realization?No answer provideda. Intensive, solitary studyb. Sexual intimacyc. Hard physical labord. Spending time alone in natureQuestion 2What did Alexis de Tocqueville mean when he used the term individualism to describe American society in 1835?a. Most Americans were uninfluenced by political parties and did not vote by party lines.b. Americans lived in social isolation, without any ties to caste, class, association, or family.c. The American people welcomed all types of immigrants, regardless of ethnicity or religion.d. Americans valued and respected differing views on political topics.There are several close substitutes for Tylenol, but relatively few substitutes for a complete medical examination. Therefore, all other things equal, you would expect the demand for:Question 8Which of the following describes the purpose of Henry David Thoreau's book Walden?No answer provideda. It warned of the dangers that could arise from too many efforts to promote and create social reform.b. The book sought to advise farmers on practical matters that would increase the profitability of small farms.c. It was intended to serve as a guidebook for others who wanted to learn how to survive alone in the woods.d. It was written to document Walden's spiritual search for meaning beyond the artificiality of "civilized" life.Coffee and tea are substitutes in consumption. If there is an increase in the price of coffee, assuming a positively sloped supply curve and a negatively sloped demand curve, total surplus in the tea market:The number of seats in a football stadium is fixed at 70,000. The team raises the price of a ticket from $30, at which 70,000 are sold, to $40, and it sells 60,000 tickets. Assume a straight-line downward-sloping demand curve. The price change caused a change in the consumer surplus of:When a new medical report extols the health advantages of grapefruit, assuming an upward-sloping supply curve, producer surplus in the grapefruit market:If an increase in the price of a good leads to an increase in total revenue, the _____ curve is price _____.Question 6The American Lyceum movement of the 1830s engaged in which of the following efforts?No answer provideda. Advocating social nonconformity and civil disobedienceb. Encouraging mob violence like the violence that killed Joseph Smithc. Promoting the spread of knowledge through public lecturesd. Ending the era of utopian communal experimentsRefer to the graph below. Suppose the government believes that microeconomics textbooks are too expensive and wants to make them more affordable, ensuring that they are available to students. Given a price ceiling of $80, the market outcome would be a _____ of _____ textbooks.
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