How did the First and Second Great Awakenings differ?

a. The Second Great Awakening was distinctly less religious in nature.
b. The First Great Awakening was distinctly less religious in nature.
c. The First Great Awakening placed the greatest emphasis on abolition.
d. The Second Great Awakening stressed a personal experience, whereas the First Great Awakening emphasized social improvement and moral reform.
e. The First Great Awakening stressed personal experience, whereas the Second Great Awakening emphasized social improvement and moral reform.

ANS: E

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a. statement was false. b. newspaper did not know the statement was false. c. statement was made with actual malice. d. newspaper refused to publish a correction. e. statement was made only once.

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Which of the following cultural factors reinforces Americans reluctance to think?

a. Bias in favor of preserving social order, traditions and habit b. Strong propensity toward taking action c. Thirst for facts d. All of the above

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