The pagoda, a typical East Asian Buddhist structure, developed by combining the multi-storied stupa from India with what architectural form from China?

The originators of laissez-faire economics were

A. Voltaire and Rousseau. B. the Physiocrats and Adam Smith. C. Diderot and Montesquieu. D. the "enlightened despots" of the eighteenth century.

Even though Molière's first company failed, he was able to gain a Parisian audience again largely due to: a. stirring up controversy over repressive customs

b. being a favorite of the king. c. beating out the commedia dell'arte company of his time. d. having polished his skills as an actor on the road.