-What Do the Symbols and Human Figures Portrayed in the Painting

question 35

Multiple Choice

-What do the symbols and human figures portrayed in the painting Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences reveal about the sentiments that artist Samuel Jennings felt toward African Americans?

• A) African Americans depicted in the painting are shown as active participants in democracy.
• B) African Americans are responsible for being the agents of their own freedom.
• C) The broken chains in front of the goddess of liberty reflect his support for the abolition of slavery.
• D) Objects such as the telescope and the selections from classical literature reveal that African Americans were responsible for many cultural achievements.

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Definitions:

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for aerobic respiration in most living organisms.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate, a molecule that carries energy within cells, being essential for a multitude of cellular processes.

Thylakoid Membrane

A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. They are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Stroma

The supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ. In chloroplasts, it refers to the dense fluid surround the thylakoids wherein the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis occur.