What Was One of the Purposes of the Lyceum Lectures

question 20

Multiple Choice

What was one of the purposes of the lyceum lectures?

• A) They were designed to introduce controversial topics.
• B) They were designed to spread and popularize knowledge.
• C) They were designed to teach Americans how to paint.
• D) They were designed to prevent the working class from spending their free time in saloons.
• E) They were designed to stimulate interest in gambling.

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Definitions:

Undue Emphasis

Placing an excessive or disproportionate level of importance on a particular aspect, often leading to imbalance or distortion.

Public Values

Principles or standards regarded as important and beneficial by the general public or society at large.

New Public Management

A management philosophy used by governments since the 1980s to modernize and render public service more efficient by adopting private sector management practices.

Centralization

The concentration of control, authority, or decision-making power in a central group or location, often at the higher levels of an organization or government.