Which of the Following Is True of Denis Kearney

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Denis Kearney?

• A) He and his followers intimidated employers in San Francisco into refusing to hire people of Chinese descent.
• B) He was the motivating force behind the massacre of hundreds of Chinese immigrants.
• C) As a member of the San Francisco city council, he gained passage of a city ordinance prohibiting anyone of Chinese descent from living within the city limits.
• D) He argued that immigrants who were not of Anglo-Saxon descent should not be allowed to become naturalized citizens of the United States.

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Definitions:

Parietal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex in front of the occipital lobes and behind the frontal lobes; these regions are important for the sense of touch and for picturing the layout of spaces in an environment.

Left Hemisphere

The left side of the human brain, associated with analytical thought processes, language, and logic.

Frontal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex at the front of the brain; these regions are important for movement and complex processes (rational thought, attention, social processes, etc.).

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear, and processing emotional memories.