What is the biggest issue facing any empire in human history?

A. Obtaining new land through warfare.

B. Spreading new technologies and ideas.

C. Maintaining control over land and people.

Which line from Longfellow's poem "A Psalm of Life" would you cite to show the American Romantic characteristic of the importance of the individual, of taking charge of one's life and making a difference?

A. 9- "Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way;"

B. 19- "Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!"

C. 14- "And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still...are beating Funeral marches to the grave."