In “The Birthmark,” Hawthorne develops the theme that, for some, physical flaws are evidence of character flaws. Which details from the story contribute to the development of this theme?

Select the two correct answers.

a"'…you came so nearly perfect from the hand of Nature that this slightest possible defect, which we hesitate whether to term a defect or a beauty, shocks me, as being the visible mark of earthly imperfection.'"

b"In this manner, selecting it as the symbol of his wife’s liability to sin, sorrow, decay, and death, Aylmer’s sombre imagination was not long in rendering the birthmark a frightful object…"

c"His love for his young wife might prove the stronger of the two; but it could only be by intertwining itself with his love of science, and uniting the strength of the latter to his own."

d"'No, indeed,' said she, smiling; but perceiving the seriousness of his manner, she blushed deeply. 'To tell the truth it has been so often called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so.'"

7. which was not an important advance made by the maya:

-deviced and accurate map of the world.

8. what was justinian code:

-a single, consistent set of laws for the byzantine empire.

9. which describes what theodora achieved as justinian´s most trusted adviser:

-getting laws passed to give married women more rights and to protect divorced women.

10. what caused the christian church to divide into two branches- the eastern orthodox church and the catholic church:                                             -differences in language, liturgy, and views on religious icons.

11. what was a result of the work done by the monks cyril and methodius:       - orthodox christianity spread to slavic cultures.

12. which is true about byzantine culture:

-it was a blend of greco-roman and persian culture.

13. which was not a major accomplishment of byzantine culture:

-the reconstruction of moscow

14. which group invaded the slavic homeland beginning in the ninth century:

-varangians

15. what did vladimir, prince of kiev, do in 988 to unify his people:       - he converted to orthodox christianity

16. what is the name of the book in which muhammad ´s words and teaching were collected:

-quran

17. what is the hajj:

-the pilgrimage to mecca that all muslims must undertake if possible

18. which accurately describes islamic belief:

-muhammad is god´s only prophet.

19. what happened to islam after the death of muhammad:

-it was practiced by only few people in small parts of the world

20. which region shows the extent of islamic territory 100 years after muhhamed´s death:

-egypt, mesopotamia, persia.(b)

21. which led to the division between sunni and shia following the death of muhammed:

-conflict over who should be the caliph

22. the muslims achieved many spectacular advances, which was not one of them:

-they created the justinian´s code.

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president,dictator