Veronica had been working at zenex industries for eight months when her boss asked to see her in his office. she thought he wanted to talk about a promotion so she was quite excited, but instead of giving her a promotion, the boss told veronica she was being laid off as a result of company downsizing. veronica could feel her heart pounding as she listened to the news. veronica was able to get a new job, but every time her new boss asks to talk to her in private, veronica feels a little faint. in this example, the unconditioned response is a. her pounding heart when she heard she was being laid off. b. the faintness she feels when her new boss wants to talk to her in private. c. the bad news from her boss at zenex industries. d. her new boss asking for a private meeting.

The kansas-nebraska act allowed the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. the people who lived in these territories would be able to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there. what effect did this have on kansas? a. settlers voted to allow slavery only in half of the territory. b. kansas became a slave state and joined the confederacy. c. settlers held a series of debates to them decide. d. pro-slavery settlers fought against anti-slavery settlers.

Read the quote about government in iran. “we thought that mr. khatami’s victory was a victory for us as well. the election of a more democratic government seemed to be a bright new beginning . . but within less than a year of the election, the journalists, reformists, and intellectuals began to be persecuted by hard-liners in the judiciary and intelligence ministry . .” —camella entekhabifard, “tehran’s eternal youth,” new york times based on this quote, how does camella entekhabifard feel about the iranian government? a. she supports reforms and was disappointed when they did not come about. b. she supports hard-liners who want the supreme leader to have more power. c. she believes reformers should be silenced to keep iran's government strong. d. she supports a more democratic government but opposes freedom of speech.

The platt amendment of 1901 forbade cuba from entering into any treaties that would allow undue foreign involvement in cuban affairs. this law was passed after the spanish-american war to make sure that european nations weren’t going to get involved with cuba. 1, why might the platt amendment be considered ironic? 2, what reasons would the united states have for not wanting european influence in cuba?