Read the following passage and answer the question. Becket, now the Archbishop of Canterbury, refused to obey. The re-establishment of friendly relations failed and Becket punished priests who had cooperated with Henry. Upon hearing this news, Henry reportedly exclaimed, "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" Four knights took Henry at his word and murdered Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, pictured above, in December 1170.

Which statement interprets the primary reason behind the events described in this passage?

Which of the following was featured in the middle-class lifestyle of the gilded age? a new emphasis on acquiring goods a return to classical ideals renewed interest in controlling journalists a reflection of rural values

Give an example of a situation in which an individual's pursuit of economic self-interest may not benefit but instead harm the rest of society

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.