Sic Semper Tyrannis means “Thus always to tyrants.” In Booth’s opinion, who was a tyrant?

The desperado managed to escape from the house, and was prepared for escape by having a horse at the door. He immediately mounted the horse, and sung out the motto of the State of Virginia, “Sic Semper Tyrannis!” and rode off.

—New York Herald,
April 15

Which is likely the most serious problem associated with an epidemic? 1. there are sometimes no cures to the diseases that spread. 2. people often die from the diseases that spread. 3. there are usually no ways to prevent people from getting ill. 4. people often don’t know they have a disease.

Which of the following two groups did not do battle with the romans? select all that apply.

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is