What are some of the characteristics of the Imperial Civil Service Examination?

Answer:

Stalin cut off supply lines to democratic West Berlin.

Explanation:

All of Berlin was in Soviet Union occupation zone as declared at end of WWII.

However  West Berlin was split between USSR having East Berlin and British/American and French having half of the capital like half of Germany itself was split up.

Stalin cut off all land transportation routes into the Allied zone.  Fortunately Allied/American air transport kept West Berlin supplied with necessities of food, fuel, medicine etc.  Until Stalin had to give up his Cold War attempt to capture all of Berlin without armed conflict.

The correct answer is B not C

Requiring a fee for public demonstrations

The correct answer is C. Woodcarving

Explanation:

The Maori were an indigenous group of people that developed in New Zealand during the 12th century, this culture developed unique cultural features including their own language, myths, beliefs, and form of arts. In terms of ar,t the Maori were mainly known due to their traditional dance and carving that was mainly performed on wood surfaces including houses, canoes, containers, tools and almost any other element used in daily life made of wood. Additionally to this, Maori carving has been mainly known due to its complex patterns and its importance in the Maori culture as woodcarving was no only use for decoration purpose but to record stories and myths of this culture. Thus, the feature or cultural element Maori are known for is their "woodcarving" as this type of carving is one of the most important features of this culture due to its unique features and messages recorded through it.

The answer is T.S. Eliot who was an American poet and essayist who later became a British citizen.  He was famous for his poems such as Wasteland, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Ash Wednesday.  He was given the Nobel Prize for his achievements in poetry.