Ethnicity is like your culture. Language, race, and religion all play into your background and culture. However, politics are something that govern the country you live in -- they're not necessarily connected to your background. Therefore, politics would be the correct answer.
Answer: Lyman Beecher was a Presbyterian minister, the father of 13 children, many of whom became noted figures, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Answer:
falling into the pit.
being sliced open by the blade/pendulum.
being crushed by fiery walls closing in on him.
<span>Taking up arms to defend the nation</span>