What was the source of the term "utopia" as applied to utopian communities in America in the nineteenth century?
A) Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
B) John Locke's An Concerning Human Understanding
C) Thomas Paine's Common Sense
D) a sixteenth-century novel by Thomas More
E) the Bible

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The term "utopia" originates from the book "Utopia" published in 1516 by Sir Thomas More, describing an idealized island society. The term has since been used to refer to any visionary system of political or social perfection.

What Was the Source of the Term "Utopia" as Applied