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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 1: Chapter 13-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what does de Tocqueville say American writers find poetry?
(a) Passion.
(b) Intellect.
(c) The mundane.
(d) The nation.

2. When can a judge refuse to enforce a law?
(a) When they do not agree with the law.
(b) When they do not like the law.
(c) When the law in unconstitutional.
(d) When the people they are representing do not like the law.

3. According to de Tocqueville, equality can enable what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Power.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Freedom.

4. The American historian holds individuals accountable for what?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Major events.
(c) Everything.
(d) Major choices.

5. De Tocqueville believes that educated Americans read what type of literature?
(a) European.
(b) Relevant.
(c) Scholarly.
(d) Journalistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of sovereignty does democracy rely?

2. Because of the generally accepted principle of equality among Americans, according to de Tocqueville they are less likely to accept what?

3. Lawyers are connected to the aristocracy by their personal interest and what?

4. According to de Tocqueville, governments typically perish because they lead their country into a state of anarchy or what?

5. Democracy promotes spending energy on what types of tasks?

(see the answer key)

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