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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?
(a) The colonial government.
(b) The head of the household.
(c) They were responsible for themselves.
(d) No one was responsible for them.

2. In colonial America, a person who didn't have to work for a living still held what responsibility?
(a) He owed money to society.
(b) He owed charity to the poor.
(c) He owed service to society.
(d) He owed jobs to the unemployed.

3. How was the Anglican church part of politics in Britain?
(a) It held a political position.
(b) It persecuted different religions.
(c) It was an arm of the crown.
(d) It was separate from the government.

4. Who said America was "just emerging from the rude unpolished condition of an infant country"?
(a) George Washington.
(b) William Livingston.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Jonathan Mayhew.

5. How did colonial Americans look on black slavery?
(a) As just another form of dependency.
(b) As an institution which needs legislation.
(c) As an abomination.
(d) As a necessary evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In colonial America, what emerged after politics cease to be a contest among prominent families?

2. What was critical to the success of colonial American office holders?

3. In colonial America, what were women considered from a legal standpoint?

4. How did fathers among colonial gentry control their adult children?

5. What did Ben Franklin say about government?

(see the answer key)

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