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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was intermarriage and inbreeding looked upon by colonial gentry?
(a) It is encouraged.
(b) It is illegal.
(c) It is forbidden.
(d) It is commonplace.

2. What percentage of southern colonists were aristocrats?
(a) 4-5%.
(b) 2-3%.
(c) 7-8%.
(d) 5-6%.

3. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?
(a) The voters.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Other officials.
(d) The crown.

4. What was the main consideration for a colonial man to be considered a gentleman?
(a) He must be free from material and intellectual want.
(b) He must be a land owner and a church member.
(c) He must be a married man with good standing in the community.
(d) He must be a member of a political party and the militia.

5. What characteristic separated patricians from plebeians?
(a) Education.
(b) Physical labor.
(c) Birth status.
(d) Income.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another name for colonial gentlemen?

2. Originally in colonial America, how were gentlemen to treat inferiors and subordinates?

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

4. In colonial America, what was a self-made man called?

5. When first offered, why did Ben Franklin say he would not accept the military rank of colonel?

(see the answer key)

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