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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. What did classical republican ideals lay the foundation for?
(a) A legal education.
(b) A science education.
(c) A religious education.
(d) A liberal arts education.

2. What was critical to the success of colonial American office holders?
(a) Freedom from debt.
(b) Stable family life.
(c) Personal accountability.
(d) Social respectability.

3. What was the status of an indentured servant in colonial America?
(a) He was working his way up the ladder.
(b) He was the lowest class of society.
(c) He was a free agent.
(d) He was property.

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

5. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?
(a) Printing.
(b) Banking.
(c) Store owner.
(d) Bookbinding.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the middle of the 18th century, what did many revolutionary leaders feel the colonies still needed?

2. Who vigorously denounced the Stamp Act riots in 1765?

3. In the American colonies, what was the euphemistic name for every kind of personal connection, even if inherently unequal?

4. What did the colonial American courts treat more seriously than violent acts?

5. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?

(see the answer key)

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