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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the American colonies, what was the euphemistic name for every kind of personal connection, even if inherently unequal?
(a) Patronage.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Paternalism.
(d) Dependency.

2. In colonial America, who was rescued from poverty as a fourteen-year-old boy, only to become one of Virginia's most distinguished leaders?
(a) Benjamin Robinson.
(b) Edmund Pendleton.
(c) Daniel Dulagy.
(d) Charles Wilson Peale.

3. What was another name for colonial gentlemen?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Aristocrats.
(c) Egalitarians.
(d) Patricians.

4. Originally in colonial America, how were gentlemen to treat inferiors and subordinates?
(a) As children.
(b) As parents.
(c) As spouses.
(d) As equals.

5. In colonial America, what was done with a political effigy?
(a) It was buried.
(b) It was burned.
(c) It was pubically beaten.
(d) It was hanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another name for colonial commoners?

2. How was high office in colonial America considered?

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

4. What relationship did the British farmer have with the land he worked?

5. After retiring, what does Ben Franklin do that later embarrasses him?

(see the answer key)

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