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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1790s, who proclaimed that every man and woman in every society ought to work?
(a) Parson Weems.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Benjamin Rush.
(d) Edward Everett.

2. What was the primary nationality of the American colonists?
(a) English.
(b) Europeans.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scottish.

3. Who must yield power for a government to be good?
(a) Disinterested men.
(b) Men who care about society.
(c) Men interested in politics.
(d) Wealthy men.

4. In colonial America, what outweighed the concern for family lineage?
(a) Individual desires of the mother.
(b) Individual desires of the children.
(c) Individual desires of the head of the household.
(d) Individual desires of the father.

5. Who argued that Britain was an unnatural parent?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Tories.
(c) Patriots.
(d) Whigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called traditional ties of a monarchical society "bonds of blood, family, and personal influence"?

2. When did the first American Congress meet?

3. Who said that the mind could be cultivated like a garden?

4. In 1800, what percent of the American labor force was in farming?

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

(see the answer key)

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