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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Spoilsmen: An Age of Cynicism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hofstadter describe Wendell Phillips's political affiliation?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Republican.
(d) Progressive.

2. What did Wendell Phillips want to prevent people from becoming?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Angry.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Cruel.

3. Which scientific theory became popular during the Gilded Age?
(a) The Big Bang Theory.
(b) Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
(c) Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
(d) The Theory of Quantum Mechanics.

4. What physical changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) The United States fought for and won Texas.
(b) Americans explored from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains.
(c) The South was revived by industry.
(d) Americans colonized the entire continent.

5. How does Hofstadter describe Andrew Jackson's economic policies?
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Laissez-faire.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Corporate capitalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the North?

2. Which state did Andrew Jackson threaten to conquer in Chapter 4?

3. With whose political theory did Thomas Jefferson agree?

4. Which movement advocated a philosophy of natural rights and human equality?

5. How did Andrew Jackson acquire massive debts?

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