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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, William Jennings Bryan: The Democrat as Revivalist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Abraham Lincoln prefer to read aloud?
(a) To ease his stuttering.
(b) To sound out new words.
(c) To hear his inflection.
(d) To hone his oratory skills.

2. How did Andrew Jackson view America's social order?
(a) Stiffled by government regulation.
(b) As a blank page, ready to be illustrated.
(c) As chaotic and untamed.
(d) As competitive and egalitarian.

3. How did Wendell Phillips view the culture of the North?
(a) As the bulwark of modern society.
(b) As a playground for greedy capitalists.
(c) As a bourgeois but moral society.
(d) As a feudal civilization.

4. How does Hofstadter describe Abraham Lincoln's concern over the issue of slavery in America?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Strong.
(c) Weak.
(d) Mild.

5. How did the Founders plan for legislature to be processed?
(a) Through democratic inputs.
(b) Through elected officials.
(c) Through fair representation.
(d) By experienced men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of oppression did Wendell Phillips condemn in the North?

2. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?

3. Who won the presidential election in 1832?

4. What did the Emancipation Proclamation not prohibit?

5. What was the Constitution based upon?

(see the answer key)

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