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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Ethos vs. Eros.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does capitalism result in, according to Sellers?
(a) The mechanicalization of sex.
(b) The sterilization of sex.
(c) Repression of sex.
(d) The celebration of sex.

2. How did consumerism change as a result of the financial crash?
(a) Focus on imports.
(b) Focus on sheer survival.
(c) Focus on cheap goods.
(d) Focus on home-made crafts.

3. What did the First Bank of the United States do to the economy?
(a) Devalue currency.
(b) Tighten credit.
(c) Increase the amount of currency.
(d) Regulate markets.

4. How does Sellers say James Monroe responded to the expansionism in his government?
(a) Strong opposition.
(b) Mild trepidations.
(c) Waffling support.
(d) Wholehearted enthusiasm.

5. What did crusaders NOT campaign for after the economic stress of 1819?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Pre-marital sex.
(c) Masturbation.
(d) Marital infidelity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sellers attribute Jackson's rise to?

2. What did John Calhoun support?

3. What faction found favor after James Monroe's presidency?

4. What does Sellers say happened to farmers during the economic crash?

5. In what case was expansionism restrained?

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