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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 3: Chapter 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The democratic writer assumes that man is what?
(a) Powerless.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Logical.

2. To a democratic writer, truth cannot emanate from a human simply because the human does what?
(a) Holds power.
(b) Has logic.
(c) Is of the majority.
(d) Exists.

3. What does de Tocqueville say American workers constantly struggle with their masters for?
(a) Higher wages.
(b) More skill training.
(c) Better job transferability.
(d) More freedom.

4. De Tocqueville writes that Americans tend to reject all external human authority and rely, instead, on what?
(a) Public opinion.
(b) Minority opinion.
(c) Philosophical evidence.
(d) Historical evidence.

5. In de Tocqueville's observations, aristocratic societies make countless _____________ available between man and God.
(a) Sources.
(b) Forces.
(c) Intermediaries.
(d) Methods of communication.

Short Answer Questions

1. To an American writer, the individuals and events are related how?

2. According to de Tocqueville, in contrast to the traditional aristocracy, the American aristocracy has no direct effect on the _______ of its class members.

3. When American writers exaggerate the importance of a subject, de Tocqueville says it gets lost in what?

4. About what does de Tocqueville believe aristocrats are busy writing?

5. The American historian holds individuals accountable for what?

(see the answer key)

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