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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. When compared to women in a traditional aristocratic regime, de Tocqueville says American women are more _________.
(a) Dismissive.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Independent.
(d) Subservient.

2. When American writers exaggerate the importance of a subject, de Tocqueville says it gets lost in what?
(a) The world.
(b) Oblivion.
(c) The clouds.
(d) Space.

3. To an American writer, the individuals and events are related how?
(a) They are interrelated, although not dependent on each other.
(b) They are independent of each other.
(c) They are dependent on each other.
(d) They rely on each other.

4. The American historian holds individuals accountable for what?
(a) Major choices.
(b) Everything.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Major events.

5. In a monarchic regime, political positions and the bulk of the wealth are reserved for whom?
(a) The members of the aristocratic majority.
(b) The members of the aristocratic minority.
(c) The members of the monarchy and their friends.
(d) The members of the monarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of person does de Tocqueville say the American writer sees himself as?

2. In de Tocqueville's observations, the patriotism of Americans is more akin to cupidity than to what?

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

4. What reason does de Tocqueville supply for what Americans read, other than to stay informed?

5. Democracy tightens social ties as it loosens what?

(see the answer key)

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