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

2. Where were the first colonies established?
(a) Virginia.
(b) New Haven.
(c) New England.
(d) Delaware.

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

4. Compared to aristocratic countries, there is a tendency to do what to workers' wages in democratic countries?
(a) Lower them.
(b) Tie them to experience.
(c) Raise them.
(d) Tie them to skills.

5. In de Tocqueville's observations, the patriotism of Americans is more akin to cupidity than to what?
(a) A sense of obligation.
(b) A sense of duty or pride.
(c) A sense of requirement.
(d) A sense of country.

Short Answer Questions

1. In America, de Tocqueville observes that _____________ links the aristocrat and the workman.

2. After what event was the sovereignty of the people codified in law?

3. What does de Tocqeville say is linked to--but not the same as--liberty?

4. Decentralization of the governmental administration has multiplied what?

5. De Tocqueville observes that, while traveling outside their own country, Americans tend to travel with signs associated with _______________?

(see the answer key)

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