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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 4: Chapter 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. De Tocqueville compares equality to what weapon?
(a) A spear.
(b) A double-edged sword.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A dagger.

2. According to de Tocqueville, too much equality leads individuals to what?
(a) Lose their relative importance.
(b) Lose their relative worth.
(c) Lose their relative places in society.
(d) Lose their relative wealth.

3. Democracy is a catalyst for what?
(a) Industry.
(b) Change.
(c) Material wealth.
(d) Economic growth.

4. What is one of the branches of government?
(a) House of Representatives.
(b) Legislative.
(c) Senate.
(d) President.

5. What did the American people write?
(a) The laws of interactions.
(b) The laws governing their attitudes.
(c) The laws of their country.
(d) The laws governing relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. De Tocqueville writes that Americans tend to reject all external human authority and rely, instead, on what?

2. Who gets the powers not enumerated to the federal government?

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

4. Historians in the United States believe that nations are driven by what?

5. The very poor and very rich are in what group in America?

(see the answer key)

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