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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In America, what type of rank cannot be distinguished immediately?
(a) Societal rank.
(b) Political rank.
(c) Military rank.
(d) Economic rank.

2. According to De Tocqueville, all Americans seek it, but do not necessarily seek it exclusively. What is it?
(a) Association.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Material well-being.
(d) Wealth.

3. Democracy tightens social ties as it loosens what?
(a) Moral bonds.
(b) Social bonds.
(c) Religious bonds.
(d) Familial bonds.

4. According to de Tocqueville, in contrast to the traditional aristocracy, the American aristocracy has no direct effect on the _______ of its class members.
(a) Social viewpoints.
(b) Moral standing.
(c) Social standing.
(d) Social manners.

5. In America, young men are given freedom when they reach what age?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Adolescence.
(d) Adulthood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does de Tocqueville believe seeks exclusive comfort?

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

3. The development of industry has led to an increase in what?

4. De Tocqueville believes wars will become rarer as _______ expands.

5. Political associations combat what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what situation would total equality of the people's condition be possible?

2. How does de Tocqueville define comfort?

3. Why are democratic societies less likely to wage war?

4. Why does the military, even in a democratic society, tend to seek war?

5. in de Tocqueville's observations, how are the masters and workmen connected in America?

6. What is the only great inequality that de Tocqueville sees in American society?

7. As men seeking equality become more alike, what is one possibility for a type of tyrannical regime in a democratic society, according to de Tocqueville?

8. What protects a democratic society from the great excesses that plague aristocratic societies, according to de Tocqueville?

9. In de Tocqueville's observations, how do Americans act when they meet with strangers outside their borders?

10. According to de Tocqueville, what do citizens of the United States think would replace democracy if democracy failed in America?

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